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On Thursday 6th March 2014, senior Shia scholar and student of Ayatollah Behjat, Ayatollah Saddiqi, has stated: As a reminder, I say to you that in these previous two weeks, the leader has been to Jamkaran on both weeks; this is a sign that he sees upcoming difficulties and every time ...

MP Hassan al-Yasseri said on Saturday that the main objective behind the move is to show to the world that the Shia school of Islam is fiercely opposed to sectarianism and takfiri thought and that it seeks peace and dialogue among religious denominations.  Al-Yasseri said the move can highlight the ...

Darren Aronofksy’s Noah could be banned across large swaths of the Middle East and parts of north Africa for contravening Islamic rules on the depiction of prophets,according to the Hollywood Reporter. The fantasy epic, which stars Russell Crowe as the biblical patriarch, has already been refused a licence by censors in Qatar, Bahrain and ...

Ayatollah Makarem Shirazi in his meeting with the Fiqh and Economic Committee of Tehran Stock Exchange raised the importance of the principles of the Islamic Economy. He stated: “Our country is an Islamic Republic where the Islamic principles are the core values. Therefore, our economic establishment must be in line ...

For over a decade, Mecca – the holiest city in Islam – has been undergoing an unprecedented level of reconstruction to accommodate millions of pilgrims arriving year round. However, critics argue the massive expansion efforts have mercilessly destroyed invaluable historical and cultural sites, substituting them for crass commercialization and symbols ...

Saudi Arabia has called on its citizens waging insurgency wars abroad to return back to the kingdom within 15 days or face imprisonment. The Friday ultimatum was an extension of a month-long deadline given to Saudis fighting outside the country to return home, the interior ministry said. Those failing to ...

Ayatollah Makarem Shirazi, in his class on jurisprudence yesterday, spoke about the importance of humility and humbleness in our day to day lives and touched upon some current affairs. “The issue of humility holds a very important position in Islam. The Messenger (s), the divine prophets (s), saints and the ...

Ayatollah Subhani, at the end of his class on the principles of Jurisprudence in the shrine of Lady Ma’sooma in Qum, spoke about the importance of expressing ones opposition in certain situations and the dangers of remaining quite. Highlighting a narration from the holy Prophet (s), the highly respected scholar ...

In an interview with Mehr News Agency, Dr. Wilayati, advisor to Ayatollah Khamenei on International Affairs said “NATO as a military alliance is eager to expand its influence to the East through Ukraine.” Dr. Ali Akbar Wilayati, who is the head of the Centre for Strategic Research in Iran, emphasised ...

An unveiling of an honorary monument for the great Iraqi scholar and philosopher, Ayatollah Shaheed Muhammad Baqir Al-Sadr, took place at the Moscow State University of International Relations, on Friday 28th February 2014. The Iraqi Cultural Attache to Russia, Mr. Fouad Serei said in attendance were a number of distinguished ...