In a whatsapp message, a representative from the mosque said: “Some terrible news. This morning after fajr (morning prayers) a pig’s nose and blood was left on the Simon’s Town mosque’s door.”
Read More »Old man attacks veiled Muslim woman in Wales
Bert Fahy, a 75-year-old Irish man, appeared at the Swansea Magistrates Court and pleaded guilty to racially and religiously aggravated public order. On Nov. 22, Fahy attacked a Polish Muslim woman who was wearing a veil in Wales. He swore and shouted at the Muslim woman and loudly said: “take …
Read More »Ireland pledges €2 million in aid to victims of Yemen’s devastating, never-ending, civil war
Minister for Foreign Affairs Charlie Flanagan has said the funding will be used “to meet urgent needs” in the country.
Read More »Analysis: What is role of US-led coalition in Syria, Iraq?
In Summer 2014, the US formed the anti-ISIS international military coalition in a bid to take a leading role in the Syrian and Iraqi developments. The measure was taken at a time when the terrorist organizations, particularly ISIS, had seized control of vast areas of Iraq’s and Syria’s territories …
Read More »If not in Syria, we should have fought Takfiris in Iran: Leader
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has said Iran could have fought a war inside its borders if the enemy threats had not been thwarted in Syria. “If the ill-wishers and seditionists, who are the puppets of the US and Zionism, had not been confronted [in …
Read More »Reporter becomes Canada’s first hijab-clad news anchor
Ginella Massa was asked to fill in on the anchor desk for City News’ 11pm broadcast last week and created a buzz after the broadcast ended and she Tweeted, “That’s a wrap! Tonight wasn’t just important for me. I don’t think a woman in hijab has ever anchored a …
Read More »Islamic center in Sweden holds online Quranic course
The Dar-ol-Quran (house of Quran) of the Imam Ali (AS) Islamic Center in Stockholm, Sweden, is holding an online Quranic course.
Read More »Hundreds of Americans protest Islamophobia at Austin mosque
A crowd of 300 gathered Friday outside a mosque in Austin, US state of Texas, to show solidarity with Muslim Americans in light of a spate of Islamophobic hate crimes following the US presidential election.
Read More »The second international film and photo competition for “kind Moharram”
The second international film and photo competition for “kind Moharram” Ninth National Mourning Ceremony ”Kind Moharram” One thousand three hundred and seventy seven years passed from the great ASHURA event. Every year when “Moharram” arrives, world people’s heart beats so quickly and pumps fresh blood to the world people’s …
Read More »At least 100 Shiites martyred as Nigerian forces open fire at Arbaeen’s peaceful march
Well armed police men in close to a hundred police trucks on Monday, opened fire on the peaceful Arbaeen trek to Zaria in the outskirts of Kano metropolis, killing close to a hundred members of the Islamic movement (IMN) including women and children. Exact number of those killed …
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