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At least 980 Iraqis lost their lives in violent attacks in 2015   At least 980 Iraqis lost their lives in violent attacks during the month of December 2015, around 90 more than November, the UN has said. The UN Assistance Mission…

Award-winning author Hajera Memon is winning little hearts all over the world   Award-winning author Hajera Memon is winning little hearts all over the world through her creative storytelling of some of the most glorious, historical and timeless events from…

HodHod English TV will be available on three satellites   The Arabic HodHod Channel, the first Shia Arabic children’s channel, kicked off in 2010 while the Persian one was launched in 2012. As the first Islamic Children’s channel, HodHod English TV…

religious authorities issue a condemnation martyrdom of the anti-Saudi activist and cleric, Ayatollah Sheikh NimrBaqir al-Nimr   Shia scholars and religious authorities issued messages of condemnation on the occasion of the martyrdom of the anti-Saudi activist and cleric, Ayatollah Sheikh NimrBaqir al-Nimr. They also…

religious authorities issue a condemnation martyrdom of the anti-Saudi activist and cleric, Ayatollah Sheikh NimrBaqir al-Nimr   Shia scholars and religious authorities issued messages of condemnation on the occasion of the martyrdom of the anti-Saudi activist and cleric, Ayatollah Sheikh NimrBaqir al-Nimr. They also…

French soldiers opened fire on a man outside a mosque in south-eastern France   French soldiers opened fire on a man outside a mosque in south-eastern France after he drove a car at them, officials say.  According to the police,…

Nearly 200 Muslim workers were fired from a meat-packing plant   Nearly 200 Muslim workers were fired from a meat-packing plant in Colorado over a prayer dispute. Last week, 11 of Cargill Meat Solutions’ workers wanted to pray all at…

Tawheed Almufadhal Fi Marefat Allah is a book affiliated to Imam Jaa’far al-Sadiq   Tawheed Almufadhal Fi Marefat Allah is a book affiliated to Imam Jaa’far al-Sadiq, peace be upon him. The book, which is also known as KanzAlhqa’eqWalMa’aref or…

Many Muslim women say they have been stared at, shouted at   Hijab-wearing women in the United States face abuse especially after the recent terror attacks in the French capital Paris and San Bernardino in California. Many Muslim women say…

transportation service has been developed in Indonesia to the Muslim women   A new women-only transportation service has been developed in Indonesia to give the Muslim country’s women a chance to feel more secure.  The two-wheeled taxi, driven by women…