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Hundreds of Australian Muslim Shiites are expected to make the pilgrimage to Karbala, although this year the Australian government is warning worshippers to think twice about their travel plans.   Many Australian Shia Muslims will be travelling to Iraq next…

Dean of Osul Deen College of Pontianak Islamic University in Indonesia described Nahj-ul-Balaqa or Peak of Eloquence as the interpretation of the Quran.     Addressing a seminar held on “Teachings of Nahj-ul-Balaqa”, the scholar added that (after the Quran)…

A mosque in the north-eastern Alberta city in Canada was vandalized; spray-painted with “go home.”   The vandalism included that phrase, which was spray-painted above the front door of the place of worship for Muslims. The mosque’s windows were also…

 The 7th International Islamic Book Fair, which opened in the Indian capital city of New Delhi on October 18, concluded today.   Publishers from India as well as a number of other countries including Pakistan, Malaysia, Singapore, Lebanon, US, and…

A Lebanese resident of Norway has raised the banner of Imam Hussain, peace be upon him, over one of the most dangerous places of the world; the rock of ‘Trolltunga’   Trolltunga or Troll’s tongue is a piece of rock…

Members of the Shia community in Nigeria have begun holding Ashura mourning ceremonies across the country. In Kaduna the gathering took place at the Islamic center located at Zango area with a crowd of people in attendance. It began with…

Boston police has named the first Muslim Captain, Haseeb Hussein, who was a former science teacher.   Hussein assumes leadership in Mattapan as the department’s first Muslim captain, and plans to have his officers walking not only the streets, but…

Hundreds of thousands of Shias witnessed the hoisting of a black banner on the dome of a Husainiyyah in Zaria on the occasion of Muharram.   The flag was a donation from the holy shrine of Imam Hussain, peace be…

A growing number of Latinos have been reverting to Islam, seeing its teachings and guidance as setting their lives in order.   Over the past decades, a growing number of Latino Americans have reverted to Islam, and about 6 percent…

 The rise of Salafism or Wahhabism in Malaysia has resulted in controversial edicts (fatwas) being issued, to the extent of interfering in the personal lives of Muslims.   An associate professor at the Sociology Department at National University of Singapore,…