Issues & Events

  • Massacres, terrorism and Islamophobia

    Dec 05, 2017 11:56

    Whenever a bloody, spectacular mass casualty event splatters its gore across headlines and video screens, we Muslims are not the only ones who wonder whether it will be blamed on Islam.

  • Views of Imam Khomeini, Ayat. Khamenei on Islamic Unity

    Views of Imam Khomeini, Ayat. Khamenei on Islamic Unity

    Dec 05, 2017 06:23

    As you know, we are celebrating Islamic Unity Week that bridges the two dates of the month of Rabi al-Awwal regarded as the blessed birthday of the Messenger of Mercy, Prophet Mohammad (blessings of God upon him and his progeny).

  • Yemen Enters New Phase with End of Saleh’s Treason

    Yemen Enters New Phase with End of Saleh’s Treason

    Dec 05, 2017 06:20

    The death of former Yemeni president Ali Abdullah Saleh in a shootout with security forces, when he tried to flee towards the Saudis following his open betrayal of the people of Yemen, has been hailed as a timely occurrence that averted a very grave plot against the country and the aspirations of the war-stricken people.

  • Burma’s Rohingya crisis and human rights imperialism

    Burma’s Rohingya crisis and human rights imperialism

    Dec 04, 2017 05:02

    The visit by Pope Francis to Burma (Myanmar) has brought into focus the tragedy confronting the country’s Muslim Rohingya minority who have been forced to flee in droves to neighbouring countries.

  • Pioneers of Islamic Unity

    Pioneers of Islamic Unity

    Dec 04, 2017 04:57

    What better occasion to promote Islamic solidarity and awareness than the birth anniversary of Prophet Mohammad (SAWA). We are on the threshold of the birthday of the Almighty’s Last and Greatest Messenger.

  • Aal-e Khalifa should heed the lessons of history

    Aal-e Khalifa should heed the lessons of history

    Dec 03, 2017 13:25

    Bahrain is in the grip of widespread protests by the people demanding end to the house arrest of the respected senior religious leader, Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim, whose health is deteriorating every day due to lack of proper medical treatment, because of the intransigence of repressive Aal-e Khalifa minority regime.

  • Whither Islamic Unity

    Whither Islamic Unity

    Dec 03, 2017 07:24

    On the occasion of Islamic Unity Week marking the Birthday of the Messenger of Mercy, Prophet Muhammad (blessings of God upon him and his progeny), Iran’s English language daily Kayhan International points to the lackadaisical, if not divisive, attitude of most regimes ruling Muslim states, despite the fact the Islamic Republic of Iran has spared no efforts to promote the solidarity of the Ummah, in its Viewpoint Column titled: “Whither Islamic Unity”.

  • Islamic Unity Week and Muslim solidarity

    Islamic Unity Week and Muslim solidarity

    Dec 02, 2017 06:09

    Since today marks the start of the unity week, we present you a special article on Islamic solidarity and its benefits as follows:

  • The greatest psychiatric disaster in history

    The greatest psychiatric disaster in history

    Dec 02, 2017 06:00

    Johns Hopkins psychologist John Gartner suggests an “80 percent chance” that US President Donald Trump will push the nuclear button. Donald Trump's presidency is dangerous and destructive.

  • The US tax bill

    The US tax bill

    Nov 30, 2017 03:55

    Just recently, the US House of Representatives passed a sweeping bill that will slash taxes on the wealthy and hike taxes on millions of working class households, in a move that will further fuel social inequality in the world’s most unequal developed country.