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SHAFAQNA IN COLLABORATION WITH FORT RUSS –The most important information event of Friday was Vladimir Putin’s interview with Bloomberg, in which the Russian president touched on key issues on the global information agenda. I am sure that dozens of publications are going over this interview and discussing every question and answer in it, but I want to propose to you, dear friends, to look at this from a different angle. The point is that John Micklethwait, the editor-in-chief of Bloomberg who interviewed the Russian president, is not merely a joualist, but one of many joualists who has participated for many years in meetings of the Bilderberg Club as a full member of this shadow interest gr...

SHAFAQNA – The Grand Ayatollah Sistani answered a question about the real repenting. Question: How does real repenting is achieved? The Grand Ayatollah Sistani: The reality of repenting is to regret committing the sin, and therefore it is said: The regret (remorse) is the same as repenting and the real regret is always accompanied by decision to abandon the sin and not to retu to it. And the real regretful person must avoid the past sins, and if his sin is the right of Allah (SWT), must ask forgiveness from God, and pay Kaffarah (financial penalty) or to compensate for it. And if it is the right of people, must either ask the owner of the right for forgiveness or pay his right back, and if ...

SHAFAQNA-An interview with Fatima Isabel Feandesa catholic Christian from Portugal who converted to Islam: Hi Fatima. How long have you been Muslim? What was your name before? Please give us a short biography of yourself. I’ve been Muslim for two years and I was Catholic before like my family. I added Fatima before my name because I converted in lady Fatima’s birthday , now I’m Fatima Isabel. I’m 36 years old and come from Portugal. I divorced with 3 daughters, actually I’m the only Muslim in my family. How did you convert to Islam? I had a dream four years ago. Then two years later, I had a strong feeling while I was passing through a Shia’ mosque. I felt that someone was calling me from t...

SHAFAQNA –The British referendum on membership in the European Union on 23 June has exposed deep layers of racism and xenophobia in the United Kingdom and raises serious conces about the welfare of minorities and immigrants in the country. Verbal violence and the murder of a politician who devoted her life to justice and peace – including in Palestine – are the terrifying manifestations of the ugly face of the referendum. And yet if we think of the wider implications of the vote, with a view to evaluating the outcome’s relevance to Palestine, the results are less of a disaster and open new vistas for our struggle for peace and justice in Palestine. There are three reasons why those deeply i...

SHAFAQNA –New York has knocked off London as the world’s premier city for foreign investment in commercial real estate due to fears the vote to leave the European Union would diminish the British capital’s appeal as a global financial center. Data on cross-border property transactions indicate greater unease among investors prior to the referendum, which voters unexpectedly approved on June 23, than had been captured in the capital markets prior to the vote. Cross-border capital flows into London real estate fell 44 percent in this year’s first six months from the same period in 2015, according to data from brokerage Jones Lang LaSalle Inc. Property investors feared Britain’s exit from the ...

As you may be aware, the prophets propagated their messages on the basis of two executive guarantees: waing the people and bringing glad tidings for them. They waed people from the agony of fire as a result of sins; and promised them the rewards and great blessings of the hereafter as a result of being obedient to the Almighty Allah. Let us assume (God Forbid) that Allah (SWT) is an oppressor and that He will punish everyone regardless of their good actions. If this was the case, there would not be a difference between the righteous and the people who have been sinful all their lives; at the end both will be punishedequally. Therefore, the set of laws set by Allah (SWT) and expressed by the ...

SHAFAQNA –The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association, Maina Kiai, expressed deep conce about the Bahraini security authorities’ summoning of Head of Religious Freedom unit at the Bahrain Human Rights Observatory, Sheikh Maytham al-Salman. “I am very conceed by reports that talk about the Bahraini authorities summoning Maitham Salman for interrogation on August 14, 2016, and I am observing this matter closely,” he said in a tweet on his official Twitter account. Sheikh Salman said that he had received a call from the security authorities asking him to be present for interrogation Sunday (August 14, 2016) without informing him of the...

SHAFAQNA – In a letter to his son, Imam Khomeini wrote: My son, never pursue the world, even in Halal ways, because it is the top mistake; as it leads the human being towards the Haram world. You are young and with the power of youth granted to you by God, you can cut the first step of deviation, and not allowing other steps to be taken in that way, because each step leads to another, and any sin even a small one leads the human being to bigger sins; and then the big sins will appear small into human’s mind; to an extent that sometimes people become proud of their big sins, and because of the intensity of darkness and worldly veils, they deny the good and encourage the bad [1]. [1] Sahifey...

SHAFAQNA –Following a series of violent attacks by militants whom have claimed to be loyal to Daesh, aka ISIL, France has been looking for effective counter-terror measures to protect both its citizens and its way of life. While many, most of all the French might have expected measures in tune with the gravity of the situation, David Lisnard, the mayor of Caes (seaside Mediterranean town) chose to legislate over fashion to curb radicalism. Starting this August, Caes will no longer allow for Muslim women to wear the burkini – Islamic swimsuit; a decision which officials have promised will help promote and protect France secular traditions. Shafaqna asked Mayor David Lisnard to elaborate on t...

SHAFAQNA –For how long will we watch our communities bu and do nothing to by way of putting the fire out? How many times can we expect to attend our people’s funeral and never attempt to intervene in saving their lives. Yemen is exploding before our eyes and all we have done is silently stand by. All we have EVER done is watched as the proverbial Rome has cracked and but under the flames of its tyrants. All we have EVER done is mou … when will we decide to rise? When will we as a people lea that Resistance is not a faraway ideal, but a responsibility we all must carry – not because it promises glorious rewards but because it remains the only real expression of our faith. Was it not God who ...

