Afghanistan explosion: ISIS admits attack on Hazara Shia protest in Kabul; 80 killed, 230 wounded

So-called Islamic State has said it was behind an attack on a protest march in the Afghan capital, Kabul, that killed 80 people and wounded 230. AhlulBayt News Agency - So-called Islamic State has said it was behind an attack on a protest march in the Afghan capital, Kabul, that killed 80 people and wounded 230.The IS-linked Amaq news agency said two fighters "detonated explosive belts at a gathering of Shia" in Kabul.The attack in Deh Mazang ...

( 2016-07-25 22:17:49 )

Powerful explosion hit Shiite district of Diyala, eastern Iraq; 18 martyred

- At least 18 people have lost their lives and 23 others sustained injuries in a powerful explosion in a town in Iraq’s eastern province of Diyala near the border with Iran.Security sources, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the bomb attack took place in the Shiite town of al-Khalis, located roughly 15 kilometers (9 miles) northwest of the provincial capital city of Baqubah, on Monday morning.The head of the Provincial Council, Omar ...

( 2016-07-25 22:16:59 )

Ayatollah Sobhani: Illegitimate boy-girl relationships, decrease interest in marriage

Increasing illegitimate relationships between young boys and girls cause distress in society; moreover, such relationships harm the women and girls emotionally. In a message to the closing ceremony for 'Hijab and Chastity Conference' held in City of Mashhad, Ayatollah Sobhani pointing at the fact that Women's creation and chastity are interwoven, added," At the time when Angel Gabriel (PBUH) spoke to Holy Mary (PBUH), he said to her, " he said, ...

( 2016-07-24 21:17:39 )

Religious sciences’ summer educational courses underway at Imam Hussein shrine

A series of summer educational courses have been held for students of different levels at the holy shrine of Imam Hussein (A) in Karbala, Iraq. According to the Astan (custodianship) of the holy shrine, “Imam Mahdi (may God hasten his glad advent); the Guide to the Right Path” is the motto of the courses, supervised by Sheikh Ahmad Safi, director of Imam Hussain (A) School. Islamic jurisprudence, Islamic beliefs, Nabawi Seerah and ...

( 2016-07-24 21:15:21 )

ENOUGH IS ENOUGH: Statement from Sheikh Zakzaky's Son

There is a childhood memory that I have never been able to lose touch with, it is personal, intimately so, I do not like sharing it. But I feel that considering my current circumstances its best I share it, especially considering that in life I have lost almost all the things that constitute my reason for being. I have eventually lost, and it is very clear that I can lose anything else, all by the virtue of ending up as a Nigerian. I am Mohammed ...

( 2016-07-23 17:16:08 )

Re: Nigerian Army, Shiite clash: Arewa Youths faults Falana's claim; Buratai trying to keep secret his crimes

By: Harun ElbinawiMy attention was drawn to the above-named news report that appeared in the Nigerian daily of Vanguard Newspaper and it was in reaction to the well-articulated Letter of the Solicitors of IMN that was signed by its leading Counsel Femi Falana (SAN) to the Attorney-General of Kaduna state to commence the prosecution of the Soldiers that massacred at least 347 defenseless and unarmed Nigerians (as stated by officials of the Kaduna ...

( 2016-07-21 19:27:46 )

American Muslims spotlight Islamophobia, distribute “Islamophobin” at GOP convention

A Muslim civil rights organization kicked off the first day of the Republican National Convention in downtown Cleveland with a news conference Monday morning, criticizing GOP officials and presumptive nominee Donald Trump for what it says are their anti-immigrant and anti-Muslim stances. "We're trying to raise awareness about the rising tide of Islamophobia in America, and unfortunately Islamophobia has been flourishing within the GOP platform," ...

( 2016-07-20 17:49:57 )

Blessed deeds

The Prophet of Islam (PBUH) said: Allah (SWT) has placed four things (deeds) in four other things (deeds).

1. The blessing of knowledge has been placed in respecting the teacher.
2. Permanence of belief is in revering God.
3. Happiness in this world by being kind to the father and the mother.
4. To be saved from hellfire by neither bothering nor offending other people [1].

( 2016-07-20 17:48:50 )

8th World Islamic Retail Banking Conference 2016

The 8th World Islamic Retail Banking Conference 2016 will be held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates in November 2016 (Not Final). The 8th World Islamic Retail Banking Conference 2016 covers topics such as: Transition from conventional to Islamic Bank Reaching to the Retail Target Segment Challenges for a conventional to Islamic Retail Bank Set Up Quality Assurance and Islamic Retail banking Development of Islamic Retail banking in new countries; ...

