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India and Pakistan flood death toll reaches 400

India and Pakistan flood death toll reaches 400

Floods in India and Pakistan have killed as many as 400 people, with authorities in both countries warning of more flooding ahead.    The flash floods, which began on September 3, have put more than half a million people in…
Nigerians flee advancing Boko Haram takfiri militants

Nigerians flee advancing Boko Haram takfiri militants

People have escaped from the Nigerian town of Mubi in the north-eastern state of Adamawa as Boko Haram Takfiri militants are getting closer to it.   Mubi used to house thousands of refugees trying to avoid fighting. According to Boko…
US Banks closing down Muslim accounts

US Banks closing down Muslim accounts

Banks in the U.S. have been sending letters to their American Muslim customers telling them that their accounts will soon be closed.    There has been no explanation as to why certain Muslims have been targeted. The Los Angeles Times…
Australian Muslims ‘targeted’ by new anti-terror laws

Australian Muslims ‘targeted’ by new anti-terror laws

Australian Muslims have expressed their concern over new anti-terror measures in the country, fearing that they may increase hostility and prejudice towards them.   Religious Muslim leaders said raising the country’s threat level from medium to high will just make…
Armenia rejects request to reopen 250-year-old mosque

Armenia rejects request to reopen 250-year-old mosque

Armenia has rejected a request to open up a mosque for the performance of Friday prayers.   The request of reopening Goy Mosque was turned down by the Armenian authorities, despite lobbying attempts made through some embassies. Muslim groups plans…
HRW calls on Manama to free 13 dissents

HRW calls on Manama to free 13 dissents

Human Rights Watch has called on the Bahraini regime to release 13 dissidents serving long prison terms in the country.   The deputy director of Human Rights Watch’s Middle East and North Africa division said that these men are in…
Hindu Nationalists work to convert India into Hindu country

Hindu Nationalists work to convert India into Hindu country

Emboldened by the rightist Hindu Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Hindu groups have been railing against other faiths in India, vowing to work on converting the whole Muslim and Christian communities within the next decade.   Hindu activist said that the…
The opening of Lady Khadijah Mosque in Majingha city in Madagascar

The opening of Lady Khadijah Mosque in Majingha city in Madagascar

Following the directives of the Eminent Grand Ayatollah Sayed Sadiq Husseini Shirazi, may Allah prolong his life, in spreading the Islamic culture and erecting mosques, Islamic and cultural institutions, a group of believers in the city of Majingha in Madagascar…
Florida University opens first Islamic centre

Florida University opens first Islamic centre

Catering to the needs of the fast growing Muslim students, a new center for Islamic studies will be launched by the University of Florida later this month to serve as an Islamic hub in the US fourth most populous state.…
The scientific seminary of Tanzania distributes hundreds of Nahjul Balagha copies to the parliament

The scientific seminary of Tanzania distributes hundreds of Nahjul Balagha copies to the parliament

The scientific seminary of Tanzania has distributed hundreds of Nahjul Balagha copies to the parliament in a move that is regarded as the first of its kind.   The head of the Islamic movement in Tanzania, Sheikh Hameed Jalala said…
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