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Sunday, 04 March 2012 16:32

Atheist Billboards Target US Muslims

SHAFAQNA (Shia International News Association) – American Muslims ignored a new billboard campaign launched by an atheist group targeting Muslims around New York City calling Islam a myth, saying it make it harder for people of different beliefs to build bridges. “This is not the first time in history, and not the last time,” Mohamed El Filali, executive director of the Islamic Center of Passaic County, told NorthJersey.com. The new signs were erected last Monday by the organization American Atheists,…
SHAFAQNA (Shia International News Association) - The leader of the business community in the Gaza Strip warned on Sunday that dozens of factories are at risk of closure due to Gaza's fuel crisis. Ali al-Hayik, the head of Gaza's Federation of Industries and the Palestinian Businessmen Association, called on the Hamas-led government to provide fuel to factories to avert an impending catastrophe for local industry. The government must take responsibility for the crisis and is tasked with supporting the private…
SHAFAQNA (Shia International News Association) - The Bulgarian version of treatise by fourth Shia Imam is translated and published by Ahlul Bayt (AS) World Assembly. "Treatise on Law", book by Shia fourth Imam, Imam Sajjad (AS) is translated and published by cooperation of Ahlul Bayt (AS) World Assembly and Iran's Cultural Counselor in Sofia, reported Taqrib News Agency (TNA). This book includes a preface and 50 articles of the divine, humane and social laws of Islam. Publication of this book…
Larakana, March 4,  Scholar and historian Nasim Yousaf has said that the people of Pakistan particularly rulers must not forget that the freedom they enjoy today is a result of Allama Mashriqi’s strenuous fight against the slavery of imperialist rule. Founder of Khaksar Tehreek (KT), Allama Innayatullah Khan Al-Mashriqi is a national hero and the government must treat his legacy with the same spirit and devotion as he served the nation, Media must not overlook Allama Mashriqi's struggle for freedom…
Islamabad, March04: -International Islamic University, Islamabad (IIUI) would organize an international conference on “Pakistan, South Asia and Muslim Societies” from 6 to 7 March.The Iqbal International Institute for Research and Dialogue (IRD) of the IIUI is organizing a conference in collaboration with the American Council for the Study of Islamic Societies (ACSIS) and the South Asian Muslim Studies Association (SAMSA) in Faisal Mosque Campus of IIUI on March 6-7.The scholars at the conference would speak about issues related to Islam,…
New Delhi, Mar04: Islamic Online University (IOU) is the world’s first tuition-free English online university, offering Bachelor’s degree in Islamic Studies. Launched in April 2010 by Dr Bilal Philip’s, the IOU represents a major new step towards helping Muslims across the globe in fulfilling the Prophet’s command to seek knowledge of the religion.After successfully running a collection of 24 free diploma courses since 2007, in which more than 50,000 students are currently registered from more than 202 different countries, Dr…
WASHINGTON DC,10 Rabi al-Thani/3 March (IINA)-A joint U.S.-Afghan investigation found that five American soldiers were directly involved in the burning of Muslim holy books at an American base late last month, CBS News confirms.The joint investigation found that the five soldiers, who have not been named publicly, moved the Qurans from where they were being stored near Kabul at the Parwan Detention Facility to the burn pit at Bagram Air Field, which adjoins the prison. It won’t result in any…
Islamabad, Mar04: Any act of violence bearing an impact on bilateral relations must be investigated impartially and professionally before reaching conclusions regarding their nature, perpetrators and origin. All formal and informal government channels should be used more effectively to share information on a real-time basis.This was agreed upon and recommended by former diplomats, editors, journalists, academics and analysts from India and Pakistan, who met in Colombo for the 10th Chaophraya Dialogue on March 2 and 3, organised by the Jinnah…
SHAFAQNA (Shia International News Association) - The representative of the the Marje’yia (The seminary leadership) and Imam of the Holy Shrine of Imam Hussain (A.S.) Sheikh Abdul Mahdi Al-Karbalaei demanded the Iraqi parliament to transfer the money allocated to buy armored cars for its members to the service sector and to compensate the people affected by the violence in the country. Sheikh Al-Karlabaei, during the Friday Prayer which was held in the holy shrine of Imam Hussain (A.S.), said that…
Sunday, 04 March 2012 07:11

Atheist Billboards Target US Muslims

SHAFAQNA (Shia International News Association) – American Muslims ignored a new billboard campaign launched by an atheist group targeting Muslims around New York City calling Islam a myth, saying it make it harder for people of different beliefs to build bridges. “This is not the first time in history, and not the last time,” Mohamed El Filali, executive director of the Islamic Center of Passaic County, told NorthJersey.com. The new signs were erected last Monday by the organization American Atheists,…
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