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A fire broke out in a Quran memorization center   A fire broke out in a Quran memorization center in southeastern Turkey. According to reports, it took place in the city of Diyarbakir, a large city of predominantly Kurdish population…

intelligence on plans to target the country’s Shia Muslim community   Indonesia’s top security officials staged a meeting after intelligence on plans to target the country’s Shia Muslim community proved credible enough to require immediate addressing. The Muslim minority group has been…

British journalist, described Arbaeen Pilgrimage as a miracle   Jonathan Steele, a British journalist, described Arbaeen Pilgrimage as a miracle, saying that people from all walks of life walk towards Karbala challenging the security threats by ISIS.  Steele said that…

foreign pilgrims participated in Arbaeen rituals this year   A great number of foreign pilgrims participated in Arbaeen rituals this year. Iraqi officials said pilgrims from Russia, Armenia, Turkey, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Azerbaijan marched with the millions of pilgrims towards…

Muslim woman wearing a hijab was brutally punched in the face   A Muslim woman wearing a hijab was brutally punched in the face in Birmingham city centre in England, in what is thought to be an Islamophobic attack. Choudhury,…

first half-yearly report on Islamophobic violence in the Netherlands   An independent Dutch citizen initiative, established in January 2015, released on its first half-yearly report on Islamophobic violence in the Netherlands. “Report Islamophobia” was established by a group of Muslim…

government has launched a harsh crackdown against Shia Muslims   The Azeri government has launched a harsh crackdown against Shia Muslims in the country’s eastern town of Nardaran. Hundreds of Azeri forces carried out a raid on the town, harassing…

Tens of millions of Muslims are gathered in Holy Karbala for Arbaeen   Tens of millions of Muslims are gathered in Holy Karbala for Arbaeen. In the world’s largest annual gathering of people, Shia Muslims from across the world thronged the…

Shia Muslims from more than 60 countries are arriving in the holy Iraqi city of Karbala   Tens of millions of Shia Muslims from more than 60 countries are arriving in the holy Iraqi city of Karbala to take part…

Hundreds of people marched to an Islamic Center in Boise   Hundreds of people marched to an Islamic Center in Boise in an annual ritual that had added meaning this year. Organizers say after the recent terror attacks in Paris…