Sunni scholar: The overall policy of Iran is to boost the Sunni-Shia unity

Intl. Islamic Unity Conference starts in Tehran

TEHRAN – The International Islamic Unity Conference kicked off in Tehran on Thursday, with President Hassan Rouhani delivering the opening remarks aimed to unify the Islamic world.

The Islamic Republic has been promoting unity for forty years: Marzieh Hashemi

TEHRAN – Press TV anchor Marzieh Hashemi says the number of Islamic unity conferences held by the Islamic Republic of Iran demonstrates that Iran has been stressing the importance of unity from the very beginning.

‘Islamic unity meeting marked defeat for U.S., Saudi’

TEHRAN – Ayatollah Mohsen Araki, secretary general of the World Forum for Proximity of Islamic Schools of Thought, has said the recent Islamic unity conference in Tehran marked a big defeat for the U.S. and Saudi Arabia.

By Mohammad Ali Haqshenas

Politics, main reason behind division among Muslim states: Brazillian activist

TEHRAN – The division which is now seen among some Islamic states is mainly because of politics, said Muslim Brazilian activist Garcia Gomez.

By Mohammad Homaeefar

Imam Khomeini changed the world for the better: German activist

TEHRAN – Imam Khomeini not only changed the Muslim world, but he also changed the entire world for the better through his movement, says Jurgen Grassmann, a Shia German peace activist based in Berlin.

Larijani: Iran critical of Saudi because of its ‘strange behaviors’

TEHRAN – As the last lecturer at the Islamic unity conference in Tehran on Monday, Iranian Parliament speaker Ali Larijani said if Iran is opposed to Saudi Arabia it is because of Riyadh’s “strange behaviors” and its “crimes” against the Yemeni people.

Tehran to host biggest gathering of Islamic scholars

TEHRAN – The 32nd International Islamic Unity Conference, the world’s baggiest gathering of Islamic scholars, is planned to be held in Tehran later this month, Tasnim reported.

Italian maestro Giuranna impressed by President Rouhani’s remarks on unity 

TEHRAN – Italian maestro Damiano Giuranna who is the conductor of the World Youth Orchestra said that he was impressed by Iranian President Hassan Rouhani’s recent remarks on the need for unity among Muslims in the world.