Issues & Events
  • Martyrdom of the 4th Imam

    Martyrdom of the 4th Imam

    Sep 12, 2019 04:58

    Condolences to you on a doleful day. According to a version the 12th of Muharram is the day on which the Survivor of the heartrending tragedy of Karbala, Imam Zain al-Abedin (AS), attained martyrdom because of a fatal dose of poisoning in the year 95 AH, 34 years after the tragic martyrdom of Imam Husain (AS).

  • Imam Sajjad, thwarter of Umayyad gimmicks

    Imam Sajjad, thwarter of Umayyad gimmicks

    Sep 12, 2019 04:51

    According to a narration, 12 of Moharram is the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein's son, Imam Sajjad (AS). As per the divine will, he was severely sick on the Ashura so that he could not participate in the battle and would remain alive as the fourth Imam after his father's martyrdom.

  • Observe 9/11 anniversary by calling for an end to the Afghan War

    Observe 9/11 anniversary by calling for an end to the Afghan War

    Sep 12, 2019 04:44

    The U.S. military invasion of Afghanistan violated the United Nations Charter, which mandates that countries settle their disputes peacefully. The Charter forbids the use of military force except in self-defense or with Security Council authorization.

  • What are the risks of a no-deal Brexit?

    What are the risks of a no-deal Brexit?

    Sep 12, 2019 04:39

    Britons have surely understood that the economic and political freedoms they had been promised, and had hoped for during the 2016 Brexit vote, have been bastardized into a future of uncertainty under Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s push for a no-deal Brexit.

  • The 5G network: Southeast Asia ignores US war on Huawei

    The 5G network: Southeast Asia ignores US war on Huawei

    Sep 11, 2019 06:38

    By ignoring US demands that Chinese telecom giant Huawei products be banned and by moving forward with Huawei technology for national 5G infrastructure, Malaysia affirms again that Asia’s future will be determined in Asia by the nations residing there, not by Washington thousands of miles away.

  • Tragic aftermath of history’s most heart-wrenching tragedy

    Tragic aftermath of history’s most heart-wrenching tragedy

    Sep 11, 2019 06:31

    Condolences on the tragic aftermath of the heartrending tragedy of Ashura or the 10th of Muharram that we commemorated yesterday with tears of grief for the martyrs of Karbala, interspersed with the inspiration the epic of Imam Husain (AS) continues to provide the faithful and the firm-footed who refuse to bow to the pressures of the oppressors in every age and place.

  • Ashura, school of resistance and martyrdom

    Ashura, school of resistance and martyrdom

    Sep 11, 2019 06:28

    One of the words that is often used while speaking about Imam Hussein and his companions is martyrdom. It is narrated that once the Prophet of Islam, after performing the morning congregational prayer with the people, saw a youth who was pale and slim.

  • Donald Trump is a category 5 liar

    Donald Trump is a category 5 liar

    Sep 10, 2019 03:57

    To be simultaneously predictable and terrifying is a trait shared by hurricanes and US President Donald Trump nowadays. Sadly, Trump has been predictably awful, contradictory and singularly unhelpful in his handling of these crises before, during and after they happen.

  • The immortal saga of the Ashura tragedy

    The immortal saga of the Ashura tragedy

    Sep 10, 2019 03:54

    Heartfelt condolences to all our listeners on the anniversary of the most heart- wrenching event the world has ever seen, and which despite the passing over a millennium and three-and-a-half centuries, continues to interact with human conscience in every age and era to guide people and nations towards reforms and the quest for social justice based on dignity.