All aspects of the conflict in Bahrain can easily—and erroneously—be framed in sectarian terms: An overwhelming Shia Muslim majority is ruled by a Sunni Muslim royal family who bestow privileged, expedited citizenship on (Sunni) foreign nationals. These non-Bahrainis are then employed in the security sector to enforce authoritarian rule and …

The Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham has set out a list of rules for residents of Mosul as it seeks to impose its Islamist rules on Iraq’s second city. Referring to the area by its ancient name, Nineveh, the group says it has a clear set of instructions for …

Top Shia cleric Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Sistani called Friday for Iraqis to take up arms against “terrorists” who have overrun swathes of the country in a major offensive. “Citizens who are able to bear arms and fight terrorists, defending their country and their people and their holy places, should volunteer …

Militants have seized the Iraqi city of Tikrit as a jihadi offensive sweeps closer to Baghdad, prompting the UN Security Council to convene crisis talks Thursday while the US mulls air strikes on the rebels. The Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) seized the second city of Mosul on …

Baghdad is in a state of panic. The streets are empty. Gunmen are 20 kilometers (12.42 miles) away from the capital. Popular forces armed by the state are deployed around the city to protect its residents from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). All eyes are on Diyala, …

The spokesman for the terrorist group, the so-called Islamic State in Iraq and Levant, Abu Mohammed al-Adnani vowed that the battle in Iraq will “rage” in the capital and the holy city of Karbala, a day after the terrorists seized the northern city of Mosul. “Do not relent against your …

Iran’s president says the Islamic Republic will not tolerate violence and terror as foreign-backed Takfiri militants wreak havoc in northern Iraq. “As the government of the Islamic Republic of Iran, we will not tolerate the [acts of] violence and terror and we fight violence and terrorism in the region and …

  Radical militants from the so-called Islamic State of Iraq and Levant have retreated from Mosul, in northern Iraq, due to the heavy defeat they faced by the Iraqi army airforce.   Source: Al Alam 

Ayatollah Jafar Subhani, in the ‘Nation of Islam’ conference, spoke about the importance of unity and how the lack of it has led to the problems we see today. His eminence stated: “There are a lot of similarities that exists between Muslims, however, unfortunately what can be seen today is …

London commemorated the death anniversary of the late leader of the Islamic Revolution, Imam Ruhullah Khomeini, by holding the 5th annual Imam Khomeini Conference on Sunday 8th June 2014. Ahlulbayt Islamic mission (AIM), an Islamic grassroots organisation based in the UK, co-hosted the event with the Islamic Centre of England; …