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21,000 inmates memorize Quran in Prison: Iranian Official...
( Iran )
Tehran:Some 21,000 inmates serving terms in Iran’s prisons have memorized the Quran, an official said. Hojat-ol-Islam Reza Rostami, the director general of the Prisons Organization’s cultural and educational department, said these are inmates that have learned at least three Juzes (parts) of the Quran by heart. He made the remarks in an interview with IQNA on the sidelines of a Quran competition for inmates in Khorramabad, the capital of the western province of Lorestan. Referring to the organization’s...
Putin condemns Barcelona attack, calls for united front agai...
( Russia )
Moscow:Russian President Vladimir Putin has condemned a recent terror attack in Barcelona, Spain, calling on the international community to “join forces” against terrorism. “We strongly condemn this brutal and cynical crime against civilians,” Putin said Thursday, shortly after an alleged Daesh sympathizer smashed his van into pedestrians in Barcelona’s busy Las Ramblas Street, killing at least 13 and injuring some 80 others. “What has happened once again emphasizes the...
Human right activist likens Zionism policy to Hitler’s...
(Srinagar)
Brasila:Deputy of Human Rights in the Brazilian city of Guarulhos denounced the policy of Zionism regime against Islam. “The policy of killing and Ethnicity in Palestine by the Zionist regime, racism in South Africa, and various conspiracies against Islam are all of the same genius and condemned,” Deputy of Human Rights in the Brazilian city of Guarulhos, Lama Samiee stressed. The Brazilian human right activists likened the policy of Zionism regime to Hitler holding them as the same....
On Indepence Dayof Pakistan,PM Calls On Global Community To ...
( Pakistan )
Islamabad:He said Pakistan desires to have positive and constructive relations with all countries of the world, especially with its neighbours on the basis of sovereign equality. On the ocassion of its Independence Day, Pakistan Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi urged the international community to play its due role in resolving the Kashmir issue with India. “It is incumbent upon the international community to play its role in the resolution of the regional conflicts, particularly the Kashmir...
Seminary must be truly scientific and able to produce though...
( Iran )
Tehran:The Islamic seminary must be social and attached to the body of society in order to realize popular demands. If our society is dealing with certain social issues, it’s the seminary’s duty to correctly address them.” Speaking at a farewell and inauguration ceremony for the head of Eastern Azerbaijan seminary which was held at Imam al-Asr (as) seminary school in Tabriz Ayatollah Alireza Arafi, head of Iranian seminaries and Vice Chancellor of Al-Mustafa (S) International University highlighted...
Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif disqualified by Supreme court...
( Pakistan )
Islamabad:Pakistan’s Supreme Court has disqualified Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif from holding public office following an investigation into corruption allegations. The ruling comes after a probe into his family’s wealth following the 2015 Panama Papers dump linking Mr Sharif’s children to offshore companies. It comes amid heightened security in the capital, Islamabad. Mr Sharif has consistently denied any wrongdoing in the case. The verdict was handed down unanimously by a five-member...
Famous Egyptian Quran reciter & Hafiz Tantawi dies at 7...
( Egypt )
Cairo:Mohammed Abdel Wahhab el-Tantawi, a well-known Egyptian reciter of the Holy Quran, has died. He was believed to be more than 70. Egyptian media said on Wednesday that Tantawi, known for his hearty and emotional recitations of the holy book, died earlier in the day after a long battle with heart disease. Tantawi was also a hafiz, a term used to distinguish those who have memorized the Quran in full. He became a professional reciter in 1969, when he was admitted to Al Azhar University, Egypt’s...
Turkish PM Erdogan: Al-Aqsa Mosque is an honor for Muslim Um...
( Turkey )
Istanbul:Turkish president Recep Erdogan has said that the Aqsa Mosque is an honor for 1.7 billion Muslims and not only the Palestinians, affirming that the Islamic world would not remain silent on the restrictions imposed by Israel on the Aqsa Mosque. Erdogan made his remarks during a news conference held on Sunday at Istanbul’s Ataturk airport ahead of his departure for Saudi Arabia, the first stop on his itinerary that will also include Kuwait and Qatar. Erdogan expressed his country’s strong...
1st Iranian Woman Farzaneh Sharafbafi takes over as Air Chie...
( Iran )
Tehran:Women in Iran broke another glass ceiling when Iran Air’s first female Chief Executive Officer, Farzaneh Sharafbafi officially took charge of the country’s flag carrier company. The of first Iranian woman to receive a PhD in aerospace, she has been a board member at Iran Air, otherwise known as Homa.
“I hope I will be able to save the face of women in the aviation industry and make them proud,” she told the Financial Tribune on the sidelines of a formal ceremony held...
She Bled to Death, Nobody Paid Attention’: ISIS Wives Shar...
( Syria )
Damascus:Women who managed to break free from the clutches of ISIS terrorists told RT harrowing stories of what they lived through, shedding light on the rampant violence, sex slavery and a bloodcurdling neglect for life thriving in the so-called “caliphate.”
Khadija, who came to Syria from Tunis to live in ISIS Syrian stronghold of Raqqa for three years, told RT that she saw plenty of cruelty and injustice, but no genuine pursuit of religion or Islamic law.
“My husband and I made...