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At the Fourth Summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia (CICA) that opens May 20 in Shanghai, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani will meet with both Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Among other things, the summit will underscore how rising non-Western powers are …

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 In their unpublished draft report, the inspectors said the school – the Olive Tree primary school in Luton …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 …

As the clouds broke across Britain this week and many of us stretched our faces towards the sunlight, breathing in the summer breeze, not all were so lucky as to enjoy such a reprieve. It’s not the grey British sky, however, but the cold stone walls and repressive bureaucracy of …

Ayatollah Sayyid Bushehri, at the 5th annual commemoration of the passing away of Ayatollah Behjat, spoke about the true value of man, the importance of the intellect, the objective of the Prophets (s) and ultimately the true value of scholars. He stated: “Man has a lofty position in creation; to …

A Bahraini royal family member might be stripped of his diplomatic immunity in the UK after an opposition protester, who accuses him of involvement in torture, has been given permission to challenge his immunity from prosecution. The judicial review proceedings were brought by a Bahraini citizen in Britain after Bahrain’s …

“Awakening of Nation and Stability of Pakistan Conference,” in Skardu brought Sunni and Shia Muslims together and they vowed united struggle for full rights of people of Gilgit-Baltistan. Majlis-e-Wahdat-e- Muslimeen hosted the largest- attended public meeting in the history of Gilgit-Baltistan. Sunni Bralevis, Deobandis and Ahl-e-Hadees also joined the Shia Muslims’ …

Earlier this month, Saudi liberal activist Raif Badawi was sentenced to 1,000 lashes, 10 years in prison and a heavy fine for insulting Islam. In fact, his crime was to establish an online discussion forum where people were free to speak about religion and criticise religious scholars. He had been charged with “apostasy” in 2012, because …

A set of controversial billboards funded by the informational website Ask-A-Muslim.com is causing a stir in Columbus, Oh. The signs have slogans like “Jesus is Muslim” and “Muslims love Jesus too.” Dave Daubenmire of the Pass the Salt Ministry feels the billboards are misleading and disrespectful, especially as they have gone up …

In what is perhaps the central myth of the Cold War, President John F. Kennedy is said to have stared down Nikita Khrushchev during the Cuban Missile Crisis and refused to give an inch, forcing the Soviet premier to capitulate to his steely will and America’s superior military might. As Leslie Gelb, president …