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Yusuf ben Alawi and his brave criticismYusuf ben Alawi was a brave scholar, who lived in Mecca and had a remarkable study circle of scholars and intellectuals. The Saudi political statesmen held him in great esteem. He passed away recently and a tide of grief and remorse filled the whole …

Aid agencies have warned that hundreds of millions of people around the world are threatened by a lack of food and water due to severe weather conditions and wars in early 2016.The United Nations World Food Program (WFP) said on Thursday that about 795 million people across the world, 98 …

US police officers have mistaken a cell phone for a gun in the hands of a man whom they shot and killed in Las Vegas, authorities say.The fatal shooting occurred Thursday as the officers were helping US marshals to arrest the unidentified man accused of attempted murder.

A woman artist’s efforts in Toronto, in Canada, to stay warm ended up giving her a chilling glimpse into Islamophobia after she was assaulted by a man who mistook her scarf for a hijab. Kayla Gerber, a 24-year-old actress, had just left a rehearsal near Bloor and Bathurst streets in …

Larycia Hawkins, an associate professor of political science at Wheaton College, posted a photo of herself in the Muslim head cover last week, stating that she stands in “human solidarity” with Muslims “because we are formed of the same primordial clay”.She added that Muslims, like Christians, are “people of the …

After the martyrdom of his father he became Imam and by Divine Command went into occultation (ghaybat). Thereafter he appeared only to his deputies (na’ib) and even then only in exceptional circumstances. The Imam chose as a special deputy for a time Uthman ibn Sa’id ‘Umari, one of the companions …

Visiting Razavi Holy Shrine, the Canadian lady converted to Islam and became a Shi’ite Muslim. Getting familiar with the fundamental principles of Islam, accepting the oneness of God, and prophecy of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) at the non-Iranian pilgrims’ affairs office of Imam Reza holy shrine, the Canadian Muslim convert had …

An increasing number of US cities are declaring states of emergency as homelessness is becoming more prevalent and a serious issue to deal with, reports say.The cities of Portland, Oregon; Denver, Colorado; and Seattle, Washington as well as the entire state of Hawaii have become the latest to take drastic …

More than 30,000 Americans died from alcohol-induced causes last year, a rate not seen in at least 35 years, according to new US government data.In 2014, there were 30,722 deaths from alcohol poisoning and cirrhosis, or 9.6 deaths per 100,000 people, an increase of 37 percent since 2002, according to …

Imam Hasan al-Askari (A.S.) The Eleventh Holy Imam Name: HasanTitle: Al-AskariKunyat: Abu MuhammadBorn: at Medina on Monday, 8th Rabi-ul-Aakhir 232 A.H.Father’s name: Imam Ali un-Naqi al-Hadi(A.S.)Mother’s Name: SaleelMartyred: at the age of 28 years at Samarra (Iraq), on Friday, 8th Rabi-ul-Awwal 260 A.H.poisoned by Mo’tamad, the Abbasid caliph.Buried: at Samarra(Iraq).