Thirty-one defendants are to go on trial in Egypt later this month on charges related to the 2013 brutal killings of four Shia men outside Cairo, a court statement said Thursday.
The four, who included a cleric, were killed on June 23 last year when a hostile mob attacked a house where they had gathered in the village of Abu Musallam in Giza province near the capital.
The charges included the murder of the four men, the attempted murder of 13 ...
On the occasion of Eid Al-Ghadir, a revised copy of Nahj-ul-Balaqa edited by Qais Bahjat Attar will be published by Imam Ali (AS) Specialized Library.
Mohammad Mojtahedzadeh, director of the library said that the copy will be based on the earlier copies of Nahj-ul-Balaqa which date back to the 4th to 8th Hijri centuries.
He noted that this year's Eid Al-Ghadir marks the 1400th anniversary of Imam Ali's (AS) Imamate and the library plans to ...
an active group of Egyptian Shiites Muslims want to establish Ale-baith center for the propagation of ‘the holy progeny of the Prophet (as)’ school of thought.Saleh Alwaradani stated that we have chosen a place for the establishment of this center and we have the support of Ammad Qandeel, Dr Ahmed Halal, Muhammad Ayyub and Rajab Abdul haseeb. These people had suffered imprisonment during the regime of former president Hosni ...
Ayatollah Khamenei made the remarks while addressing a group of people who met the Leader on the occasion of one of the holiest and significant feasts of Shia Muslims, Eid-e Ghadir.Eid-e Ghadir is among happy holidays of the Muslims when the holy Prophet of Islam (Peace Be Upon Him) appointed Imam Ali (AS), the first Imam of Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) Infallible Household as his successor caliph and the Imam after himself following an order from ...
Each year the Hanini Outreach Center sponsors a food drive during Ramadan to provide non-perishable foods, meats and dairy products to needy families in Dearborn, Detroit, Hamtramck and Coldwater.
Food drive participants ranged in age from elementary school children to the elderly.
American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee of Michigan (ADC-MI) Director Fatina Abdrabboh participated in this year’s food drive. She brought along her husband ...
Hosni Mubarak, Egypt's former president, has been detained along with his two powerful sons pending investigations into accusations of corruption and abuse of authority, the prosecutor general has said.
Hours after the former leader was hospitalised as he was questioned, a statement from the prosecutor's office, posted on Facebook early on Wednesday, announced the detention of the three men.
"The prosecutor general orders the detention of ...
“The interests of independent countries lie in increasing cooperation in different sectors and the obstacles certain powers are throwing up against such cooperation must be countered,” the Leader said.Ayatollah Khamenei said Iran holds a positive and constructive view of South Africa, adding: “The relations between Iran and South Africa are very warm and the two countries’ mutual cooperation at global assemblies is very ...
Syed Muhammad Hussaini the cultural minister of Iran, while conversing with the reporter of Shabestan on the visit to Amal city, pointed towards the budget specified by the government for Quranic affairs and said that the government has increased the budget for Quranic affairs and this budget will be handed over to the Quranic institutions till the end of this year. He added that this year the government has initiated cultural projects on ...
The Bahraini opposition announced that the upcoming Friday (July 29, 2016) shall be a day of solidarity with the people of Bahrain, calling on institutions, bodies, organizations, people, and elites in the Islamic world to urgently act in support of the Bahraini people.In a letter, the Bahraini opposition called for "the participation in this day through demonstrations or sit-ins or seminars or press conferences and all available means, to ...
According to executive secretary of the event "Some 40 countries will take part in the Second Meeting of the Islamic World Publishers slated for November 12-13".Amir Abbas Taqipour added that some 500 publishers from 40 Asian, European, African and South American countries are expected to take part in the cultural event. Over 80 researchers and scholars of the field would also attend the event.Holding five specialized meetings to be attended ...
In an apparent hate crime, several Muslim graves in a Nottingham cemetery have been vandalized in the wake of Tunisia terror attack, sparking condemnations from the British community. Nottingham deputy leader condemned the desecration of Muslim graves at High Wood cemetery in Bulwell as an attempt to “divide” communities. “We totally condemn what has taken place at High Wood cemetery. This irresponsible act of hatred achieves ...
Two Shia Muslim were martyred while three others including a police constable sustained injuries by the firing of terrorists of Sipah-e-Sahaba yesterday at Qalandar Makan area in Quetta city of Pakistan
Ahlul Bayt News Agency - Two Shia Muslim were martyred while three others including a police constable sustained injuries by the firing of terrorists of Sipah-e-Sahaba yesterday at Qalandar Makan area in Quetta city of Pakistan.According to ...
The United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) has voiced concern over the violent demonstrations that took place in Baghdad Sunday, resulted in casualties among protestors as well as security forces. In a statement released on Sunday night, UNAMI noted the statement of Prime Minister Abadi in which he affirmed the right of citizens to demonstrate peacefully while abiding by the law and acknowledged the Government’s ...
The Islamic Society of Toronto and the Canadian Islamic Congress could not be reached for comment on Sunday. However, Anti-Racist Action and the First Nations Solidarity Working Group are organizing protests in the cities Wilders is speaking in.
“As Muslims, racialized people and/or anti-racist allies, we are alarmed at this invitation extended to Wilders by the Canada Christian College and International Free Press Society Canada,” the ...
The Center for the Study of Islam and Democracy notes with great concern the recent referendum in Switzerland which according to a majority of the votes will ban the construction of mosque minarets in that country.
The Center for the Study of Islam and Democracy notes with great concern the recent referendum in Switzerland which according to a majority of the votes will ban the construction of mosque minarets in that ...
Ahlul Bayt News Agency - At least three Shiite persons including a policeman were martyred and three persons were injured in a shooting incident in Quetta on Monday morning.According to police, some unknown gunmen opened indiscriminate fire outside a passport office on Joint Road. A policeman, two brothers Shabir Hussain ana Ahsan were killed on the spot whereas three others including a woman sustained injuries.The injured were initially shifted ...
HOLY KARBALA, Iraq: A magnificent festival to mark Eid Al-Ghadir Al-Agharr also called as 'Eid of Wilayah’ was organized in the area that lays between the two holy shrines i.e Al-Imam Al-Hussein (A) and Al-Abbas (A) in the holy city of Karbala.
HOLY KARBALA, Iraq:
A magnificent festival to mark Eid Al-Ghadir Al-Agharr also called as 'Eid of Wilayah’ was organized in the area that lays between the two holy shrines i.e ...
