Iraq’s top cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani has urged the Shiite forces of Hashd al-Sha’abi to sacrifice their lives to protect Sunni families who are under relentless attacks by ISIS, an Iranian official says.
A bidding war at Christie's this week sent the price of a 3,000-year-old stone relief from $7 million to more than $28 million, setting a world record for ancient Assyrian artworks and raising fears among some archaeologists that soaring prices will fuel the market for looted antiquities as well as legally acquired ones.
Egyptian security forces killed 19 militants in an operation launched after a deadly attack on the country's Christian minority, the interior ministry said on Sunday.
Iran’s judiciary has banned Mehdi Hajati from his seat at the Shiraz City Council because he tried to secure the release of two fellow citizens who were arrested for their Baha’i faith.
More than 200 Gonabadi dervishes have been sentenced to more than 1000 years of prison time, the Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) reports.
According to HRANA, 201 Gonabadi Sufis have been sentenced to 1080 years and two months prison, 5995 lashes, 46 years ban from leaving Iran and 72 years deprivation from civic activities.
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman held a rare meeting with American evangelical Christians on Thursday, as the ultra-conservative Muslim kingdom seeks to open up more to the world and repair an image of religious intolerance.
The tomb of Bawa Mahmoud was destroyed in an explosion in Diyala’s Khanaqin city on Wednesday evening, a security source said.
Although the tomb is considered a holy shrine for the followers of the Kurdish Kakai religion, Shia Muslims also frequently visit the site.
Millions of Shiite Muslims from around the world are making their way this week to their sect’s holy shrines in the Iraqi city of Karbala, a pilgrimage that is as much about community as it is about religion.
The 5th edition of the Forum for Promoting Peace in Muslim Societies, to be held in Abu Dhabi on December 5, will establish that Islam is a religion of peace and justice, said Dr Mohammad Mattar Al Kaabi, secretary general of the forum, an Abu Dhabi-based international organisation.
A specialized Quran memorization center for children under the age of 7 is planned to be established in majority Shia region of Al-Ahsa in Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province.
According to elbalad.news, Ahmad ibn Hamd Al Bu Ali, head of the Official Council of “Mohammad ibn Fahd ibn Jalwi” Quranic Institute announced that the institute plans to open the new Quran center.
The UN Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Iran has raised concerns regarding "serious violations" against the Baha'i community in Iran.
Presenting a major report on the situation of human rights in Iran at the UN, Javaid Rehman expressed concerns of "substantial violations" against the religious community- the largest non-Muslim religious minority in Iran.
In a “declaration” addressed to the authorities of the Islamic Republic a group of Gonabadi dervishes in Iran have demanded an official explanation concerning the house arrest of their elderly spiritual leader, Noor Ali Tabandeh.
Based on the Islamic Republic's law, a declaration is a "legal notice" used for demanding legal rights before presenting a petition.
More than 1,000 young Catholics between the ages of 18 to 35, from across the Arabian Peninsula, will make their way to Ras Al Khaimah in the United Arab Emirates for a two-day event, on 26 and 27 October, titled ACYC (Catholic Youth Conference in Arabia) 2018. The two-day event will be held at St Anthony of Padua Catholic Church.
