Category: Global News and Affairs

Tehran: Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has urged Western youth to examine Islam for themselves rather than swallow prejudiced views, i [...]

Egypt Prepares Largest Encyclopedia of Noble Morals

Cairo: The Egyptian Ministry of Religious Endowments said, it has initiated the preparation of the first and largest modern encyclopedia of Noble Mora [...]

“You Cannot Make Fun of Faith,” says Pope Francis

Rome: Pope Francis said there are limits to freedom of expression, especially when it insults or ridicules someone's faith. Francis spoke about the [...]

King Abdullah Passes Away

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah passed away on January 23, 2015, following a short illness. Crown Prince Salman has been named th [...]

Muslim Scholars from West Africa, Middle East, Join Fight against Extremism

Nouakchott: Some 1,500 Islamic scholars from West Africa and the Middle East have sent an appeal to defeat religious extremists. During a four-day con [...]

Turkey gets its First Church

Ankara: Turkey's government has authorized the building of the first church in the country in nearly a century. The church is for the tiny Syriac comm [...]

Millennium Development Goals

Year 2015 is the deadline for achievement of MDG. A look at the progress made so far. The year 2015 has dawned. This year has been set as the dea [...]

Most Japanese Tend Homes and Families

Over 60% of women leave their jobs after having their first child. This proportion has not changed for 20 years. This is because they find it diffic [...]

No Act of Terror can serve Islam:” U.S Muslim Organisations

Washington: Muslim organi-sations in the United States have rejected efforts by the Taliban and other extremist groups to hide behind Islam to just [...]

Al-Azhar Sponsors Conference to Educate ‘Brainwashed’ Arab Militants