Urgent measures required to combat discrimination against women

-Joint press release - FIDH - Coalition for equality without reservation - Bahrain Human Rights Society (BHRS) - Bahrein Center for Human Rights (BCHR) The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women, a UN monitoring body composed of independent experts, has called on the government of Bahrain to adopt urgent measures to end serious discrimination and violence against women. In its concluding observations, issued on conclusion ...

( 2023-04-12 17:09:51 )

Pakistan Taliban leader Mullah Fazlullah ‘killed in air strike’

The leader of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Mullah Fazlullah, who masterminded the massacre of 148 people including schoolchildren, was reportedly killed in an air strike in Afghanistan on Saturday, Gulf News has learnt. Calling it a ‘big blow' that will break the back of "TTP terrorists", Pakistan officials said Fazlullah was killed during a joint operation by Pakistan army and US-led forces in Afghanistan. However, no official statement ...

( 2023-04-12 16:06:47 )

Faces of Islam: Award-winning photographer snaps Brisbane Muslims for special project

The lives, ambitions, and beliefs of more than 40 members of Brisbane’s Muslim community have been put under the spotlight in a new project aimed at dispelling misconceptions about Islam and its followers. Award-winning documentary photographer Matt Palmer interviewed and photographed 41 Muslims living in the Queensland capital for his online project, Faces of Islam. For three days earlier this month he sat down with children, community ...

( 2023-04-11 16:32:25 )

Afghan troops kill 300 ISIS terrorists in Nangarhar

Afghan forces killed an estimated 300 ISIS fighters in an operation mounted two weeks ago, the top US and NATO commander in Afghanistan said on Wednesday, calling it a severe blow to the ...

( 2023-04-11 14:26:01 )

Three Million Non-Iranian Pilgrims Visit the Holy Shrine of Imam Reza (A.S.) Yearly

Director of Office of Non-Iranian Pilgrims' Affairs of Astan Quds Razavi said, "Astan Quds Razavi is recognized today as a great cultural, scientific, and religious center and stands singular in the Islamic world for its numerous advantages." Hujjat al-Islam Ali Baqeri said, "Yearly, 3 million foreign pilgrims visit the Razavi holy shrine among which 13000 non-Muslim tourists make use of the spiritual space of the holy shrine, and management of ...

( 2023-04-11 10:17:29 )

Kuwait Shiite Scholars Council urges unity among Shia, Sunni

According to Rasa News Agency, in a declaration, Al-Mehri suggested a conference of the Shiite and Sunni sects to resolve pending issues plus allegations of pagan and polytheist practices against one another, noting a meeting of the two sects has become necessary in order to unify their stances against the enemies of Islam and to focus on promoting the national unity under the current regional circumstances. He called on the government ...

( 2023-04-11 04:08:26 )

Regime forces attack Bahraini mourners

Saudi-backed Bahraini forces fired stun grenades and tear gas to disperse mourners in Juffair village, near the capital Manama, on Wednesday evening. On November 19, 16-year-old Ali al-Badah died after he was run over by a police vehicle during an anti-regime protest in Juffair. Regime forces continue their crackdown on peaceful protests across the country. Dozens of people have been killed and thousands more have been arrested or fired from ...

( 2023-04-10 09:55:06 )

Inauguration of 100 mosques’ libraries in Iranian province of Khuzistan

Ahlul Bayt News Agency (ABNA.ir), Islamic teachings of Khuzestan, religious leader Mohammad Hussain Balak said that last year 200 mosque libraries were established in the mosques of rural areas of this province, 100 mosque libraries will be established in the mosques of urban areas during this year. He further said that people from rural areas have been benefited from these libraries and keeping in view the same we have decided to establish 10 ...

( 2023-04-10 07:52:53 )

ISIS executes 2 Syrian Activists

The so-called “Islamic State” group has released a new video purporting to show the killing of two Syrian activists in the militants' stronghold of Raqqa, allegedly for spying on the ...

( 2023-04-09 17:57:02 )

ISIL behind attempted attack on Siberia mosque: Moscow

A Russian investigative body says the Takfiri ISIL terrorist group was involved in an attempted attack against a mosque in the country’s Siberia Province last year. The militants had tried to attack a mosque in an unnamed Siberian town, said the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation on Thursday, Press TV reported. The committee said it had completed the probe and submitted the case to a court. There were no ...