( 2016-07-20 13:06:00 )

Israel demolishes Palestinian graves in East Quds

Employees of Israel’s Nature and Parks Authority reportedly demolished Palestinian graves at the Bab Al-Rahmah Muslim Cemetery in occupied East Quds on Tuesday, according to the committee for the preservation of Islamic cemeteries in Quds. A member of the committee Hamzeh Hijazi told that employees of the Nature Authority, escorted by Israeli forces, raided the Bab Al-Rahmah Muslim Cemetery -- located alongside the eastern wall of the ...

( 2016-07-20 13:04:00 )

Punjab Govt Walking In The Steps Of Lej, Terrorizing Shiites In Pakistan

Majlis Wahdat ul Muslimeen (MWM) Secretary General Allama Raja Nasir Abbas Jafri condemned the abduction of Mashhad-e-Muqaddas Wing Secretary General Allama Aqeel Hussain Khan at the hands of Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) Punjab, terming them to have acquired the role of Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ). MWM supremo Allama Nasir was grieved with the news of Allama Aqeel’s abduction from Sarghodha and uttered that Punjab government‘s ...

( 2016-07-20 13:04:00 )

Grand Ayatollah Makarem Shirazi: Insulting Sunni Sharia, form of blasphemy

Stressing that no one is allowed to insult Sunni principles and their sharia, Grand Ayatollah Makarem Shirazi said, "Wahhabis regard Sunni Muslims, Shias, Christians and followers of any other religion as infidels; They have no understanding of genuine Islam and its principles whatsoever," According to Hawzah, in a meeting with a group of Shia clerics and preachers in Mashhad, Grand Ayatollah pointed at Wahhabi-Takfiri ideology which approves of ...

( 2016-07-20 12:53:00 )

ISIS claims responsibility for axe attack in Germany

ISIS terrorist group claimed responsibility for an attack on a train in Germany that injured at least five people. The claim was posted on the group’s Aamaq news agency on Tuesday. It came just hours after a 17-year-old Afghan asylum seeker attacked passengers with an ax and knife on a train near Wuerzburg-Heidingsfeld on Monday night, before he was shot and killed by a special police unit. The statement says the attacker was ...

( 2016-07-20 12:12:00 )

ISIS arrests 65 policemen in Nineveh on espionage charges

An source in Nineveh Operations announced on Monday evening that 65 policemen were arrested by the ISIS in Nineveh. The arrested security men were later transferred to prisons. Revealing details about this ISIS-launched operation on Monday evening, the source seeking anonymity, said, “The ISIS, this evening, arrested 65 former policemen of the Nineveh police were arrested from the left coast and the right coast of Mosul. The ISIS has ...

( 2016-07-20 12:05:00 )

Top Bahraini Shiite Scholars Issue Short and Shocking Message

Members of Bahrain’s “Board of the Great Scholars” have published a very important and shocking short message which can be named as the cry of the oppressed. In the Name of God Peace and blessings be upon our prophet Mohammad and his pure family We as an integral and original part of Shiite components in this land [Bahrain] have absolutely convinced and confident that ...

( 2016-07-19 15:13:39 )

Clashes break out btw Bahraini police and demonstrators after dissolve of al-Wefaq Society

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( 2016-07-18 12:45:00 )

Anti-Muslim views rise across Europe

A wave of migrants and refugees from Muslim-majority nations have inflamed the debate about immigration on the continent, fueling the rise of far-right parties and probably contributing to Britain’s decision to leave the European Union. At the same time, groups claiming to be inspired by an extremist version of Islam have carried out devastating attacks in France and Belgium. In Britain, the figure jumped nine percentage points to 28 ...

( 2016-07-18 12:29:00 )

Bahrain to try Sheikh Qassim in August

The public prosecutor in Bahrain said Saturday that a cleric will go on trial early next month on charges of “illegal fund collections and money laundering,” without providing an exact date. Sheikh Qassim has strongly rejected the charges brought against him. This came about a week after Bahrain suspended the activities of the main Shia opposition group al-Wefaq National Islamic Society, whose secretary general, Sheikh Ali Salman, ...

( 2016-07-18 12:22:00 )

Kurdish Movement Releases Statement on Turkey Coup Attempt

The statement said; “There has been a coup attempt by persons whose identity and purpose is yet not clear. This attempt comes just before the military council meeting, where Recep Tayyip Erdoğan was reportedly going to assign generals close to himself to the army’s top tier. Another striking dimension of the coup attempt is that it comes at a time when discussions about the fascist AKP ...

( 2016-07-18 12:04:00 )

Death toll rises in France following Nice terror attack

A Bastille Day fireworks celebration was shattered by death and mayhem Thursday night in the southern French city of Nice when a large truck barreled for more than a mile through an enormous crowd of spectators, crushing and maiming dozens in what France’s president called a terrorist assault. It came eight months after the Paris attacks that traumatized the nation and all of Europe. Officials and witnesses in Nice said at least 84 people, ...

( 2016-07-17 14:19:00 )