Hawzahnews
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Bringing Jews and Muslims together at York University
Recently I decided to step out of my comfort zone to offer a course that would explore both the Jewish and Muslim experiences in Canada. Teaching “anti-Semitism and Islamophobia in Canada” was a more rewarding experience than I could have imagined.
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Book introduction:
“History and human evolution” written by martyred scholar Murtadha Mutahhari
The social or historical evolution, being acquired by man's effort, has not been handed down from one generation to another, or from zone to zone through heredity, and there is not even a possibility of its being such.
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Sheikh Qassem: Hezbollah will be part of upcoming Lebanese government
Sheikh Qassem emphasized that Hezbollah will be part of the new government because it represents a major segment of the Lebanese people, adding that the party will always address the socioeconomic needs of the people.
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Israeli plan of Judaizing al-Quds won’t materialize: Hamas
“I am fully responsible for what I say — the plans to divide the Aqsa Mosque will fail, and we will never allow the occupation to implement its plots and change the character of Occupied Palestine (Jerusalem)
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Book introduction:
“Imam Hussain the heir of prophet Abraham” written by Dr. Muhammad Ali Shomali
The historical role of Imam Hussain(pbuh) and the lessons derived from it
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Ahkam (Islamic laws)
Touching the names of Allah (1)
The rules for touching the names of Allah, the glorious, and the Verses of the Qur’an
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Book introduction:
“Sexual problems of youths” written by Ayatollah Naser Makarem Shirazi
None of the problems the youths face today is as important as the sexual problem.
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Palestinians march ‘day of rage’ over torture of detainee in Israel custody
In the occupied West bank, Israeli police attacked the protesters, using tear gas, sound bombs and rubber-coated bullets to break up the gathering on Tuesday, media reports said.
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Hadith of the day:
Enjoinment of bearing witness
The value of bearing witness in truth for the sake of restoring a fellow Muslim’s rights
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US company mocked Muslim job seeker's religion during interview, lawsuit says
An American Muslim woman says a potential employer in Virginia made fun of her religion and denied her a job because she asked for two five-minute prayer breaks during the work day.
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Ahkam (Islamic laws)
Rules of Wuḍū’
Miscellaneous issues of Wuḍū’, based on Ayatollah Sistani’s risalah
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Book introduction:
“Society and History” written by martyred Murtadha Mutahhari
How Islam looks at society and history in the perspective of its conception of the world.
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Hadith of the day:
Consecutive bounties
Consecutive succession of bounties and gradual baiting for chastisement
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Ahkam (Islamic laws)
Rules of Wuḍū’
Are the natural oily secretions of the body considered a barrier when performing Wuḍū’?
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Ahkam (Islamic laws)
Rules of Wuḍū’
Immersive ablution (al-wuḍūʾ al-irtimāsī) based on Ayatollah Sistani’s risalah
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Muslim athlete suing Air Canada for forcing her to remove hijab
Fatima says her issue is that she wasn't given private screening room to remove her headscarf, though she repeatedly ask for one, and which is required by state and federal law
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Nasrallah declares to never leave Ayatollah Khamenei alone
Seyyed Nasrallah Called for crowding on the 10th of Muharram, the day of Ashura in the Southern Suburb of Beirut to pledge allegiance to Imam Hussein .
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Mashhad, Imam Reza (AS) holy shrine replete with mourners of Tasua
All sacred premises have turned into black and the holy shrine’s various porticos and courtyards are hosting pilgrims with different mourning ceremonies.
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Ayatollah Noori Hamedani urges Kashmiri Muslims to stand up for their cause
“Our government, the Leader [Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei], all of us will help you,” the top cleric vowed, stressing that Kashmiri clerics, in particular, must be prepared to sacrifice their lives if they want to obtain the people’s right.
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Saudi court clears offenders in deadly Grand Mosque’s crane fall case
On Thursday, the Criminal Court in Mecca ordered the dismissal of the case against construction conglomerate Saudi Binladin Group, asserting that the trawler crane had been installed in a correct and safe position,
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Knifeman in UK 'aimed to strike fear in Muslim hearts'
Vincent Fuller, of Stanwell, Surrey, has previously admitted attempted murder at Kingston Crown Court.
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Sharp rise in hate crimes against Muslims after Brexit vote in Cheshire
Police figures reveal there were just nine Islamophobic offences in Cheshire in 2013, followed by five in 2014 and 14 in 2015.