Gaddafi troops kill 142 in Misrata

Troops loyal to longtime Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi have killed at least 142 civilians during an ongoing offensive against revolutionary forces in Misrata over the past ten days.

Medical sources said on Tuesday that Gaddafi's loyalists also wounded 1400 others in the key Libyan town during the 10-day period

( 2022-04-10 03:36:51 )

Daesh beheads Croatian hostage in Egypt

A Daesh-affiliated group based in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula claims to have beheaded a Croatian hostage abducted near the Egyptian capital, Cairo, last ...

( 2022-04-10 02:35:34 )

Muslims and Christians Celebrate Together in Bulgarian Town

In the town of Belitsa, the local mayor has pioneered a joint celebration of Eid for all religious communities – but some Bulgarians fear that tough new laws against religious extremists are recreating divisions in society. Despite the hot sun at midday on July 5, hundreds of people in the small southeast Bulgarian town Belitsa gathered at the central square to eat traditional sweets at a long table, greeting each other with friendly hugs ...

( 2022-04-10 01:35:26 )

Conference on Renovation and Intellectual Jurisprudence of Imam Khamenei

I take refuge in Allah from the stoned devil. Praise be to Allah the Lord of the world. Peace be on our Master and Prophet Abi Al Qassem Mohammad and on his chaste Household, chosen companions and on all prophets and messengers. Scholars, deputies, brothers and sisters! Peace be upon you and Allah's mercy and blessings. I have the honor to inaugurate this conference of yours which I consider a qualitative founding step in its field, as ...

( 2022-04-09 20:25:45 )

Azerbaijani Muslims are urged not to knife animals in public places on Eid al-Adha

The Muslim Administration of Caucuses urges the believers to observe norms of decency when offering sacrifice on Eid al-Adha on November 6. "Fulfilling the rite of sacrificial offering on these holy festival days we advise to carry it out in strict compliance with sanitary norms and at special places, abstaining from performing it in public and with children looking," spiritual leaders of the Administration said in their fatwa handed over to ...

( 2022-04-09 12:09:43 )

Quranic Week in Tanzania during Ramadan

Iranian Cultural Attaché in Tanzania said a Quranic Week program would be organized in the country during the third week of the holy month of Ramadan. Morteza Saburi said the program includes Quran competitions in the categories of recitation and memorization. There will also be Quran recitation sessions with the presence of Iranian reciters. “The session will be held at the Iranian Cultural Center as well as some mosques such as ...

( 2022-04-09 12:09:43 )

Muslim war graves attacked in France

According to French news site "The Local", racist insults and swastikas were painted on the graves, which are identified by the Islamic symbols of the star and crescent. Thirty war graves of Muslim soldiers who fought in World War I have been attacked and defaced in the southern city of Carcassonne.According to French news site "The Local", racist insults and swastikas were painted on the graves, which are identified by the Islamic symbols of ...

( 2022-04-09 06:00:25 )

Fire at Bremen migrant home injures 37

The fire started in a rubbish bin in the basement of the building, which was home to more than 100 migrants, a police spokesman said. He said the cause of the fire remained under investigation, including any possible anti-immigrant motivation. The Bremen fire department said 14 of the injured, including the 10 children, were taken to clinics in the city while others were treated on the scene. More than 70 firefighters and 27 vehicles were ...

( 2022-04-09 04:57:15 )

Wahabi Terrorists Shot Martyred Shia Cleric in Karachi

Maulana Ali Paienda son of Paienda Khan was the custodian of Shaha Shaheedan Mosque future Colony Landhi, was ambushed by the terrorists of Wahab-Nasabi outfits, when he was going to the mosque to offer Maghrib prayers. The assailants managed to flee after spraying the cleric with bullets. The wounded was taken to the nearest Hospital where doctors pronounced him dead on arrival. It may be noted here that the more than 7 shia Muslims including ...

( 2022-04-09 03:56:24 )

Use and abuse of religion...

Back in the 1960s Americans were deeply divided on matters of war and race. While Reverend Martin Luther King Jr and religious leaders associated with his Southern Christian Leadership Conference led protests and committed acts of civil disobedience demanding civil rights, they were countered by white Christian preachers in the south who warned of the dangers of violating God's will by ignoring the punishment God had meted out to the "sons of ...

( 2022-04-09 02:56:15 )

Daesh makes presence felt in Turkey with shootings

Two people on board a motorcycle fired multiple shots at 33-year-old Ahmad Abdel Qader late on Sunday while he was inside a car in Sanliurfa, Turkey’s Dogan news agency reported. Daesh propaganda media announced on Monday that Daesh members were involved in the shooting, without providing any further details. The attack marks the latest in a list of assaults against anti-Daesh activists in Turkey. Jerf had earlier produced documentaries ...

