Islam

Iranians mourn Imam Reza's martyrdom anniversary with social distancing

Oct 17, 2020 17:01

A mourning ceremony was held at the Holy Shrine of Imam Reza (PBUH) in the city of Mashhad, Iran on the occasion of Imam Reza's martyrdom anniversary.
Devotees mark Arba’een as COVID-19 restricts pilgrimage to Karbala

Oct 08, 2020 13:24

Muslims around the world commemorate Arba’een or the 40th day following the heartrending tragedy of Karbala and the martyrdom of Imam Husain (AS), the younger grandson and 3rd Infallible Successor of the Almighty’s Last and Greatest Messenger to mankind with the universal creed of Islam, Prophet Mohammad (blessings of God upon him and his progeny).
Limited Umrah pilgrimage resumes after coronavirus hiatus

Oct 04, 2020 12:39

Saudi authorities have partially resumed the year-round Umrah pilgrimage after a seven-month hiatus over the coronavirus pandemic, allowing a limited number of people to perform the rituals in the holy cities of Mecca and Medina with strict observance of health protocols.
Egypt's Islamic academy slams Macron's Islamophobic remarks

Oct 04, 2020 12:31

A prominent Islamic research center in Egypt has denounced French President Emmanuel Macron’s recent Islamophobic remarks as an “explicit call for racism and hate.”
UAE, Bahrain to pay price for 'humiliating' normalization deals: Velayati

Sep 16, 2020 16:34

A top Iranian official has warned the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain that they will pay the price for their "humiliating" move to normalize relations with the illegal Zionist entity.
French magazine’s desecration of Prophet Muhammad savagery: Iran's cleric tells religious forum

Sep 16, 2020 06:36

French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo has been severely criticized at an international religious gathering in Tehran for republishing offensive cartoons of Islam’s Prophet Mohammad (Blessings of God upon him and his progeny).
Tehran rally decries French magazine’s blasphemous cartoons, Qur’an desecration in Sweden

Sep 11, 2020 06:09

People have gathered in the Iranian capital, Tehran, in protest at a French satirical publication’s reprinting of blasphemous cartoons of the Prophet of Islam, and recent desecration of Islam’s holy book in Sweden.
Leader: Zionists behind anti-Islamic cartoons in French mag

Sep 08, 2020 08:59

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has condemned the French magazine Charlie Hebdo for republishing offensive cartoons insulting Prophet Muhammad (blessings of God upon him and his progeny), saying such hostile moves are rooted in the “deeply anti-Islamic policies” of Zionists and arrogant governments.
Leader: UAE betrayed Muslim world, but it won’t last long

Sep 01, 2020 10:57

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says the United Arab Emirates has betrayed the entire Muslim world by normalizing ties with the Israeli regime, but that the betrayal will not last long.
OIC: Burning of Holy Qur’an was intended to hurt feelings of Muslims

Aug 31, 2020 09:21

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has condemned the burning of a copy of Islam’s Holy Qur’an by far-right extremists in Sweden as a “provocative offense” devised to anger Muslims.