Hawza
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Mosques in Southern France placed under protection among threats
Mosques in two Southern French cities have been placed under the protection of security forces due to the spread of violent threats against Muslims across the country.
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Indian exclusionism towards Muslims and minorities
Indian secularism has been the quintessence of Indian Constitution, yet the denunciation of minorities in India has prompted doubts regarding democratic values in India.
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Dozens of Jewish settlers taint Al-Aqsa Mosque
Dozens of Jewish settlers escorted by police forces on Wednesday morning desecrated the Aqsa Mosque in Occupied Al-Quds (Jerusalem).
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Book introduction:
Prohibiting takfir (Fatwas of Shi‘i Scholars)
The ‘ulama, the maraji‘ al-taqlid, and followers of the School of the Ahl al-Bayt (A) maintain that insulting revered Islamic figures and proclaiming the followers of other sects as infidels are impermissible.
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Two Muslim women stabbed under Eiffel Tower ‘by white women shouting “dirty Arabs”’
Police arrested two white female suspects who allegedly shouted ‘dirty Arabs!’ as they launched the attack. They are being held on suspicion of attempted murder, city prosecutors said. It follows rising tensions over the beheading of a teacher in the Paris suburbs last Friday by a radicalised terrorist infuriated that cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed were shown to children.
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Why Muslim votes matter the most in Florida — the largest US swing state
“Democratic Party’s ground game is much stronger, I think we’ve learned from the past and we’re not leaving anything to chance” co-founder of Muslim Delegates Nadia Ahmed says.
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Sheikh Ahmed el-Tayyeb: Linking terrorism to Islam symbol of ignorance
The grand imam of Egypt’s Al-Azhar Islamic Center criticized those who try to link terrorism to Islam.
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Palestinian worshipers at Al-Aqsa mosque expel Emirati delegation
The Palestinian worshipers at Al-Aqsa Mosque expelled an Emirati delegation visiting the Holy Shrine in coordination with the Zionist occupation authorities.
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Salma Lakhani: Alberta’s 19th lieutenant governor also ‘happens to be Muslim’
Salma Lakhani may be the first Muslim and South Asian lieutenant-governor in Canada, but that’s not what she wants to be known for.
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Wife whose husband was killed in Christchurch mosque shootings recalls watching him tackle the terrorist
The wife of a man who was killed in the Christchurch mosque attacks has recalled watching her husband tackle the shooter in the harrowing livestream he posted to Facebook.
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Islamic center in Africa to hold international poetry Shia Imam Hussein (A.S) competition
The Islamic Center for Africa in Johannesburg will hold an international poetry competition in Persian and English languages on the third Imam of Shia, Imam Hossein (AS), and issues related to his uprising 14 centuries ago.
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Ozone sterilization device installed at Prophet’s Mosque in Saudi Arabia
Head of the General Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques Sheikh Dr. Abdulrahman Bin Abdulaziz Al-Sudais inaugurated on Saturday the disinfection and sterilization device with ozone technology to sanitize the Two Holy Mosques.
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University announces launch of UK’s first Islamic finance undergraduate degree
Birmingham City University has announced the launch of the first Accounting and Islamic Finance undergraduate course in the UK.
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Muslim man denied citizenship in Germany after refusing to shake woman's hand
A 40-year-old Lebanese doctor, who has lived in Germany since 2002, applied for the country's citizenship through naturalization in 2012, thus agreeing to sign a declaration of loyalty to the German constitution and denouncing extremism.
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Congregational prayers resume at Grand Mosque in Mecca
Congregational prayers resumed Sunday at the Masjid al-Haram, or the Grand Mosque, in Mecca, Saudi Arabia after a 7-month hiatus due to the novel coronavirus outbreak.
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Mosques reopen in virus-hit Gaza Strip
Palestinian authorities reopened mosques in the Gaza Strip on Sunday after weeks of closure due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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On the occasion of the martyrdom anniversary of Imam al-Ridha (pbuh)
Imam Ridha's effect on spreading Islam was like a deep ocean
When Ali ibn Musa ar-Ridha (as) was martyred and his Imamate ended--the ideas and thoughts of the Holy Prophet's (swa) household and the matter of commitment to the Imams were established, in the world of Islam, so firmly that the oppressive and dictatorial Abbasid regime could not confront it. Ali ibn Musa ar-Ridha (as) managed to do this.
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Pivoting around the teachings of Muhammad (PBUH) we should defend Palestine
A dangerous and deadly cancer—namely, the Zionist and “Israeli” government—has been created by the enemies of Islam and the Ummah.
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On the occasion of demise anniversary of the Holy Prophet (PBUH)
How did the Prophet react to a man who talked to him aggressively?
One of the phases in the life of Prophet Muhammad (p.b.u.h.) consisted of turning this atmosphere of indifference into an atmosphere of compassion, cooperation, and brotherhood and creating a cooperative community. This is also needed in our community today.
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Twitter suspends fake black pro-Trump accounts
Twitter said Tuesday it had suspended several fake accounts purporting to be African Americans who support President Donald Trump and which had succeeded in garnering several thousand followers in just a few days.
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Hezbollah, Amal movement reject composition of Lebanon’s delegation tasked to negotiate border
Hezbollah and Amal Movement issued early Wednesday a statement in which they voiced rejection of the composition of the Lebanese delegation tasked to negotiate the southern border demarcation, calling for reforming it immediately.
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Palestinian prisoner’s stage hunger strike as Hamas warns occupation will ‘Pay Price’
Thirty-two prisoners at the Ofer Prison have begun an open-ended hunger strike in solidarity with a striking inmate, as Hamas warned that the Resistance was fully ready to retaliate for Israeli attacks on Palestinian prisoners at Eshel Prison.
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Imam Reza Guesthouse receives Naeem Rezvan pilgrims
In the last 15 days of the month of Safar, the daily capacity and the number of lotteries under Naeem Rezvan project have increased, and in total, these days, more than 230,000 meals will be distributed among pilgrims.
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Muslims must model Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) in fight against world arrogance: Ayat. Alamolhoda
Muslims have to model Prophet (pbuh) of Islam in their fight against the global arrogance, said Seyyed Ahmad Alamolhoda, Leader's representative in Khorasan Razavi Province in a meeting with Sunni Friday prayer leaders in Imam Reza (AS) holy shrine.
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Saudi Arabia fails in bid to join UN rights council
Saudi Arabia has failed to join the United Nations Human Rights Council after an international non-governmental organization called on the United Nations (UN) to refuse Riyadh’s bid.
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French police arrest Muslim NGO head in raid
French police raided Wednesday the home of Muslim NGO BarakaCity’s founder and arrested him, the organization, which broadcast the raid live on its social channels, said.