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2021-04-11 15:35
By Mohammad Mazhari
Minorities struggle racism in Europe as right-wing movements rise: scholar
TEHRAN - A London-based history professor says that today many people across the world face every day discrimination fuelled by the rise of right-wing movements.
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2021-03-09 11:25
By Mohammad Mazhari
Every religion is political: professor
TEHRAN - Noting that claim of being apolitical is a political statement, a University of Michigan professor of Islamic studies says that “every religion is political”.
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2021-03-07 21:56
By Mohammad Mazhari
Persian tradition played central role in Islamic mysticism: Duke professor
TEHRAN - A professor of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies at Duke University says that the Persian tradition played a pivotal role in development of mysticism (Erfan) in the Muslim world.
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2021-01-13 18:47
Book on ancient Tarikhaneh Mosque published
TEHRAN – A book on ancient Tarikhaneh Mosque, which is one of the oldest existing mosques in Iran, has recently been published in Persian.
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2020/11/12
By Ian Greenhalgh
Europe's terror problem is not Islamic
Europe has been experiencing a wave of 'Islamic' terrorism for many years now, with the recent attacks in Austria and France being just the latest examples.
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2020-11-06 12:15
Macron provoking Muslims to distract from his many domestic challenges, says American analyst
TEHRAN - Andrew Korybko, an American geopolitical analyst based in Moscow, tells the Tehran Times that the Emmanuel Macron government's Islamophobic policies, which hypocritically masquerade as defending the freedom of expression, provoke discord and intend to distract minds from his domestic problems.
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2020-11-01 19:51
Top 10 cities, islands to visit in Iran
If you are drawn to destinations where echoes of ancient civilizations resonate down through the ages, Iran could be your thing. Some of history’s biggest names – Cyrus the Great and Darius, Alexander the Great, Genghis Khan – all left their footprints here and the regions they conquered or ruled over are now among top travel destinations of the modern country.
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2020-10-31 11:49
By Amir Mohammad Esmaeili
British professor calls Macron a ‘juvenile boy’ who has just heard of ‘free expression’
Rodney Shakespeare, a British professor and co-founder of the Global Justice Movement, tells the Tehran Times that French President Emanuel Macron is just like "a pimply, juvenile boy" who has heard of the phrase "free expression" and is trying to hide French involvement in "precipitating terrorist attacks".
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2020-10-31 11:48
By Abir Bassam
France playing the new victim of 9/11
The course of events has taken a violent and strange path in France. The caricatures of Prophet Muhammad were not published and republished in vain.
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2020-10-30 13:33
Zarif condemns Nice attack, urges sanity
TEHRAN – Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif denounced the Thursday terrorist attack in the French city of Nice that killed at least three citizens, saying this “vicious cycle” which is result of hate speech “must be replaced by reason and sanity”
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2020-10-28 18:01
Insulting Prophet Mohammad is an insult to all Muslims: Rouhani
TEHRAN – President Hassan Rouhani on Wednesday denounced the republication of a cartoon in a French satirical newspaper featuring the Prophet Mohammad (PBUH), saying that insulting the Prophet is an insult to all Muslims.
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2020-10-27 15:49
By Javad Heirannia
Islam perfectly compatible with development: San Diego State University professor
TEHRAN – Ahmet T. Kuru, professor of political science at San Diego State University, says Islam was historically perfectly compatible with development, and contemporary problems are created by class relations, rather than Islam.
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2020-10-26 23:49
‘Boycott French products’ launched over Macron’s Islam comments
Several Arab trade associations have announced a boycott of French products, in response to recent comments made by President Emmanuel Macron on Islam.
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2020-10-26 12:46
Macron’s Islamophobic campaign stokes fears of political exploitation
TEHRAN – As French President Emanuel Macron intensifies his anti-Muslim campaign, leaders and analysts in the Muslim world turn the spotlight on the French president’s goal of inciting hatred against Muslims.
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2020-10-06 22:49
By Afshin Majlesi
Iran is not what you think: how media image of a country differs from reality
You can find, through the web or in person, countless travelers, who had developed mixed feelings about Iran prior to their arrivals ….. attitudes, stereotypes, and perceptions that totally being changed when excursions to the Islamic Republic starts.
