Tackling Fear and Building Trust: Society’s Collective Responsibility We will now turn to the second part of this speech, which concerns the responsibilities of European countries. What I have previously been talking about would be easier if this was the only part of the process, that is, if the problems only had to be tackled from the Muslim side of things. But in Europe today, we are facing problems. The first one is fear. We are dealing ...
he Irish Muslim Peace & Integration Council (IMPIC) is calling on Irish mosques and Islamic organizations to request foreign speakers to sign an anti-extremism declaration. It has also suggested the department of justice might incorporate the signing of the declaration into the visa conditions for visiting speakers. The declaration calls on those who sign it to state they “unequivocally reject, disown and condemn all terrorism ...
Malam Abubakar Zaki lost two daughters, a niece, a grandniece and a son-in-law’s in the Army's attack on Islamic Movement members of Nigeria in Zaria two week ago. In an interview he spoke of his grief, his thoughts on the tragic incident, and more.Q: You are said to have lost two daughters and a number of family members during the Army's raids in Zaria two weeks ago. How many exactly did you lose?Malam Abubakar Zaki: I lost five members ...
- Grand Iranian Shia cleric, Ayatollah Makarem Shirazi, urged continued contacts between the Qom Islamic Seminary and Vatican saying divine religions have to join hands in a bid to counter extremist and Takfiri groups.Ayatollah Naser Makarem Shirazi made the comments here on Saturday in a meeting with Cardinal Peter Turkson, president of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, during which they welcomed expansion of ties between the two ...
- I write this from a Bahraini jail cell where I have been detained, largely in isolation, since the beginning of summer. This is not new to me: I have been here before, from 2012 to 2014, in 2015, and now again, all because of my work as a human rights defender.Nor am I alone: There are some 4,000 political prisoners in Bahrain, which has the highest prison population per capita in the Middle East. This is a country that has subjected its ...
Jolaleq who chose the name ‘Jannat’ for himself after converting to Islam, attended in the Razavi Holy Shrine along with a group of Thai Muslims and made use of various programs of Non-Iranian Pilgrims of Astan Quds Razavi that were arranged for them.
“Believing in monotheism and recognizing God makes the human heart tranquil and fills the soul with purity. Islam teaches us to be kind to each other and practice beneficence to ...
- "O you who believe! stand out firmly for justice, as witnesses to Allah, even as against yourselves, or your parents, or your kin, and whether it be (against) rich or poor: for Allah can best protect both. Follow not the lusts (of your hearts), lest you swerve, and if you distort (justice) or decline to do justice, verily Allah is well- acquainted with all that you do" - Qur'an 4:135After the Zaria killings that left 34 killed, including 3 ...
The US Senate has failed to override President Donald Trump’s veto of a congressional resolution demanding an end to American military support for the Saudi-led coalition waging war in Yemen, a country plagued by more than four years of a devastating conflict.
AhlulBayt News Agency (ABNA): The US Senate has failed to override President Donald Trump’s veto of a congressional resolution demanding an end to American military support for ...
He told media that the State board was formed at the Gurunanak Colony in Vijayawada to take care of the interests of the Shias in the 13 districts. “Muslims are enjoying four per cent reservation in the country and we demand another four per cent for Shias.” He said in several Muslim fora like the Haj Committee, Wakf Board, Urdu Academy, Minority Corporation and the Minority Finance Corporation only Sunnis had been occupying the ...
Dr. Maimunatu Hussain is one of the speakers at the annual Maulud celebration of Ammerul Mu'mineen Ali Ibn Abi Talib (A) organized by the Islamic Movement in Nigeria under the distinguished leadership of Sheikh Ibraheem Zakzaky(H).
(AhlulBayt News Agency) - Dr. Maimunatu Hussain is one of the speakers at the annual Maulud celebration of Ammerul Mu'mineen Ali Ibn Abi Talib (A) organized by the Islamic Movement in Nigeria under the distinguished ...
Thank you. Thank you once again for your invitation here; for giving us the opportunity to speak about the European reality, and to share views with you in Japan. I think it is really important, not only to come and import some visions about the problems, but also for us Europeans to look at what you are dealing with in Japan and Asia to try to find trends and solutions for our problems. So thank you for this invitation. I want to thank the ...
- Hujjat al-Islam Nazim Husain Akbar, the director of the Pakistan think-tank of al-Mustafa International University and the founder and director of the Abu Talib Research Institute in Iran and Pakistan, has referred to the political, social, cultural thought among Shi’a Muslims in Pakistan in an exclusive interview with Rasa News Agency.The Pakistani cleric said that unless Pakistanis raise and educate their children in a correct manner ...
Al-A'ali confirmed through his twitter page that he received a call from his dad at the police station, where he talked to him and asked him not to take part in the protest against the Bahraini King. "Since his last call at 12 noon, there is no news about him, and it's not far that he was harmed," the UK-based Bahraini activist added. He also noted that his family was previously subjected to reprisal last April when his father was summoned and ...
“All pilgrims’ hosts of the eighth Imam are " Servants of Imam Reza (A.S.)”. Custodian of Astan Quds Razavi emphasized, mentioning that the criterion for assessing the hosts’ behavior is the guests’ satisfaction.Hujjat al-Islam wa al-Muslimin Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi, speaking at thanksgiving ritual, being held by the attendance of directors of institutions active in serving the pilgrims of Imam Reza (A.S.), mentioned ...
Crackdown on Nigerian Muslims is against UN and Africa charters on human rights, Grand Mufti of Zambia Assadollah Mawali said.He made the remarks on the sidelines of International Islamic Unity Conference in Tehran on Tuesday.The cleric who chairs a union of Muftis of 28 African countries, urged the Nigerian government to free Nigerian religious leader Sheikh Ibrahim al-Zakzaky.Nigerian government should not follow outside forces and suppress ...
Renowned Shia Muslim religious scholar Allama Shaikh Mohammad Jafari has warned the Gilgit-Baltistan government of stiff resistance and public reaction if it occupies Baltistan land in the name of Khalsa Sarkar anymore.
(AhlulBayt News Agency) - Renowned Shia Muslim religious scholar Allama Shaikh Mohammad Jafari has warned the Gilgit-Baltistan government of stiff resistance and public reaction if it occupies Baltistan land in the name of ...
emeni media quoted the ministry’s spokesman Abdul-Hakim al-Kuhlani as saying on Tuesday that the deaths were the result of the Saudi regime’s “continued aggression, siege and continued hostile restrictions on Sana’a International Airport.” He said some 75,000 patients are estimated to be in need of seeking treatment abroad each year, slamming Riyadh and its allies for targeting Yemeni civilians and, at the same ...
"We’ve made a lot of adjustments over the five years to grow,” says organizer Salima Jivraj. "The flow is very important.” Families form the core audience for the event, and she’s figured out how to customize the space for them, with details like 20-feet-wide aisles (the standard is 10) a nursing area and lots of seating. "We’ve increased our kids area by 50 per cent this year, double what it was last year.” ...
