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Los Angeles turns down funding for program targeting Muslims
August 18, 2018
Los Angeles turns down funding for program targeting Muslims
The office of the mayor of Los Angeles, USA turned down a $425,000 grant from the federal government for a program intended to counter violent extremism that has been criticized for targeting and vilifying Muslims, the mayor’s office said on…
UN experts call for release of top Bahraini campaigners
August 18, 2018
UN experts call for release of top Bahraini campaigners
UN human rights experts say Bahrain’s detention of prominent opposition figures and leading pro-democracy campaigners is unlawful and violates their right to freedom of expression. UN human rights experts say Bahrain’s detention of prominent opposition figures and leading…
Getty Exhibit features illuminated medieval art in Torah, Bible and Qur’an
August 16, 2018
Getty Exhibit features illuminated medieval art in Torah, Bible and Qur’an
M Sacred texts of the world’s top three religions – Islam, Christianity and Judaism – are on display at the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles, USA, and the most distinctive about the medieval manuscripts are the beautiful illuminated…
‘Letterbox’ insults against Muslim women spike in wake of Boris Johnson comments
August 15, 2018
‘Letterbox’ insults against Muslim women spike in wake of Boris Johnson comments
Islamophobic attacks on Muslim women who wear veils have risen since Boris Johnson compared them to “letterboxes”, a watchdog has found. Islamophobic attacks on Muslim women who wear veils have risen since Boris Johnson compared them to “letterboxes”,…
ICRC : 40 Yemeni children killed in Saudi-led strike on Yemeni bus
August 15, 2018
ICRC : 40 Yemeni children killed in Saudi-led strike on Yemeni bus
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) says 40 children were among 51 civilians recently killed during a Saudi airstrike on a school bus in northwestern Yemen. The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) says 40…
Cameroonian journalist, in Karbala, tells about his embracing Islam
August 15, 2018
Cameroonian journalist, in Karbala, tells about his embracing Islam
“It’s not the first time for me to visit shrines in Iraq; but, whenever I visit, I feel as if it is the first time,” said Ali Burnard Jengam – Cameroonian journalist – in a press interview with Imam Hussein…
Bahraini activists voice concerns over fate of two youths detained last week
August 14, 2018
Bahraini activists voice concerns over fate of two youths detained last week
Bahraini activists are voicing their concerns over the wellbeing of two youths detained by Manama’s security forces last week. Bahraini activists are voicing their concerns over the wellbeing of two youths detained by Manama’s security forces last week. …
UN report : 20,000-30,000 Daesh terrorists remain in Iraq, Syria
August 14, 2018
UN report : 20,000-30,000 Daesh terrorists remain in Iraq, Syria
A report published by the United Nations says thousands of Daesh terrorists have maintained presence in Iraq and Syria despite the Takfiri group’s defeat and a halt in the flow of foreign militants joining its ranks. A report…
‘Imam Ali, Voice of Human Justice’ seminar planned in Sweden
August 13, 2018
‘Imam Ali, Voice of Human Justice’ seminar planned in Sweden
A book titled “Imam Ali, peace be upon him,; The Voice of Human Justice” by George Jordac, a Christian author, will be the theme of a seminar to be held at the Imam Ali Islamic Center in Stockholm, Sweden. …
Thousands protest demolition of mosque in China in rare moment of defiance
August 12, 2018
Thousands protest demolition of mosque in China in rare moment of defiance
Thousands of Muslims gathered at a mosque in northwestern China on Friday to protest its planned demolition in a rare public pushback to the government’s efforts to rewrite how religions are practiced in the country. Thousands of Muslims…