On Wednesday, three ISIS members were killed in armed clashes with the residents of a village in western Kirkuk, after a villager was executed by the slain militants.According to information shared by a security source, it was stated that, “Armed clashes broke out at noon today between ISIS members and the residents of al-A’waj al-Hamran village in al-Riyad area (45 km west of Kirkuk), resulting in the killing of three (3) ISIS ...
Senior Iranian cleric Ayatollah Nasser Makarem Shirazi warned about the dangers of the Takfiri groups to humanity and asked Muslim scholars to identify and remove the root causes of Takfirism (extremism).Reference: http://www.tasnimnews.com
Addressing the opening ceremony of an international conference on threats posed by extremist and Takfiri groups underway in Iran's central holy city of Qom, Ayatollah Makarem Shirazi said he is happay to see ...
-- Promotion of religious dialogue should be pursued as a means for strengthening the country’s spiritual strength, Iranian Cultural Attaché in Spain told IQNA.
Amir Purpezeshk, who is in Tehran attending the 8th congress of cultural attachés, noted that many of the major activities conducted by the Islamic Culture and Relations Organization (ICRO) and the Forum for Proximity of Islamic Schools of Thought aim to develop religious ...
Ahlul Bayt News Agency - A former CIA officer has been sentenced to three and a half years in prison for leaking details of a secret mission to thwart Iran’s nuclear program, a sentence that was received with a measure of relief from his legal team and paled in comparison to the decades-long term that had been on the table.Jeffrey Sterling, 47, had faced federal sentencing guidelines calling for 20 years or more, as well as a push by ...
In order to introduce Quranic teachings to English speakers around the world, Iran’s Cultural Center in Britain has published a new translation of the Holy Quran into English.
In order to introduce Quranic teachings to English speakers around the world, Iran’s Cultural Center in Britain has published a new translation of the Holy Quran into English.
Comparing with previous English translations of the Quran, the new ...
An educational course on "Quran's right over Muslims" will be held on November 3 for women in Kuwait.
According to Alaan newspaper, the Islamic Awakening Center affiliated to Women's Committee of the Association for the Revival of Islamic Heritage has planned the course and started the registration.It is free for expatirat women residing in the country and the themes are instructed in different languages including Indonesian, Tamil, Hindi, ...
On the anniversary of the January 9th, 1978 uprising, and the anniversary eve of Hazrat Fatima Massouma's (as) demise, thousands of people from Qom met with Ayatollah Khamenei, the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, this morning January 8, 2017. In this meeting Ayatollah Khamenei pointed to the enemies’ efforts against Iran’s dignity and independence by stating, "The enemy seeks to eliminate factors of national power and attacks ...
-- According to director of Culture and Art Institute of Lorestan Province, an international convention will be held on February 6 for Hijab wearing Muslim women of the world who have had accomplishments in various fields.
Leila Bigdelv said that 60 Muslim women from different countries would attend the convention in Khorramabad, capital city of the province.
Creating a network for women of the Islamic world to promote the culture of wearing ...
Bahrain's leading cleric, Ayatollah Shiekh Issa Qassem stressed that all forms of repression by Al-Khalifa regime are prompting the Bahrainis to go ahead with their pro-democracy movement aimed at fulfilling the legitimate demands of the people.
In a a statement released by Ayatollah Qassem on Sunday, the leading cleric stressed that "it is impossible to halt the pro-democracy movement" staged by the Bahrainis almost four years ago.
His ...
According to public relations and international affairs of the scientific and cultural institution of DarolErfan, Professor Hussein Ansarian said in one of his lectures in the Mosque of Golpayegan: if we become familiar with some of the verses of the Holy Quran and the traditions of Ahlulbayt (peace be upon them) and touch the concepts of them in depth, the life would get easier no matter how it will treat us, and in these days of life, we will ...
Since the first day of the Islamic uprisings in Arab countries, the youths of these countries made use of the cyberspace to spread news and reports about the uprisings. This is according to Rasha Ashahid Ali, an Egyptian media activist and expert in cyberspace and social media networks. She said the media outlets are two groups: those spreading discord and tension among nations and those reporting events without any prejudices or ...
Hezbollah Secretary General Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah stressed on Friday his confidence that Hezbollah will emerge victorious from any Zionist war on Lebanon, highlighting that the divine support and the military preparations enable the Resistance to keep triumphant.In an interview with Al-Manar TV channel, Sayyed Nasrallah said that during 2006 war, popular resistance fought one of the most powerful armies in the world and achieved the victory ...
A group of 83 parliament members from 37 countries called on Bahraini authorities to immediately release Sheikh Ali Salman, Secretary General of Bahrain's largest opposition party, Al Wefaq, who is in jail since December 28, 2014.
The signatories include 34 members of the European Parliament as well as a large part of Parliamentarians for Global Action (PGA) Board and International Council leaders, who represent the entire membership.
The ...
ISIS activists shared footage from the execution on social media. The extremist group claimed that their victim was an apostate. A local media activists said that “he was executed by firing squad in front of dozens of people.” Jaish Khaled broke off from the Syrian opposition in early 2016. The group pledged its loyalty to ISIS shortly after but retains operational independence. Jaish Khaled militants control a pocket in Darra ...
Ahlul Bayt News Agency (ABNA.ir), Brunei's High Commissioner in Pakistan, Abdul Jalil said here Tuesday that Islamic countries would continue support to Pakistan in rehabilitating the militancy-affected people of Swat and other conflict areas.
Addressing a jirga of elders at the Circuit House on Tuesday, he said he was happy over return of peace and normalcy to the scenic Swat valley.
Ambassadors of 13 Islamic countries including Mahmood Amir ...
The following is the full text of the speech delivered on June 25, 2016 by Ayatollah Khamenei, the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution, in a meeting with the families of the martyrs of the 7th of Tir and defenders of the Ahlul Bayt (a.s.) shrines. The meeting was held in Imam Khomeini Hussainiyah on the 19th day of the month of Ramadan.
In the Name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
All praise is due to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds, ...
Ahlul Bayt News Agency (ABNA.ir), Coordinator general of COMSTECH, a ministerial committee comprising ministers of science and technology from 57 member countries of the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC), lauded Iran for its progress in scientific and technological fields.
“Iran is the leader of Muslim states in science and technology,” Ataur-Rahman said in a meeting with the deputies of Iranian science minister on Wednesday, Fars ...
Israeli military forces have opened fire and killed a Palestinian teenager who was attempting to reach al-Aqsa Mosque in al-Quds (Jerusalem) to perfrom Friday Prayers in the holy month of ...
The shooting of another Muslim in Texas last week has left the Muslim community reeling from increasing hate crimes, demanding a federal investigation into the incident."We urge state and federal law enforcement authorities to investigate a possible bias motive for this shooting and to bring appropriate charges if that motive is proven," Mustafaa Carroll, the executive director of Houston office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations ...