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2020-09-30 18:52
Iran’s first museum of psychiatry to open in Tehran
TEHRAN – The first museum of psychiatry in the country will be officially inaugurated in Tehran’s Roozbeh Hospital next week.
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2020-09-22 11:25
By Amir Mohammad Esmaeili
Terrorism by West and Israel considered ‘self-defense’, says Canadian lawyer
“Palestinians, Arabs and Muslims are not allowed the right to resist foreign invaders which is a protected right under International law.”
TEHRAN - Edward C. Corrigan, a Canadian analyst, and lawyer, says the acts of terrorism committed by the West and its ally Israel are justified as “self-defense”. “Terrorism conducted by the West, and our ally Israel, is not considered terrorism but “self-defense,” Corrigan tells the Tehran Times.
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2020-09-11 18:20
Tehraners protest French magazine for resurfaced insult toward Muslims
TEHRAN — People of all walks of life gathered in Tehran’s Imam Hussein Square on Thursday to protest the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo’s reprinting of insulting cartoons of Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) as well as desecration of the Quran in Sweden.
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2020-09-08 12:11
Leader denounces Charlie Hebdo for insulting Islam, Muslims
TEHRAN — Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has condemned the republication of cartoons insulting the Holy Prophet of Islam (PBUH) by the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, saying the move once again exposed the enmity of the political, cultural centers of the Western world toward Islam.
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2020-08-12 00:07
By Afshin Majlesi
20 wonderful, must-see cultural sites in Iran
If you ask foreign visitors to Iran about the most characteristic future they discovered during excursions in the ancient land, the most possible answers may be somewhat like these: “It is the friendliest country on Earth with loads of warm-hearted welcome!”; “It is the jewel in Islam’s crown in terms of architecture”; “Being home to fascinating cultural heritage sites”; or “a land where echoes of ancient civilizations still resonate down through the ages!”
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2020-06-14 19:28
Archaeological survey to offer new glimpses of troglodytic architecture in northern Iran
TEHRAN – A team of Iranian archaeologists has started work on troglodyte shelters in a northern Iranian region, believing that they are still giving up long-buried secrets.
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2020-04-25 10:37
Happy Ramadan
The holy month of Ramadan begins today in Iran. Fasting during Ramadan – which is one of the five pillars of Islam – is a way to learn patience and break bad habits, as well as an opportunity to become closer to God.
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2019-12-25 19:18
New cultural occasions added to Iran’s calendar of events
TEHRAN – Three cultural occasions were officially added to Iran’s national calendar of events on Tuesday.
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2019-11-26 10:55
By Quayyum Raja
The future of Islam and Muslims
KASHMIR - Islam is a universal faith. Anyone from anywhere at any time can embrace Islam and has been doing so ever since the dawn of Islam. Therefore, the future of Islam is bright, but the future of the current Muslim states looks very bleak.
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2019-11-16 17:11
Ambassador calls for unity among Muslims
TEHRAN – The Iranian Ambassador to Athens has highlighted the importance of unity among all Muslims, saying unity is the focus of Quranic teachings and Islam.
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2019-11-15 19:03
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.
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2019-11-02 19:37
Iran ranks 6th in Halal travel revenues
TEHRAN – Fetching $8 billion, Iran is ranked 6th in terms of Halal travel revenues based on the State of the Global Islamic Economy Report 2018/19.
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2019-08-06 17:34
Iraq a source of pride for Arab world, Islam: Velayati
TEHRAN – Ali Akbar Velayati, a top foreign policy adviser to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, has said neighboring Iraq is a source of pride for the Arab world and Islam.
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2019-05-05 23:09
Leader’s representative visits slaughterhouse in Brazil
TEHRAN – Hojatoleslam Reza Taqavi, the Leader’s representative in the Agriculture Ministry, has visited the biggest slaughterhouse of the JBS company in Brazil’s Campo Grande.
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2019-04-09 09:17
By Maryam Qarehgozlou
Why Catholic mom implores girls to ditch leggings?
Maryann White’s plea to girls not to wear leggings provoke backlash as modest dressing is losing its meaning
TEHRAN — In a letter published in the University of Notre Dame’s student newspaper “The Observer” on March 25 a catholic mom, Maryann White, begged female students to stop wearing leggings which sparked inevitable backlash, but why the concept of modest dressing is lost on so many in recent decades?
