TEHRAN (IQNA) – The 19th edition of an annual gathering to honor veteran Quran activists will be organized online. Titled “A Lifetime with the Quran”, it is annually held by the Quran Culture House in Tehran to appreciate the efforts of those who have spent many years of their ...
Read More »Syria Intercepts Israeli Aggression over Damascus
TEHRAN (IQNA) – Syrian’s air defenses confronted an Israeli aggression over the capital Damascus, the country’s media said, also reporting a number of casualties. State news agency SANA reported early on Wednesday that the air defense units of the Syrian army had successfully intercepted the aggression from the Israeli-occupied ...
Read More »COVID-Positive Palestinian Prisoners in “Israeli” Jails Exceed 100
The “Israeli” entity’s so-called Prisons Administration informed Palestinian prisoners in Gilboa prison that a prisoner in section (1) has contracted coronavirus. The Palestinian Prisoners’ Club [PPC] stated that anxiety among prisoners is escalating, with new cases continuing to be recorded, 15 days after the spread of COVID-19 in the prison was ...
Read More »Over 30% Muslims see Islamophobia in UK Labour Party
Investigation by Labour Muslim Network shows 59% of Muslims feel they are not well represented by party. Hawzah News Agency – (London – UK) – Over one-third of Muslim members and supporters of British Labour Party have witnessed Islamophobia within the party, according to a new investigation. A report by the ...
Read More »Friday Prayers Held in Azerbaijan’s Shusha Again
The Yukhari Govhar Agha Mosque in the recently liberated city hosted the prayers yesterday. Shusha is a part of the Karabakh region of Azerbaijan that was under Armenian control for two decades but was recently liberated. It was the first Friday prayers in the city in 28 years. Shusha ...
Read More »Danish far-right arrested in Belgium for plotting Qur’an burning
Five anti – Islam suspects arrested for planning to burn Holy Quran In Belgium Hawzah News Agency – Five Danish far-right suspected of planning to provoke Muslims in Belgium by burning a Qur’an have been arrested and ordered out of the country, officials said Thursday. According to their group’s Facebook page, ...
Read More »Residents of historic island in Africa seeks Turkish help with mosque
A mosque located UNESCO-protected island off Dakar in Senegal in need help of Turkish authorities. Hawzah News Agency – The only mosque located on a UNESCO-protected island off Dakar, the capital of Senegal, is waiting for a helping hand from Turkish authorities to increase its capacity and its restoration. The mosque, ...
Read More »Austria’s new law on ‘political Islam’ opens door for crackdown on Muslims
After a hijab and face veil ban, Austria’s right wing government is set to introduce draconian measures against expressions Hawzah News Agency – After a hijab and face veil ban, Austria’s right wing government is set to introduce draconian measures against expressions of “political Islam.” Austria’s right-wing Chancellor Sebastian Kurz has ...
Read More »Turkey-Uganda foundation opens mosque, delivers aid
Mosque alleviates need for Muslim prayer building in central Ugandan town, previously met by makeshift structures Hawzah News Agency – The Turkey Uganda Foundation (TURUGA Foundation) inaugurated a fully furnished mosque in the central town of Wakiso on Friday and handed over an assortment of humanitarian items to school children. Before ...
Read More »Muslim American Congresswoman Denounces Israeli Atrocities
TEHRAN (IQNA) – Muslim-American Congresswoman Ilhan Omar blasted the Israeli regime for violating international law after it wiped out a Palestinian village in the occupied West Bank, further calling on the US to stop “bankrolling ethnic cleansing.” “This a grave crime – in direct violation of international law. If they ...
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