Hawzah News Agency
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AQR’s consultations not restricted to certain groups or people: Chief custodian
Speaking at the inauguration ceremony of holy shrine’s managing director and the head of Chief Custodian’s Office, Hoj. Marvi pointed to the changes made in the AQR councils and board of directors, saying: “Our focus has been on employment of people whose different specializations are needed in AQR’s boards of directors or councils”.
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Israeli colonists vandalize Palestinian vehicles near Nablus
Ghassan Daghlas, a Palestinian Authority official who monitors Israel’s colonialist activities in northern West Bank, stated that the colonists invaded the al-Lubban ash-Sharqiya village in southern Nablus, and slashed the wheels of twelve parked cars.
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Mosque attack victim's brother offers free meals to emergency workers
Ahmed Jahangir was injured at the Linwood mosque when a bullet caused damage to his chest wall, shattered his collar bone and shredded nerves.
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Muslim volunteers bury Christians who died from the coronavirus
According to World Health Organisation data, almost 160,000 cases have been reported in Bangladesh with about 2,000 deaths, including a dozen Christians. Fearing contagion, very few people in the country are willing to touch the bodies of infected people, living or dead.
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Sheikh Qabalan denounces Saudi paper’s offensive depiction of Ayatollah Sistani
Sheikh Qabalan stressed that the abusive cartoon contradicts with the freedom of speech, objectivity, and truth, emphasizing that Ayatollah Sistani guarantees Iraq’s unity and sovereignty.
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Muslim scholar group calls for stand with Yemen
In a statement, IUMS Secretary General Ali al-Qaradaghi said there are those who desire happy, united Yemen to become the most miserable and shattered country.
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Exclusive: 'Rohingya issue, not Muslims v/s Buddhist paradigm'
Born in a Burmese Buddhist family, Zarni said a campaign of ignorance was manufactured in his country through schools, mass media, and Buddhist organizations against Rohingya, which eventually culminated in the genocide.
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Leeds Imam says reopening of mosques will play huge role in 'hope and healing'
Announcing the easing of lockdown restrictions, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Wednesday that places of worship will be able to reopen, with weddings of up to 30 people allowed.
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On the occasion of the birth of Hazrat Fatemeh Masoumeh
Birthday and Childhood of Fatima Masumah (s.a.)
In the house of Imam Kadhim (A.S.), Najma, the wife of the honorable Imam was eagerly looking forward to the arrival of the child; she was counting days and nights for that day.
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Islam’s most important annual holiday, Eid ul-Adha, will be celebrated this year
While its exact start date is not yet known, some astronomers have suggested it will arrive at the end of next month, on July 31.
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Saudi to allow around 1,000 pilgrims to perform hajj
“The number of pilgrims will be around 1,000, maybe less, maybe a little more,” Hajj Minister Mohammad Benten told reporters.
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Increase in number of Muslim MSPs at Scotland next year's election
Nearly 40 groups have signed an open letter to party leaders after an inquiry flagged up Islamophobia in public life.
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UK police investigate after attacks on three Teesside mosques
The vandalism has been done at the sites on Bowesfield Lane, Dennison Street and Northcote Street.
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Razavi Treasury keeps oldest Quranic manuscript
Organization of Libraries, Museums, and Document Center of Astan Quds Razavi owns 13 million and 500 thousand historical documents, thousands of museum items, two million periodicals, 65 thousand lithography books, and over 106 thousand copies of manuscripts.
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Palestinian child sentenced to ten years by Israeli authorities
The boy, 15, from occupied al-Quds (East Jerusalem), southern West Bank, was shot and injured by occupation troops on August 15, 2019, while with his friend Naseem Imkafeh, 15, whom the troops killed.
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Islamic Research Foundation releases second volume of “Prophet Muhammad’s (pbuh) Practical Conduct”
As all aspects of human life including their behavior toward one another, family and society as well as their social, ethical, political, economic, scientific, and security activities must be in line with those of God’s prophets particularly Prophet Muhammad (pbuh), writing books of this kind has been prevalent since a long time ago.
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Unemployed Malaysian charged with insulting Islam on Facebook
Tham Wai Yuen, 47, made the plea after the charges were read out to him before Judge MM Edwin Paramjothy.
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Brunei's Muslims to skip Hajj pilgrimage this year
Speaking in a press conference, Minister of Religious Affairs Awang Badaruddin said the country would not send its 1,000 yearly selected pilgrims and those traveling at their own expenses to perform the Hajj, the daily Borneo Bulletin reported.
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A Hindu and a Muslim man in Kanpur come together to help migrants
People across faiths have been coming to the forefront and helping the needy. Similar scene can be witnessed at a National Highway 2 in Kanpur city of Uttar Pradesh where a Hindu and a Muslim man are working together, distributing food packets and other necessary items especially to the migrants passing by.
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The future of Ibrahimi Mosque in danger
In a provocative, irresponsible step and amid the world’s struggle with the coronavirus pandemic, the Israeli occupation authorities announced recently a new settlement plan to capture the lands surrounding the Ibrahimi Mosque in the occupied city of Al - Khalil in the southern West Bank.
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Brierfield Imam will broadcast warning over Mosque radio to tackle anti-social youths
After speaking with the local Imam, it was agreed that messages would be broadcast via the mosque radio to warn the anti-social groups and address their blatant disregard for coronavirus lockdown rules and social distancing measures.
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Who is Keith Ellison, the Black Muslim leading the Floyd prosecution?
In 1989, Keith Ellison, as a college student, was part of a campaign seeking justice for an elderly Black couple, which was killed in a botched-up police raid.
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Mosque brings touch of goodwill to help hospital staff on coronavirus frontline
Volunteers at Cambridge Central Mosque have been preparing 30 meals each day since the first full day of Ramadan, before dropping them off at the hospital for staff in the critical care unit, security guards and paramedics.
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TRNC condemns mosque attack in Greek Cyprus
The Molotov cocktail attack on the Köprülü Hacı İbrahim Ağa Mosque in Limasol province is unacceptable, TRNC Prime Minister Ersin Tatar said in a statement.
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Palestinian PM “International Donors’ Support is Vital”
Shtayyeh’s remarks came during a video conference conversation with the European Union’s (EU) representative for peace in the Middle East, Susanna Terstal, when the Palestinian PM briefed the her on latest developments, across the occupied Palestinian territories.
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Israeli authorities detain Imam of Al-Aqsa Mosque
A unit from the Israeli intelligence service raided the home of Sheikh [Ekrima] and informed him he is under arrest," a family member said on condition of anonymity.
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Islamic scholars, NGOs call for Makkah, Madinah to be placed under international control
The campaign, which has already resulted in the support of around 100 Muslim scholars and human rights activists, aims to target Muslim-majority and Arab countries, as well as Muslim communities in Europe and the United States, in order to raise awareness of the policies recently enacted by Saudi Arabia with regards to the cities’ administration and pilgrimage.
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Ayatollah Khamenei: Priorities of the new Parliament: justice, employment, production and the national currency
All praise is due to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds, and peace and greetings be upon our Master Muhammad and upon his pure household.
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Incredible images show Muslims using an IKEA parking lot to pray safely while social distancing
One mosque in Germany had the ingenious idea to ask their local IKEA if they could use their car park and the furniture store in Wetzlar agreed.
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Letter of congratulations from the World Council of Churches on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr
While we should do all we can to minimize the suffering brought about by the virus, and to protect the lives of those who are most vulnerable, we also pray that God will bring good out of all the trials that so many have endured.