It’s always an honor and a privilege, for me, to visit Iran. This time, I was part of a small group of foreign journalists/analysts graciously invited by the Majlis for the 6th International Conference in Support of the Palestinian Intifada. In his opening speech, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei correctly stressed, …
Read More »ISIS’ Manpower Abating; Children and Elderly Being Sent on Suicide Missions
The lack of manpower for ISIS has become increasingly desperate as they now only send elderly men and children to conduct suicide missions. At the height of the so-called “Caliphate”, ISIS would proudly upload videos to their social media accounts of men at peak age and fighting condition going on …
Read More »Syria Paying Price for Not Bowing to US, Saudi and Allies
The United States along with its Western and regional allies have imposed a devastating war on Syria, because the Damascus government and the Syrian people have tried to maintain their independence, says Edward Corrigan, a human rights attorney from Ontario. “They (the US Front) plans to destroy Syria, to punish …
Read More »Bishop condemns Islamophobia after Scottish church’s Qur’an recital
The head of a UK church in Scotland has condemned Islamophobic attacks following the recital of the Qur’an at a cathedral in Glasgow. The Most Reverend David Chillingworth, the Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church, wrote in his blog on Sunday that the church “regretted” the abuse received by St. …
Read More »Muslim girls must take part in mixed swimming lessons in Switzerland
A European court has ruled that Muslim girls must take part in mixed school swimming classes after rejecting a case by a Turkish-Swiss couple who had requested that their daughters be exempted from such activities. The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on Tuesday accepted that the refusal by Swiss …
Read More »Iraq Vice President : Iran the sole country to help Iraq stand up to Daesh
WILAYAH WITH AGENCIES – Iraqi Vice President Nouri al-Maliki has hailed Iran’s support for his country in the fight against terrorist groups, saying the Islamic Republic alone came to the help of Iraq in the war on Daesh Takfiri militants. The Iraqi armed forces did not possess adequate weapons to fight …
Read More »Hamza Yusuf stokes controversy with comments about Black Lives Matter and political Islam
The prominent American Muslim theologian Shaykh Hamza Yusuf has been widely criticised for comments he made about the Black Lives Matter Movement, the Muslim Brotherhood and Hizb ut-Tahrir. Answering a question about whether Muslims should get more involved in the Black Lives Matter Movement which campaigns against systematic violence and …
Read More »Iran sends two more consignments of relief aid to Syria’s Aleppo
The Islamic Republic of Iran has dispatched two more consignments of humanitarian aid to people in Syria’s recently-liberated northwestern city of Aleppo. President of the Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) Amir Mohsen Ziaee told the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) News Agency that the body had sent 70 tonnes …
Read More »Islamic organisation sends Christmas message to Churches in UK
A UK-based Muslim organisation has produced Christmas cards and delivered a message to the Church wishing them a happy festive season. The letter which was published by the Ahlulbayt Islamic Mission outlined the importance of standing up for justice and remembered those suffering around the world. AIM wrote in its …
Read More »TV drone shot down in Tehran as it nears residence of Supreme Leader
Residents of downtown Tehran awoke to the sound of anti-aircraft fire as the army shot down a state TV drone that officials said had flown too close to the residence of Iran’s supreme leader. Mohsen Hamadani, the deputy governor of Tehran, was quoted by the semi-official ISNA news agency as …
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