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Representative of the Shia towns of Al-Fu’ah and Kefriya in the Syrian People Assembly on Sunday urged the UN and international human rights institutions to pay due attention to the desperate situation of the besieged people of these two regions.…

Sheikh Sibeweih and Sheikh Abbasi, two representatives of Ayatollah Shirazi, visited Imam Shirazi Islamic Center in Havana, Cuba.     Sheikh Sibeweih and Sheikh Abbasi, two representatives of Ayatollah Shirazi, visited Imam Shirazi Islamic Center in Havana, Cuba. In the…

A group of Canadian women, who promised to wear the Islamic headscarf for a month following World Hijab Day to show solidarity with Muslim women, say it has been a positive experience, amid growing Islamophobia and racist sentiment in North…

Officials believe an early morning fire at a mosque in Florida was intentionally set, and the incident is being investigated as a hate crime.   Officials believe an early morning fire at a mosque in Florida was intentionally set, and…

Sounding the alarm on behalf of more than 20 million people in different countries including Yemen, and north-east Nigeria facing devastating levels of food insecurity, Secretary-General António Guterres joined other top United Nations officials today calling for “strong and urgent”…

Bahrain’s Council of Representatives on February 21, 2017, approved an amendment to Bahrain’s Constitution that would enable military courts to try civilians, in violation of international fair trial standards, Human Rights Watch said today.     Bahrain’s Council of Representatives…

Free Muslim International Organization pointed a finger at the Iraqi government for its failure in safeguarding the lives of civilians against the terrorist organizations.     Free Muslim International Organization pointed a finger at the Iraqi government for its failure…

An Islamic cultural center, which is also used as a mosque, has been targeted in an arson attack in Sweden’s second-largest city Göteborg.     An Islamic cultural center, which is also used as a mosque, has been targeted in…

Myanmar’s army-controlled home ministry is investigating a cover-up by the country’s border force of the deaths in custody of two Rohingya Muslims in troubled Rakhine State, according to a police report reviewed by Reuters and interviews with two senior security…

The United Nations humanitarian coordinator in Yemen has warned of a deepening food crisis in the country, which is reeling from a Saudi military aggression, saying almost a quarter of the country’s 27 million population are facing starvation.    …