Pope Francis has send a letter to respond Ayat. Makarem Shirazi’s letter earlier in August who cherished Pope’s position on Islam. Mehr News has been informed that Pope Francis, leader of the Catholic world, expressed gratitude to Ayatollah Makarem Shirazi for his letter to Vatican. In response to the recent …
Read More »Leicester Shia Muslims mourn martyrdom of Imam Hussain
Shia Muslims took part in a march through Leicester city of England to mourn the life of one of their faith’s most important spiritual leaders. Several hundred people, including women and children from the city’s 1,000-strong Shiite community, set off from Town Hall Square on Sunday afternoon. The procession, starting …
Read More »Story of ‘Hussain unites us campaign’ during Ashura in Dearborn, Michigan
Muharram, the first month of the Islamic calendar, held the martyrdom of Hussain (the Prophet Muhammad’s grandson) in the battle of Karbala. Mainly Shi’a Muslims commemorate his and his family’s “valor and sacrifice” for the first nine nights of Muharram by recounting segments of their story until the 10th …
Read More »Kaduna bans Nigeria’s foremost group ‘Islamic Movement’
The Kaduna State Government has issued an order declaring the multireligious Islamic Movement in Nigeria, IMN, an unlawful society. The government ridiculously claimed the action was taken to preserve peace and security in the state, and to ensure that all persons and organisations are guided by lawful conduct …
Read More »The fourth “Ghadir Conference” to be held in Germany + Poster
The fourth international “Ghadir Conference” will be held in Gelsenkirchen by Islamic center of Imam Ali (AS) incollaboration with the Ahlul Bayt World Assembly. The conference will be held on Sunday (September 25, 2016) in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. Hujjat al-Islam Ramezani, the head of Islamic Center of Hamburg, and …
Read More »Non-Muslims equally love Imam Hussain (AS): Gopal Singh Chawala
Secretary General of Pakistan Sikh Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (PSGPC), Gopal Singh Chawala said on Sunday that Imam Hussain (AS) was the ‘Imam’ of entire universe instead of any sect or group. He expressed these views while addressing “Hussain Subka” inter-religion peace conference held under the auspices of Afkar Hussainia Foundation. …
Read More »African Americans facing ‘human rights crisis,’ UN experts say
Experts from the United Nations have warned that African Americans in the US were facing a “human rights crisis” and they should receive reparations for slavery. The US had not yet confronted its legacy of “racial terrorism,” which has largely been fueled by impunity for police officers who have …
Read More »No Shiite allowed to insult Sunnis: Iran Supreme Leader
On the auspicious occasion of Eid Al-Ghadir, when the Imamate and Wilayah are celebrated, thousands of people from various spheres of life, gathered at the Hussayniyeh of Imam Khomeini (ra) to meet with the Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Khamenei, Tuesday morning, September 20, 2016. Ayatollah Khamenei congratulated the …
Read More »Report: ISIS stealing Phosphates from Khanifis mines in Hama province
The ISIS terrorist group is stealing phosphate from Khanifis mines in Hama province as well as crude from Sha’er and other oil and gas fields of Syria to sell them to foreign countries, specially Turkey, media reports said.
Read More »Madrid: Muslim women gained their right to wear hijab
During the same week as headscarves and Muslim fashion made a stunning debut on the catwalks of New York Fashion Week, women in Spain choosing to don headscarves saw a small victory of their own.
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