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    Pennsylvania’s Mifflin County Commissioner Lisa Nancollas is in hot water with some of her constituents after a series of Facebook posts on Saturday afternoon. The first post was a meme — an image, often with text, meant to be spread widely through the internet — of a mosque …

    A recent trove of documents linked to the Islamic State reveals an increasingly pronounced phenomenon: Many of the young recruits to the extremist organization don’t know much about Islam.

A green road sign reads “Jerusalem” in English, Urshalim in Arabic letters while the name (al-Quds) is besieged between brackets. Of course the Hebrew transcription is at the top. Other signs exclude the Arabic name for the holy city. For some, the translation is nothing but a way to address …

  Iran’s Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization is fully prepared to dispatch more than two million pilgrims to Iraq’s holy cities during the upcoming Arbaeen ceremony in November, a senior official at the organization said. Speaking to the Tasnim News Agency on Saturday, Mohsen Nezafati said the organization started registration of …

    Chicago resident Itemid “Angel” Al-Matar filed a federal lawsuit today against six Chicago police officers and the City of Chicago, alleging that the officers used excessive force, made a false arrest, violated religious expression and undertook malicious prosecution against her. The lawsuit was filed by both her attorney, …

  His blessed name: Ali His father’s name: Imam Mūsā b. Ja‘far (A) His mother’s name: Najma or Tuktam His nickname: Abū al-Hasan His cognomen: Reza Date of birth: Dhu’l-Qa’ada 11, 148/Dec 29, 765 Place of birth: Holy city of Medina Progeny: His holiness Imam Muhammad Taqī (A.S.); of course, …

  In Paris and Brussels terrorists indiscriminately killed innocent people in the name of Islam. Their barbaric actions heap discredit upon an entire world religion. The terrorists invoke Islam and justify their killing by making reference to the Quran. This is devastating for the peaceful majority of 98 percent of …

A cultural event titled “Sultan of Khorasan” is planned to be held at the Berlin Museum in the German capital city next week.

  In a case of alleged discrimination in the US, a young Muslim woman was fired from her job at a dental clinic for wearing a hijab as her employer wanted to keep a “neutral environment” in office.

  A Muslim American couple says they were kicked off Delta Airlines plane after an airline employee complained to the pilot she had not been comfortable with having them on board, based on their appearance.