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Celebration of Chinese New Year, Islamic perspective

Before I became Muslim I did not know much about Chinese New Year. My only concern was to collect my ‘ang pow’ (red money envelope), watch the lion dance and eat as much as I could at my family’s reunion dinner. During my teenage years, Chinese New Year was mostly …

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More Than Half Yemen’s Population Face Hunger: UN

More than half of the total population of Yemen, some 14.4 million people, are food insecure due to ongoing conflict and import restrictions, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said Thursday. The number of food insecure people has grown by 12 percent since June 2015, UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric said …

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Islamophobia in UK;

Pig head thrown outside Muslim school gate in Portsmouth, UK / PhotoStaff and students at the Madani Academy in Portsmouth, England suffered the fear and indignity of discovering a pig’s head attached to the school gates. The pig’s head had a swastika; it mirrors an incident in December 2013 when …

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The Death Anniversary of the Lady al-Masouma (AS)

Name: FatimaTitle: MasoumaBorn In: Medina, on the first Day of Dhu al-Qa’dah 173 A.H.Father’s name: Imam Musa al-Kazim(A.S.)Mother’s name: Najma Khatoon mother of Imam Rida (A.S.)Died: at the age 28, in Qum on 10th Rabi al-Thani, 201 A.H.Buried: in the holy shrine in the holy city of Qum, IranHADRAT FATIMA …

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