Pakistan is a country of ghosts. They are everywhere, the victims and the perpetrators both. On Wednesday morning, six gunmen wearing police uniforms stopped an Al Azhar Garden bus carrying 60 Ismaili Muslims in Karachi. The bus picked up Ismailies (Shia Muslims) from the housing society dedicated to their community …
Read More »Islamic Movement in Nigeria issued statement: Hearing on Sheikh Zakzaky’s court case begins
The first court hearing on the kidnapping and maltreatment of Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky, the leader of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN), will commence on May 18, 2016 at the Federal High Court in Kaduna State.
Read More »Canadian ambassador in Iraq: Imam Ali holy shrine is a place widely respected
Bruno Sakumani, the Canadian Ambassador in Iraq and Jordan, and his accompanying delegation visited the Holy Shrine of Imam Ali (PBUH) as the Deputy Secretary-General welcomed them. He saw the historical landmarks in the Shrine. The officials of the Internal Relations Department that belongs to the Public Relations Department accompanied …
Read More »Conference to promotes understanding of Islam in Saskatoon, Canada
With Saskatoon playing host to an increasing number of newcomers, a new conference is trying to promote a better understanding of Muslim refugees. The two-day event, called Islam on the Prairies, continues Saturday at the University of Saskatchewan. Conference participants will hear from Saskatoon Police, the Open Door Society and …
Read More »Nigeria security agents desperate to associate Islamic Movement with Boko Haram, We save lives not killing people
In the past few days we have received some intelligence reports dished out by the security agents insinuating that the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) is planning a coalition with the terrorist organization Boko Haram.
Read More »ISIS executes 18 civilians on charges of spying in various ways in Mosul
Extremists of the ISIS have executed 18 civilians in Iraq’s northwestern Mosul city on charges of spying for hostile groups, local sources reported on Thursday. The ISIS-led Police had arrested the victims earlier on Tuesday after accusing them of spying for the Kurdish Peshmerga forces and Iraqi army. …
Read More »Bahrainis stage protests against John Kerry visit
People have held demonstrations across Bahrain to voice their outrage at US Secretary of State John Kerry’s visit to the tiny Persian Gulf state. Bahrainis poured onto the streets of several areas in the Arab country on Thursday, setting fire to US flags and Kerry’s portraits.
Read More »The ‘Halal Guys’ open first New Jersey store
The Halal Guys, the first mainstream American Halal food restaurant chain, will open their first East Coast location outside of New York City in April. The franchised location will open in East Brunswick, New Jersey, and is the first of a number of units planned for New Jersey and …
Read More »Third Part of Nahjul Balagha Published in Tatar Language
A Tatar translation of the third part of Nahjul Balagha, including the sayings (wisdoms and aphorisms) of Imam Ali (AS), was published by the Russian Islamic Studies Foundation in Ufa city of Russia. According to the website of the Russian Islamic Studies Foundation, Mohammad Alam Mustafa, imam of the …
Read More »Kenya honors Muslim posthumously for shielding Christians in terrorist attack
The late Salah Farah, a Muslim from the town of Mandera in northeastern Kenya, was posthumously awarded the Order of the Grand Warrior on Thursday by Kenyan leader Uhuru Kenyatta for shielding Christians during a terror attack on a Mandera-bound bus.
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