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2021-03-07 17:54
By M.A. Saki
There is rising tendency to view immigrants as threat: scholar
TEHRAN – A reader in international relations and human rights at Regent's University London says there is an escalating tendency in Europe to deny rights of immigrants.
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2021-03-01 21:33
By Mohammad Mazhari
Vast majority of terror victims are Muslims: scholar
TEHRAN – Noting that most of the people who are victims of terrorism are Muslims, a British professor of communication says that Islamophobic rhetoric makes reconciliation and peace harder to attain.
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2020-11-29 17:22
Iran slams normalization with Israel as betrayal of Muslims
TEHRAN — Iran on Saturday condemned the normalization of relations between certain members of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and the Zionist regime as a betrayal of Muslims.
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2020-10-30 20:41
By staff & agencies
Anti-France protests spread globally
Anger is growing in Muslim nations against French President Emmanuel Macron - with new protests in Bangladesh, Iran and Pakistan. This comes after Macron promised to crack down on what he calls "radical Islam" and defended the right to mock religion.
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2020-10-26 17:30
Zarif hits back at Macron, says Muslims are victims of the ‘cult of hatred’
TEHRAN – Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has censured French President Emanuel Macron for anti-Islam stance, saying Muslims are the primary victims of the “cult of hatred”.
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2020-10-11 21:43
Intl. Islamic Unity Conference to be held virtually
TEHRAN — The 34th edition of the International Islamic Unity Conference is scheduled to be held online due to the spread of the coronavirus, said the chief of the conference.
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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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2020-07-26 16:51
In the shelter of fire (Part 3)
A thorough look at the 1995 Srebrenica massacre of Bosnian Muslims
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2020-06-09 19:01
Pirangah, a place of worship for Jews, Zoroastrians and Muslims in central Iran, made a national heritage site
TEHRAN – Pirangah, a centuries-old temple in central Iran which is worshipped by Jews, Zoroastrians and Muslims, has recently been made a National Heritage site.
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2020-03-17 22:45
Iranian lawyers urge Indian Bar Council to uphold Muslims’ rights
TEHRAN — A group of Iranian lawyers has denounced violence against Muslims in India, urging the country’s Bar Council to uphold Muslims’ rights.
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2020-03-16 15:44
Iran to overcome coronavirus pandemic soon: Chinese Muslim leader
TEHRAN- Iran will certainly overcome coronavirus outbreak, the leader of the Muslim community of Shanghai said on Monday.
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2020-03-15 19:37
Iran’s Guardian Council urges India to revoke discriminatory law against Muslims
TEHRAN - Hadi Tahan Nazif, a member of Iran’s Guardian Council, has urged the Indian government to annul a discriminatory law against the Muslims.
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2020-03-11 07:39
Assembly of Experts urges India to prevent Hindu extremists to fan flames of divisions
Iran’s Justice Ministry condemns anti-Muslim violence in India
TEHRAN – Iranian Justice Ministry Department for Human Rights and International Affairs issued a statement on Tuesday condemning the anti-Muslim cruelty in India.
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2020-03-10 08:39
NGOs, students write to UN on anti-Muslim violence in India
TEHRAN - In a letter to UN Human Rights Council chief Michelle Bachelet, a large of number of citizens, students, and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) have denounced the anti-Muslim cruelty in India, urging the international body to take urgent action to stop the brutalities.
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2020-03-03 22:57
Students call on Zarif not to be indifferent toward Indian Muslims
TEHRAN – The Islamic society of students at Shahid Beheshti University, in a letter issued on Tuesday, called on Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif to take more serious actions towards the violence against the Muslim community in India.
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2020-03-03 19:12
Zarif censures organized violence against Indian Muslims
TEHRAN — Iran condemns the wave of organized violence against Indian Muslims, says Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif.
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2020-03-03 08:58
Ex-envoy calls on Islamic world not to keep mum on violation of Indian Muslims’ rights
TEHRAN – A former Iranian ambassador said on Monday that the Islamic world's silence towards violence against the Muslim community in India will end in more violation of human rights.
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2020-02-02 18:18
Grand ayatollah urges Muslims to fight Washington’s anti-Palestinian plot
TEHRAN — Top Iranian Grand Ayatollah Hossein Nouri Hamedani has condemned the United States’ so-called “Deal of the Century” plan, calling on the Muslim nations to stand up to Washington’s anti-Palestinian plot.
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2020-01-26 20:13
Tehran’s “Holland Alley” to be made a national heritage
TEHRAN – “Holland Alley” in Tehran, which is mostly populated by Iranian-Armenian citizens, is worth to be inscribed on the national list of cultural heritage, Tehran City Council member Ahmad Masjed-Jamei said on Friday.
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2020-01-18 20:15
MP: Attack on U.S. airbase gave Muslims courage
TEHRAN — Habibollah Dehmardeh, an Iranian lawmaker, said on Saturday that the Islamic Republic’s missile attack on a major U.S. airbase in Iraq gave courage to Muslims and freedom-seekers around the world.
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2019-12-25 13:37
By Reza Amouei
Indian citizenship law and discrimination against Muslims
Some Indian ethnic and religious minorities, especially Muslims, are not happy with the bill giving citizenship to non-Muslim migrants.
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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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2019-11-15 15:56
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.
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2019-09-27 19:23
Cleric raps rights advocates for silence over oppression of Muslims
TEHRAN – Hojjatoleslam Kazem Seddiqi, the interim Friday prayer leader of Tehran, has censured the so-called advocates of human rights for keeping silence over the oppression of Muslims throughout the world, especially the Kashmiri people.
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2019-09-07 12:21
By Quayyum Raja
The Muslims can’t survive without unity!
MASHAHD - What is the definition of survival? In my opinion, it is not just an ability to feed oneself or even enjoy life, but an ability to have a voice without which there is no respect and honor in the world. Whoever doesn’t have a voice, have no say in the matters and decisions affecting their lives as it has been happening ever since the establishment of the United Nations driven by the undemocratic Security Council with a political hegemony.
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2019-08-09 18:03
Cleric urges India to stop acting against Muslims
TEHRAN – Tehran Friday prayer leader Ayatollah Mohammad-Ali Movahedi Kermani has urged the Indian government to stop its anti-Muslim actions in Kashmir, saying such measures would not be to the benefit of neither India nor the region.