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 ...

SHAFAQNA – It is narrated from Qotboddin Ravandi That every Thursday night the dead people come and they call each one of you loudly whilst crying! O’ our children, O’ our relatives, be kind to us with your charity. May God bless you, remember us and do not forget us. Have pity on us, we are in dark...

In this photo taken Nov. 21, 2014, Sheik Isa Qassim, Bahrain's top Shiite Muslim cleric, speaks during midday prayers Friday, in the village of Diraz, Bahrain. Bahrainx92s leading Shiite opposition group says security forces have raided the home of the countryx92s most prominent Shiite cleric. (AP P...

[unable to retrieve full-text content]SHAFAQNA-xa0The School of Imam Jafar Al-Sadiq (AS) by Ayatollah DR S F Milani

SHAFAQNA –xa0In order to bring you, our readers, closer to realities and truths, Shafaqna will conduct a series of exclusive podcast interviews with renown political analysts politicians, officials, religious leaders, and academics. As always our aim is simple – knowledge. In a world run, and based ...

SHAFAQNA –xa0The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group has threatened more attacks against the Hazara minority days after the terror group claimed responsibility behind a deadly attack in Kabul city. A commander of the group has said the attacks would be carried out to retaliate aga...

SHAFAQNA-xa0Within the Muslim religion, women are unable to wear nail polish due to the daily ritual of washing their hands, arms, and face before prayer. Because nail polish is a barrier to the nail, devout Muslims have not beenxa0allowed to wear the va ish, thus not being able to enjoy the fun of ...

SHAFAQNA –xa0The Muslim Community in Malta this evening expressed “shock, sorrow and grave conce ” at the recent series of terroristic acts in several countries including France, Germany and the United States. It said it was also shocked at the “heinous coward crime” of killing the French priest Fr ...

SHAFAQNA –xa0Dialysis treatment centres in Yemen are at a breaking point, as they have been struggling since the beginning of the war to obtain materials needed for dialysis sessions. Since March 2015, the war and import restrictions have badly affected the health system in the country and its abili...

SHAFAQNA –xa0Recent fighting in South Sudan has forced 37,491 people to flee to Uganda in the past three weeks, averaging more than 4,000 a day in the past week, the United Nations refugee agency wa ed today. “To put this in context, more refugees have arrived in Uganda in the past three weeks than ...

SHAFAQNA –xa0Muslims are the true target of the latest terror attack on a Catholic church in France, according to CNN. In the name of Daesh, two Muslim men stormed a Catholic mass in Normandy Monday, took two parishioners and two nuns hostage, delivered a sermon in Arabic at the altar and then slit ...

SHAFAQNA – The Grand Ayatollah Shahroodi answered a question about dividing inheritance of a Baha’i person between children and Shia converted grandchild. Question: A grandfather was Baha’i with assets. All of his children and grandchildren are alive, only one of his grandchildren has converted to S...

SHAFAQNA – The Grand Ayatollah Makarem Shirazi answered questions about inheritance and Khoms. Question: Is Khoms applied to inheritance? How about if the inheritance has increased in value? The Grand Ayatollah Makarem: Khoms is not applied to inheritance, even if it is exchanged into cash, unless h...

SHAFAQNA- Indeed, the writer should give a general idea about the person whom he writes about before he goes deeper into his writing so the reader does not misunderstand such a person when he reads each chapter of his life. Here I would like to mention a group of the viewpoints of the religious scho...

SHAFAQNA-xa0We live in a world in which electronic prefectures, globalization, information explosion and technology are the dominant topics. With the latest technology we have discovered scientific aspects very fast, knowing that without this technology, it would take us years to discover the same. ...

SHAFAQNA-xa0By: Sayyid Rida Husayni NasabThe importance of maturation age becomes clear when we consider its role in the following aspects:Spiritual aspect: beginning of obligation of religious rites such as praying, fasting, performing hajj and other duties which are obligatory on a mature person.L...

SHAFAQNA – Outraged by the recent wave of Terror Prince Ali Seraj of Afghanistan took to social media to offer his condolences to the victims of terror, and speak words of truth in the face of monstrosity. “I extend my deepest condolences to our Christian brothers and sisters for the gruesome murder...

[unable to retrieve full-text content]SHAFAQNA – Prominent Syrian political analyst: Kevork Almassian speaks a few truths on Terror.  

[embedded content] SHAFAQNA –xa0Join Ahmed Gokal in an exhilarating documentary exploring some of the most pressing cases of global human rights violations, and understanding the work conducted by various groups, filmed within the UN Council. SHARE Facebook Twitter Previous articleKevork Almassian s...

SHAFAQNA –xa0Dozens of people were reportedly killed by US airstrikes in northe Syria last week in what may amount to the greatest loss of civilian life in the coalition’s two-year war against so-called Islamic State. UK-based group Airwars, which monitors coalition action in Iraq and Syria, estimat...