Muslims

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  • Pope Francis met with Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani in Najaf, Iraq in March 2021 [Vatican Media/AP] 2025-04-27 23:17

    By Victor Gaetan

    The Pope’s foreign policy

    How Francis extended and transformed the Vatican’s global reach

    After Pope Francis’s death, on April 21, much of the world’s attention has focused on his personality: his humility, his humor, his hands-on management style. All that goes to the grave. The Argentine pope’s contributions to Vatican diplomacy, meanwhile, will be a lasting legacy. Francis charted a diplomatic course independent of Western capitals, elevated Catholic leaders in countries that had never been part of the church’s governance, and honed a diplomatic method that is both pragmatic and aspirational.

  • leader 2025-03-21 16:15

    Leader warns US will face 'severe blows' for any malicious act

    TEHRAN - On the first day of the year 1404 in the Iranian solar calendar [March 21, 2025], the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, met with thousands of people from various walks of life.

  • Iran's newspapers 2024-11-27 22:23

    Israel’s war and enmity with Muslims predate the Islamic Revolution

    Siasat-e-Rooz devoted its editorial to the sinister goals of the West, particularly the United States, and the fake regime.

  • honoring the late FM Amir-Abdollahian 2024-09-04 23:54

    Muslims honor Amir Abdollahian, reiterate support for Palestinians in Damghan conference

    TEHRAN - Representatives from over 20 Muslim countries convened in Damghan, Iran, to mark the life and legacy of the late Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian. 

  • Echoes of devotion: Iran’s mourning traditions for Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and Imam Hassan (AS) 2024-09-02 11:28

    By Afshin Majlesi

    Echoes of devotion: Iran’s mourning traditions for Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and Imam Hassan (AS)

    In Iran, the 28th of Safar, the second month of the lunar Hijri calendar, is a deeply significant day of mourning for Muslims. It is marked by rich observances and cultural practices that vary across different regions of the country.

  • not to Islamophobia 2024-08-14 20:45

    By Xavier Villar

    British far-rightists vilify Muslims to divert attention from failures

    MADRID - For over a week, the streets of the United Kingdom have witnessed unprecedented unrest led by far-right extremists. Cars were set ablaze, hotels and refugee shelters attacked, and local mosques became primary targets for the rioters. Now, it seems that calm has partially returned, and the disturbances have been somewhat contained, at least in England.

  • Discover spiritual serenity of Bibi Hakimeh mausoleum 2024-07-19 17:19

    Discover spiritual serenity of Bibi Hakimeh mausoleum

    TEHRAN - Nestled deep within the rugged Zagros Mountains, the mausoleum of Imamzadeh Bibi Hakimeh, attracts domestic visitors and pilgrims from countries like Kuwait, Bahrain, the UAE, Qatar, Lebanon, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, and Syria.

  • Special Exhibition at National Museum celebrates Muharram symbols 2024-07-16 17:29

    Special Exhibition at National Museum celebrates Muharram symbols

    TEHRAN- The National Museum of Iran has unveiled the exhibition, “Alam and Tuq: Symbols and Allegory of Muharram,” in honor of the Imam Hussain (AS), the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), which was martyred on the tenth day of the lunar month in 680 CE. 

  • Millions of Muslims around the world celebrate Eid al-Fitr 2024-04-11 14:02

    photo: AP

    Millions of Muslims around the world celebrate Eid al-Fitr

    Muslims around the world have celebrated Eid al-Fitr, the festival marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan, with prayer, reunions with family and friends, new clothes and sweet treats.

  • Islamophobia 2024-03-16 21:16

    UN experts raise alarm about anti-Islam sentiment

    United Nations experts have warned that anti-Islamic sentiment around the world has reached alarming levels.

  • Islamophobia 2024-03-11 22:21

    By Xavier Villar

    Islamophobia and Zionism

    MADRID- The purpose of this article is to explain how the "Islamic question" has acquired a central importance in the discourse of the European far right.

  • WSJ 2024-02-05 19:23

    ‘Islamophobic’ WSJ op-ed draws backlash 

    The mayor of Dearborn in the U.S. State of Michigan has stepped up security measures in response to a widely criticized Wall Street Journal op-ed that declared his town “America’s Jihad Capital” because of its high-percentage of Arab and Muslim residents.

  • islam phobia 2023-09-10 21:32

    By Sara Vahdati

    Forced unveiling in freedomistan

    Know the European states which banned hijab for Muslim women

    TEHRAN- Europe likes to tout itself as an avid defender of human rights any chance it gets. It gives itself the right to lecture non-Western countries on human rights and even sanction some when it’s politically fit. But the continent, filled with angry rainbow-flag-toting activists, does not try to live up to the same standards when it comes to respecting the rights of Muslim women living in Western societies. 

  • Muslim women 2023-08-30 22:18

    By Ali Karbalaei 

    France's "obsessional rejection of Muslims"

     Ban on Abaya draws angry reactions 

    TEHRAN- Children in French schools will no longer be allowed to wear the Abaya, a long loose-fitting dress worn by Muslim women.

  • Ashura 2023-07-25 20:54

    By Soheila Zarfam

    Ashura: How a movement changed course of history

    TEHRAN - For a tourist visiting Iran during the first ten days of the month of Muharram, these days might feel like an immersive cultural experience.

  • Al-Quds Day 2023-04-17 20:32

    By Sabir Abu Maryam Sec. Gen. of PLF

    Al-Quds Day is the guarantor of Palestine's freedom

    The last Friday of the holy month of Ramadan is observed worldwide as the day of the liberation of al-Quds Sharif.  People all over the world come out in favor of the oppressed Palestinian people on this day and assure their support by protesting against the Zionist illegitimate state of Israel and its occupation on the First Qibla, including Palestine.

  • Grand Ayatollahs 2023-04-13 14:39

    Ayatollahs urge Muslims, free-thinking people worldwide to attend Quds Day rallies

    QOM, Iran - A number of grand ayatollahs have issued separate messages asking Muslims in the world, especially Iranians, to attend the Quds Day rallies.