( 2022-04-09 01:56:00 )

Ashura Mourning Gathering Continues up to the 24th Muharram in Zaria, Africa

The Ashura Mourning gatherings at Husainiyyah Baqiyyatullah Zaria continued upto the 24th of Muharram. Leader of the African Shia Islamic Movement Sheikh Ibraheem Zakzaky recounts the calamities which befell killers of Imam Husain(AS). On Monday the 23rd of Muharram Sheikh gave the lesson from the Book of Nahjul Balagha, after the lesson and sunset prayers, Ziyara of Imam Husain was recited. On 24th of Muharram he continued to speak on the ...

( 2022-04-08 21:52:04 )

7th Congress for Honoring Quranic Figures Held in Tehran

The event on Thursday night, February 14, also marked the closing of the first edition of Tasnim Quran competition. Head of the Islamic Development Organization Hojat-ol-Islam Khamoushi, Majlis Member Laleh Eftekhari and head of the Dar-ol-Quran Organization Mehdi Qarashekhlu were present at the congress. Qarasheikhlu in a speech said that three groups of Quranic figures are in the congress, those winning ranks in international Quran ...

( 2022-04-08 18:48:22 )

8000 Lorestanis to Participae in Quranic Concepts Distance Education

Ahlul Bayt News Agency (ABNA.ir), This is according to Morvarid Hassanvand, head of the institute, who also said, “The course will be held with the cooperation of Imam Ali (AS) Beit-ol-Quran Center, and about 2000 related books have been distributed in the province.” “4 members of each family can participate in the course,” she added. “A contest will be held at the end of the course among the participants who are supposed to answer ...

( 2022-04-08 18:48:22 )

'Muslim publishers must produce Islamic books for the world'

Ahlul Bayt News Agency (ABNA.ir), The first International Conference of Islamic World Publishers opened in Tehran on Sunday. Muslim publishers from Islamic and non-Muslim countries are attending the two-day event, which is being held to enhance collaboration among Muslim publishers. In the opening speech of the conference, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said, “The first mission of Islamic world publishers is to critique the Western ...

( 2022-04-08 13:32:09 )

Hundreds of Bahraini hajj pilgrims hold anti-regime demo

Hundreds of Bahraini Hajj pilgrims in Saudi Arabia have held a demonstration against the Manama regime.Demonstrating Bahraini pilgrims marched in the streets of Mecca on Tuesday, demanding the fall of the Al Khalifa regime in Bahrain. The move comes as anti-government protesters once again took to the streets in several cities in Bahrain on Monday, chanting slogans in support of their revolution. Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates ...

( 2022-04-08 12:30:33 )

National Quran Contest Planned in holy Mashhad

Concurrent with the anniversary of the Islamic Revolution’s victory, a national Quran competition will be held in the holy city of Mashhad, director of religious and Quranic affairs department of Basij Dar-ol-Quran announced. Ehsan Ebrahim Nezhad affirmed: the three-day contest will be held for over 500 Quran reciters and memorizers of the country at three levels. “International judges and Quran experts of the Dar-ol-Quran will supervise ...

( 2022-04-08 12:30:33 )

Parachinar residents of Shia

On Saturday, 11 Parachinar residents were killed in Afghanistan — cut down by bullets fired by militants with a sectarian hue. The only reason the hapless victims were in Afghanistan is because the route on the Pakistani side, the Thall-Parachinar way, is closed to them for regular, everyday travel. The reasons are complex — as far back as 1982 dozens of Shia families from Sadda in lower Kurram were forced to relocate to Parachinar — but ...

( 2022-04-08 11:30:15 )

Russian Tourists in Turkey Warned About ISIS Kidnapping Threat

According to Rosturizm, Russian nationals in Turkey should take steps to ensure their safety due to information that ISIS may be planning to take Russian hostages. Russia's Federal Agency for Tourism (Rosturizm) said Wednesday that Russian nationals in Turkey should take safety measures due to information that ISIS may be planning to seize Russian hostages. "The Federal Agency for Tourism informs that, according to competent authorities, the ...

( 2022-04-08 04:48:32 )

Muslim, Christians, Jewish, hand in hand against Zionism March in Berlin on ‘Quds Day’

Hundreds of people have taken to the streets in the German capital Berlin to commemorate the International Quds Day and show solidarity with the oppressed Palestinian nation. Ahlul Bayt News Agency - BERLIN, Germany - Hundreds of people have taken to the streets in the German capital Berlin to commemorate the International Quds Day and show solidarity with the oppressed Palestinian nation.The demonstrators marched in central Berlin on ...

( 2022-04-08 04:48:32 )