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News – Yemen As US-Saudi Aggression closed Yemen’s vital port city of Hodeidah, Amnesty International has accused them of possible war crimes over interference with deliveries of food, fuel and aid. More than 8 million people in Yemen are at risk of starvation and aid groups fear the battle for …

Nigerian security forces have once again opened fire on supporters of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria during an annual religious procession near the capital Abuja, killing at least one person and injuring some others.  According to local residents and witnesses, police fired live bullets and tear gas at thousands of members …

Local Editor A genocide against Myanmar’s Rohingya Muslims is still continuing, UN investigators warned Wednesday as they handed a report to the Security Council. The investigators called for the issue to be referred to an international tribunal. Marzuki Darusman, chairman of the UN Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar, said that beyond …

The Voice of Unity Part 2: Islamic Brotherhood Al-Taqrib A Journal of Islamic Unity Number 6 March 2010 Ayatullah Ustadh Muhammad Wa’idh Zadeh Khurasani Translated by Hamid Waqar This is the second of a series of talks delivered in 1991 by Muhammad Wa’iz-Zadeh Khurasani. The first was printed in the …

The Shia Imams and Muslim Unity Part 1 ‘Ali Aqa-Nuri Translated by Hamid Waqar Al-Taqrib A Journal of Islamic Unity Number 6 March 2010 Abstract This is the first part to a series of articles that will outline the stance of the Shia Imams with respect to Muslim unity. The …

Hujjat al-Islam wa al-Muslimin Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi, the Grand Custodian of Astan Quds Razavi, conveyed condolences in a message over the late “Amina Salameh,” the mother of martyrs of jihad, Fouad and Emad Mughniyah. According to Astan News correspondent, the text of this message is as follows: The demise of …

Ladies in the Spotlight to Be Served at Razavi Holy Shrine The statistics show that more than sixty percent of the pilgrims attending the Razavi Holy Shrine are women. Astan Quds Razavi, in his new management period specifically addresses the issue of ladies and provides cultural, promotional, welfare and educational …

Rasa – Shia Muslims in Nigerian capital of Abuja have once again staged a protest rally to call for the release of their leader Ibrahim Zakzaky, who is still in prison despite a 2016 high court ruling. RNA – The protest was held in front of the Federal Ministry of Justice. …

Myanmar is “unable and unwilling” to investigate its abuses against Rohingya Muslims, a UN rights envoy has said, bolstering calls for the country’s generals to be hauled before an international court. A UN fact-finding mission has called for Myanmar’s top brass to be investigated for genocide, crimes against humanity and …

Imam Khumayni’s Vision of Islamic Unity Dr. Muhammad Rahim Iwazi Translated by Abuzar Ahmadi Al-Taqrib A Journal of Islamic Unity Number 6 March 2010 Abstract In an age where the Islamic Ummah was threatened from within by internal discord and division, and from without by global hegemonic powers competing to …