SHAFAQNA –Crimes committed by the so-called Islamic State in Iraq’s Sinjar in 2014 may be considered as war crimes, crimes against humanity and even genocide, United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said on Wednesday in a statement on the second aiversary of Sinjar’s tragedy. The Secretary General strongly condemned “the heinous crimes that continue to be committed by ISIL against the diverse ethnic and religious communities of Iraq” and expressed deep conce “about the safety of the people who remain in ISIL’s captivity, in particular the thousands of Yezidi women and children.” He called upon “all those engaged in the fight against ISIL to make their release a prime objective in their...

SHAFAQNA-As you may be aware, the prophets propagated their messages on the basis of two executive guarantees: waing the people and bringing glad tidings for them. They waed people from the agony of fire as a result of sins; and promised them the rewards and great blessings of the hereafter as a result of being obedient to the Almighty Allah. Let us assume (God Forbid) that Allah (SWT) is an oppressor and that He will punish everyone regardless of their good actions. If this was the case, there would not be a difference between the righteous and the people who have been sinful all their lives; at the end both will be punished equally. Therefore, the set of laws set by Allah (SWT) and expre...

SHAFAQNA – The Grand Ayatollah Sistani answered questions about decorating the Mosque with gold as well the use of gold or silver household items. Question: What is the ruling about using items mixed with gold like carpet, cloth and other items to decorate the Mosque? How about using household items mixed with gold and silver? The Grand Ayatollah Sistani: Decorating the Mosque with gold is not allowed. And the use of it (gold) is not Haram at home although it is not appropriate. It is Haram to use gold and silver dishes which are used for eating and drinking, there is also problem for other usage as well. Source: PERSIAN SHAFAQNA SHARE Facebook Twitter Previous articleUK shou...

SHAFAQNA – The Grand Ayatollah Makarem answered a question about performing Wudhu by a person whose hands do not move. Question: I am disabled and have no feeling or movement in my hands, what am I supposed to do at the time of performing Wudhu? The Grand Ayatollah Makarem: Place your face under the tap water, and also if you can place your hands under the tap water, and if this is difficult, ask someone for help, and if that is not possible or difficult, the amount that you are able, will suffice. Source: PERSIAN SHAFAQNA Let's block ads! بخوانید...

SHAFAQNA- The topic of Divine trial is an issue of great debate and discussion. The first question that comes to mind is: Are trials not for understanding matters which are obscure, hence eliminating our ignorance? If so, why does Allah (s.w.t.), who possesses knowledge of the hidden and the manifest of everything within the heavens and the earth, have to examine and test (the people)? Does there exist something, which is concealed from Him and which may become manifest for Him by means of examination? The answer lies in the fact that the concept of examination with respect to Allah (s.w.t.) is vastly different from that, with respect to us. Our examinations are that which has been stated a...

Blair Imani meeting Bill Clinton. Credit: Courtesy of Blair Imani SHAFAQNA- On April 13, 2016, barely a month after I started observing hijab, I attended an event called “Conversations with Bill.” It was a fundraiser for Hillary Clinton, one of the first I had attended, and I was so excited to hear from the former president. http://en.shafaqna.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/bill.mp3 Unfortunately, before the event could even get going I was referred to as a terrorist by a comfortably bigoted attendee. I already felt out of place. I was one of the only black people present, one of the youngest attendees, and the only woman wearing hijab. My eyes filled with tearsand I asked one of the organi...

SHAFAQNA-Senior Iranian Shia cleric, Sheikh Mohammad-Taqi Mesbah-Yazdi, urged Muslims and elites to contemplate and think about Quranic teachings stressing, the rescue of the humanity without taking the cognizance of holy Quran would not be feasible. The Qur’anic expressions on scientific issues have not to date been proven incorrect, with this coection the Qom seminary instructor lectured those trying to sever the tie between the holy book’s instruction and humans’ lives and sciences. Sheikh Mesbah highlighted the very point that in the here and now human sciences are not based on the right principles, given that he urged thinkers and elites to study this book of revelation without which ...

British Prime Minister Theresa May addresses a news conference following talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany July 20, 2016. REUTERS/Haibal Hanschke SHAFAQNA –Since entering Downing Street as Britain’s new prime minister last week, Theresa May has quickly dispelled hopes that the UK might change its mind about leaving the European Union. “Brexit means Brexit,” she said in her inaugural speech. She added later thatBritain will take the time it needs to invoke the now notorious Article 50 of Europe’s de facto constitution goveing a member’s divorce from the EU. Both May and her new minister for Brexit have said Article 50 would not be triggered befor...

SHAFAQNA –The Egyptian govement is shortening the leash on Muslim congregations, and it’s not a good sign for religious freedom. Last week, Egyptian authorities aounced that Muslim clerics will now be required to deliver identical sermons pre-written by govement ministry officials and parliament members. Govement officials say it’s because they want to curb extremist preaching, make sure sermons aren’t too long, and keep messages from ‘getting political’. Muslim mosque in Alexandria, Egypt (Photo courtesy of David Stanley via Flickr) explains, “Off the bat, people might say, ‘Oh it’s a good idea, they’re trying to avoid extremism.’ But anytime there are restrictions placed on the majority ...

SHAFAQNA – It is often that powers have argued Islam as the root cause of Terrorism, alleging that an entire faith has championed, nurtured and called for the atrocities which have sown destruction across several continents, bringing deaths to millions of iocent individuals. Daesh, which hails of Wahhabism speaks NOT for ISLAM. It is not of Islam, it does not represent Islamic principles, and it certainly does not hold a mirror to Muslims’ ambitions. Daesh hails of Wahhabism, the expression of a hate rooted in fascism. Shafaqna editorial team SHARE Facebook Twitter Previous articleGermany lives in fear of more attacks Let's block ads! بخوانید...