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At least 24 Shia Muslim pilgrims have been killed in three bombings in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, officials say. Suicide bombers targeted pilgrims walking along main roads in the western area of Mansour and in Bab al-Sharji, in the city centre, while a car bomb exploded in Urr, an eastern …

[Picture: President of Majlis-e-Ulama Shia Maulana Sayyid Ali Raza Rizvi (Left) and General Secretary of Majlis Wahdatul Muslimeen Pakistan Maulana Raja Nasir Abbas (Right)] Majlis Ulama-E-Shia (Europe) – A Religious Organisation of Shia Scholars in Europe which represents the Shia Muslims originating from the Subcontinent wrote a letter to the …

Ofsted inspectors have harshly criticised an independent Muslim school for promoting Salafi fundamentalist beliefs and rated the school as inadequate, in a possible prelude to it being closed or taken over by the Department for Education. In their unpublished draft report, the inspectors said the school – the Olive Tree primary school in Luton …

The office of the Religious Authority Grand Ayatollah, Ali al-Sistani condemned arresting the foreign  students of the religious institutions in Najaf. A statement by Sistani’s office received by IraqiNews.com cited “The security forcesarrested some of the Pakistani students in Najaf under the justification of violating the terms of the residential permits.” “The Religious Authority calls for stopping the …

Nigel Farage endured a car crash live radio interview with LBC presenter James O’Brien on Friday morning. In began with the Ukip leader challenged over the “avalanche” of controversial comments made by his candidates. One Ukip candidate was revealed to have made remarks about what would happen if he “shot one poofter”. Farage said he …

The president of Iraqi Kurdistan, Masoud Barzani, said Iraq had been led in an authoritarian direction by Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki and threatened to end the oil-rich autonomous region’s participation in the federal government. Iraq held elections on April 30. The results have yet to be announced but Kurdish support …

Thousands of Syrians and Shia pilgrims have celebrated the birthday anniversary of Imam Ali (AS) during a ceremony at the Sayyidah Zaynab shrine in the capital city of Damascus. According to Al-Alam correspondent, hundreds of Shia pilgrims form Iran, Iraq, Lebanon and other countries also took part in the ceremony. …

Supreme Leader of Iran, Ayatollah Khamenei criticised United States for its attempts to create rift between Iran and Pakistan, Fars News reported. During his meeting with Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, Khamenei stressed on the fact that the relations between the two neighbourly countries were not related to third parties. “There are hands at work that intend to …

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has warned that Takfiri groups pose a threat to all Muslims including Shias and Sunnis. “If Takfiri groups are not confronted, they will inflict more damage and blows on the Muslim world,” Ayatollah Khamenei said in a meeting with Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif …

Five men affiliated to the Sunni Muslim, Al Muhajiroun terrorist group were found guilty of attacking Shia Muslims in Edgware Road a year ago A group of Islamic protesters who abused the Shia Muslim community in Edgware Road during a demonstration against the Syria conflict have been found guilty of violent disorder. …