Stuck in revolutionary limbo, Bahrain remains to this day the forgotten child of 2011 uprising, a veritable media black hole the press has learned to stay away from to the tune of Saudi Arabia's financial largess. Sitting at the heart of the Arabian Peninsula, the kingdom island represents too much of a geopolitical haven for the Wahhabi kingdom to ever consider letting go of - even if it means single-handedly propping and supporting its ...
Najih Shaker Al-Baldawi reportedly sacrificed himself to stop a Daesh terrorist from entering a shrine in Balad, Iraq, after spotted he was wearing a suicide belt.
He apparently hugged the jihadi fanatic as he approached the Sayyed Mohammad Shrine in a selfless bid to protect others.
The evil terrorist then detonated his belt, killing them both in the deadly blast.
Had it not been for Najih's heroics, the death toll could have rose ...
Ahlul Bayt News Agency - The Riyadh government called off execution of prominent Shiite cleric, Sheikh Nimr Baqir al-Nimr, for an unlimited period in anticipation of wide public backlash, an informed source said Tuesday."Saudi officials informed Sheikh Nimr's family over phone that they have delayed the execution of Sheikh Nimr," an informed source told to Iranian Fars News Agency.The source also mentioned that the Saudi officials had ...
Iran's Interest section in Cairo said in a statement that the Egyptian al-Youm al-Sabe' daily had raised baseless claims on relations between Iran and ...
A US federal appeals court has revived a lawsuit dealing with the New York police surveillance on Muslims on the pretext of fighting terrorism. According to reports, based on the Tuesday ruling in the Philadelphia court, Muslim groups can pursue a civil rights lawsuit which accuses the NYPD of conducting secret surveillance on Muslims without suspicion of criminal activity. The plaintiffs in the case, including Muslim religious ...
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The author of the book, Ali Maal-Haq and Al-Haq Maali – Ali with the truth and truth is with Ali, added:
Professor Ansarian continued: Saadi, the prominent Iranian poet, says about Imam Ali peace be upon him, who has the ability to depict his sacred personality. If someone is eager to fully understand the comprehensive personality of Imam ...
China has launched a new campaign to search houses of Uighur Muslims in the north-western Xinjiang province, a move as a new sign of religious and cultural repression of the sizable minority."According to arrangements made by relevant departments at higher levels, our joint residential police bureaus will be inspecting all buildings in residential and family compounds," said a police notice posted in Hetian's Gujiangbage quarter cited by ...
Niyayesh Arefan (Sharhe Hikmat Wa Manawiyat Shiee Dar Do’aye Komail”, author Dr. Mohammad Fanaee Eshkewari, Qom, published by Shiite Research Institute, 2007, 448 pages.
The author says,”I have humbly tried to bring out the pure Shiite wisdom and spirituality from its headspring and make it available for the seekers of reality. When explaining the meanings of Komail Prayer I first attempted to indicate the first meaning of expressions of ...
-Joint press release - FIDH - Coalition for equality without reservation - Bahrain Human Rights Society (BHRS) - Bahrein Center for Human Rights (BCHR)
The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women, a UN monitoring body composed of independent experts, has called on the government of Bahrain to adopt urgent measures to end serious discrimination and violence against women.
In its concluding observations, issued on conclusion ...
The leader of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Mullah Fazlullah, who masterminded the massacre of 148 people including schoolchildren, was reportedly killed in an air strike in Afghanistan on Saturday, Gulf News has learnt.
Calling it a ‘big blow' that will break the back of "TTP terrorists", Pakistan officials said Fazlullah was killed during a joint operation by Pakistan army and US-led forces in Afghanistan. However, no official statement ...
The 11th edition of The UAE's national Quran memorization contest called "Al-Mawatin" will be held on November 4 in Dubai.
According to Al-Bayan newspaper, the organizing committee of Dubai Holy Quran Award says registration for the national contest is underway all over the country.
Ibrahim Muhammad Bumilhah, head of the committee, said those willing to participate in the Quranic competition can register via the website of the ...
Preparing for the spiritual hajj journey, Mohammed and Becky Atiyeh, a Muslim couple from Oklahoma, are excited to join millions of Muslims in prayers in Makkah, in a life-time trip that enhances unity with their Muslim roots, The Oklahoman reported on Saturday, October 29. “Seeing the massive 3 million people doing the same thing, it's breathtaking,” Mohammed Atiyeh said. Mohammed, a native Palestinian, is the owner of five IHOP ...
The lives, ambitions, and beliefs of more than 40 members of Brisbane’s Muslim community have been put under the spotlight in a new project aimed at dispelling misconceptions about Islam and its followers.
Award-winning documentary photographer Matt Palmer interviewed and photographed 41 Muslims living in the Queensland capital for his online project, Faces of Islam.
For three days earlier this month he sat down with children, community ...
Ahlul Bayt News Agency - Ayatollah Hadavi Tehrani, a member of the Supreme Council of the Ahlul Bayt (AS) World Assembly, issued a message over a suicide attack on the mosque of Imam Sadiq (AS) in Kuwait, which led to the martyrdom of 26 fasting worshipers and the injury of more than 200 people.
The full text of the message is as follows:
In the Name of God the Gracious and Merciful
Once again those American and English hands were emerged from ...
Afghan forces killed an estimated 300 ISIS fighters in an operation mounted two weeks ago, the top US and NATO commander in Afghanistan said on Wednesday, calling it a severe blow to the ...
Director of Office of Non-Iranian Pilgrims' Affairs of Astan Quds Razavi said, "Astan Quds Razavi is recognized today as a great cultural, scientific, and religious center and stands singular in the Islamic world for its numerous advantages."
Hujjat al-Islam Ali Baqeri said, "Yearly, 3 million foreign pilgrims visit the Razavi holy shrine among which 13000 non-Muslim tourists make use of the spiritual space of the holy shrine, and management of ...
In his meeting with a number of recently converts, who had embraced Shiism willingly and without being under any compulsion, grand ayatollah Makarem Shirazi said: "Allah has blessed you by guiding you to this path. You have also made a lot of sacrifice in order to be able to embrace the school of the Ahl al-Beit (a.s) and you must know that all of your efforts will be recorded in your book of deeds and you will be granted a two-fold reward in ...
According to Rasa News Agency, in a declaration, Al-Mehri suggested a conference of the Shiite and Sunni sects to resolve pending issues plus allegations of pagan and polytheist practices against one another, noting a meeting of the two sects has become necessary in order to unify their stances against the enemies of Islam and to focus on promoting the national unity under the current regional circumstances.
He called on the government ...
Pelleh Pelleh ta Molaghate Khoda (Going Step by Step towards God) by Dr. Abdul Hussein Zarrinkoob has been translated into English and published in US.
The book “Going Step by Step towards God” which is on the thought and lifestyle of revered Iranian poet Molana Jalaleddin Balkhi (Rumi) has been translated by Dr. Majd al-Din Kayvani and published in New York.
This book, which has received a worthy welcome in Iran, has been ...
--As part of Iran’s Quranic Week plan, a Quran memorization and recitation contest was held yesterday, September 6, by Iran Cultural Center in Malindi, Kenya.
According to Mohammad Khatim, organizer of the competition, 54 entrants were the students of Islamic schools of the city who competed in four categories of memorization of 2, 5, 15 and the entire parts of the Quran.
The teacher of Quran and Islamic sciences in Malindi ...
