“Terrorist groups are created to serve (Israel’s) Zionist project (in the region),” Mohammad Abdul-Sattar al-Seyed said. Stressing that the Syrian government and nation still remain committed to defending values of the Islamic world, he said that as long as the Syrian army and nation as well as the Resistance …
Read More »Nigerian court turns down Shiite leader Sheikh Zakzaky’s bail application
Justice Okon Abang of a Nigeria’s Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has turned down a request by the detained Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, seeking his immediate release from detention by the Department of State Service (DSS). El-Zakzaky, who is the leader of the Islamic movement in Nigeria has been in …
Read More »Muhammad ibn ‘Ali al Taqi al Jawad; ninth infallible Imam of Shiites
Muhammad Ibn `Ali al-Jawad (at-Taqi) (peace be Upon him) Name: Muhammad Title: al-Jawad or at-Taqi Agnomen: Abu Ja`far Father’s name: `Ali al-Ridha Mother’s name: Sabikah (or khayzuran) Birth: In Medina, on Friday, 10th Rajab 195 AH” Martyrdom: Martyred at the age of 25 ,in al-kazimiyyah on Wednesday, 29th Dhi’l-qi`dah …
Read More »Israel to ratify nuclear test ban treaty in 5 years: UN official
A senior UN official says Israel, which is widely believed to possess hundreds of atomic bombs, should ratify the nuclear test ban treaty within five years. “I’m putting five years as the longest it should take now based on the positive sign that I’m seeing from Israel,” Lassina …
Read More »US Muslims fear backlash during Eid Al-Adha festival
American Muslims have been preparing for their holiest holiday, Eid Al-Adha, which is celebrated from the 10th of the Hijri month of Dhul Hijjah after the sighting of the crescent moon and that could fall this year on September 11.
Read More »Sheikh Zakzaky in critical condition; Dubious attempts to appoint solicitors for Islamic Movement in Nigeria
The general public and members of the International Community will recall that on the 14th day of December 2015, the Nigerian Military invaded the house of Islamic Movement leader, Shaikh Ibraheem Zakzaky, and fatally wounded him and his wife, and killed his three children among so many hundreds of members …
Read More »Russian Muslims ask authorities to add their holidays to federal list
An activist has appealed to the Russian president and prime minister to make the two major Muslim holidays official paid days off, saying that otherwise the nationwide celebration of Christmas can be viewed as discrimination.
Read More »Islamic banking in Africa
The African market for Islamic banking and finance is unique for several reasons. Among other things, the continent is witnessing an unprecedented economic growth in in last decade combined with huge market potential. Indeed, almost half of the continent’s population is Muslim Attractiveness and popularity of the industry among non-Muslims …
Read More »Pennsylvanian official posts anti-Islamic messages: “I believe in Christian God, I don’t believe in Islam”
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 …
Read More »Indian forces desecrate a Mosque in Kashmir, Muslims urged to raise voice
Jama’at-e-Islami Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday condemned the incidents of desecration of mosques by the Indian government forces, appealing the Muslim world to raise voice against it. “In the past few days, it has come to fore that during the nocturnal raids, these forces do enter the mosques …
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