( 2023-04-09 13:54:13 )

'Quds Day' a nightmare for Israel and unsettled nerves in Tel Aviv

Ahlul Bayt News Agency - On July 10 which marks the last Friday of the holy month of Ramadan millions of fasting Muslims will hold rallies across the world to mark International Quds Day.The day has turned into a symbol of solidarity with the Palestinians whose territories have been occupied by Zionists since 1948.The day brings the global attention to the agonies of Palestinians who have not only been deprived of their basic right for a land ...

( 2023-04-09 00:36:59 )

Bahraini Activist Gets Jail Term for Slamming Saudi Attacks on Yemen

A Bahraini court has sentenced a political activist to five years in jail for expressing his opposition to the Saudi regime's onslaughts against Yemen, local media said on Sunday. Bahrain National Democratic Society's Secretary General Fazel Abbas was sentenced to 5 years in prison for issuing a statement in condemnation of the Saudi aggression on Yemen, which has killed hundreds of civilians, including women and children, so far. On March 26, ...

( 2023-04-08 10:18:35 )

United States accuses Israel of using excessive force against Palestinians

The United States has some criticism for its close ally Israel over Tel Aviv’s “excessive” use of force against Palestinians in the occupied territories.The US State Department has in its annual human rights abuses report criticized Israeli killings of Palestinians who purportedly attacked Israelis, saying nearly half of the Palestinian victims were not really attacking anyone.The report cites 149 Palestinians killed by Israeli ...

( 2023-04-07 02:17:43 )

Who is our well-wisher?

Allah says: obey my prophet like me for my prophet is propitious and well-wisher like me, he wants whatever is to your benefit both in this world and hereafter. He want your wellness and health as well as your growth and prosperity both in this world and hereafter.

( 2023-04-07 00:11:41 )

Seminar on Humans and the World to be Held in France

-- A seminar on “Humans and the World; Contrary Views of Science and Religion” will be held on December 4 in St Genis Laval, France as a venue for holding dialogue between religious intellectuals and scholars of experimental sciences. According to umma-united website, the seminar is organized by Islamic, Christian and Jewish Associations of the city of Leone. It will be attended by Izzuddin Ghasi, head of Regional Council of Rhône-Alpes ...

( 2023-04-06 18:06:49 )

Constantinople Patriarch gives Qur'an as a present to Chairman of the Caucasus Muslim Board

Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople gave the Qur'an as a present to the chairman of the Caucasus Muslim Board Allahshukur Pasha-zade for the 60th anniversary. Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople gave the Qur'an as a present to the chairman of the Caucasus Muslim Board Allahshukur Pasha-zade for the 60th anniversary. The book was handed to Sheik in front of delegations of local Orthodox Churches, Vatican, and ...

( 2023-04-06 07:41:43 )

Competitions of memorizing Holy Quran organized among the policemen of Gilan, Iran

Hujjat ul Islam Karim Rajabi the advisor for academic and training affairs of the police of Gilan, while conversing with the reporter of Shabestan,has reported the competition of memorizing 30th chapter of Holy Quran between the policemen of Gilan.He said that families of policemen, which are performing activities in the field of memorizing Holy Quran, can participate in this program and benefit from the facilities of this organization. He, ...

( 2023-04-06 03:34:48 )

Eat and drink, and do not waste

كلُوا وَاشْرَبُوا وَلَا تُسْرِفُوا ۚ إِنَّهُ لَا يُحِبُّ الْمُسْرِفِينَ

Eat and drink, and do not waste. He does not love the wasteful.

AL-ARAF (THE HEIGHTS)

( 2023-04-05 20:24:01 )

Egypt orders Muslim preachers to deliver identical weekly sermons

-Egyptian authorities said that Muslim clerics would be required to read out identical pre-written weekly sermons as part of the government's campaign against extremism, drawing angry criticism from some preachers. The ministry of religious endowments has since 2014 been providing imams with topics for their sermons at Friday prayers but the latest move confines preachers across the country to reading from the same script. "No one disagreed ...

( 2023-04-04 22:26:21 )

Grand ayatollah Sistani says victory over ISIS in Iraq is imminent

- His comments come more than a month after the country started a campaign to drive ISIS terrorists from its last key stronghold of Mosul. “Confidence grows in the ability and will of the armed forces and their supporters in achieving a final victory that is not far off,” al-Sistani’s representative, Abdel-Mahdi al-Karbali, said in a sermon. In mid-October, government forces, backed by Kurdish fighters, started a long-awaited ...

( 2023-04-04 18:20:02 )