The Senate on Monday passed a resolution calling on President Trump to “abide by” provision of a 1995 law moving the U.S. Embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem al-Quds.
Read More »First Muslim TV channel launch for Ramadan in Malawi
Malawi Muslims on Friday celebrated the start of the holy month of Ramadan with the launch of the nation’s first-ever Islamic television channel, TV Islam (TVI). The channel, which went on air at 2.00 p.m. CAT (1200GMT) after Jumu’ah (Friday) prayers, gives Muslims in the southeastern African nation an opportunity …
Read More »Imam Khomeini the architect of an enlightened nation
Seyed Ruhollah Mousavi (Imam Khomeini) was Born on May 17, 1900, into a family of Shi’ite religious scholars in the small Iranian village of Khomein. In 1921, Imam Khomeini commenced his studies in the Sepahdar religious center of Arak. The presence and activity of Ayatollah Haeri-Yazdi have turned Arak as …
Read More »‘Open Mosque Day’ in US to give public chance to meet Muslims
Eighteen mosques across Massachusetts, the US, will hold an Open Mosque Day this weekend to give the public a chance to meet their Muslim neighbors.
Read More »Islamophobic event in London draws no more than 300
Fewer than 300 people have taken part in a rally in favor of Islamophobia in the British capital. Organized by anti-Islam groups Britain First and the English Defense League, the separate rallies, dubbed as a “march against terrorism,” were castigated by the supporters as lame attempts to boost Islamophobia.
Read More »Dutch doctors against ‘life complete’ assisted suicide
Medical professionals in the Netherlands have strongly criticized a proposed law that would allow people who believe they have lived their lives to the fullest and have nothing more to gain to seek assisted death. The Netherlands has already legalized euthanasia, which is professionally assisted suicide of a person who …
Read More »Global depression numbers surged in past decade: WHO
Cases of depression have ballooned almost 20 percent in a decade, making the debilitating disorder linked to suicide the leading cause of disability worldwide, the World Health Organization says. By 2015, the number of people globally living with depression, according to a revised definition, had reached 322 million, up 18.4 …
Read More »Hawaii judge blocks Trump’s revised travel ban
A federal judge in the US state of Hawaii has halted President Donald Trump’s revised travel ban, ruling that it is unconstitutional. US District Judge Derrick Watson ruled on Wednesday evening that the state of Hawaii, in its legal challenge to Trump’s executive order, had established that the law could …
Read More »Amnesty International urges Al Khalifah to release Sheikh Isa Qassim
Human rights advocacy group, Amnesty International, harshly criticized the Bahraini authorities for an unprecedented level of human rights violations heightening in the country especially since the 2011 uprising. The organization demanded from the Al Khalifah regime to free Sheikh Isa Qassim and other political and social activists. Several journalists are …
Read More »Sheikh Qassem: Arab kingdoms back Israel to save themselves
A senior Hezbollah official slams Israel as the main challenge facing the Middle East, saying certain Arab governments back the regime as a means of maintaining their power at home. The Lebanese resistance movement’s Deputy Secretary General Sheikh Naim Qassem said Israel should always be regarded as the “real enemy” …
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