SHAFAQNA- Several Muslim organizations in Brussels are bringing legal proceedings against the Flemish Animal Welfare MinisterBen Weyts. They hope to revoke regulations introduced by him ba ing the ritual slaughter of animals in temporary abattoirs for halal meat. The ban on the slaughter of consciou...

SHAFAQNA- Of the countries that are off-track on the road to sound development, many are situated in the Arab World. The worst hit are either in conflict, near conflict or post conflict zones. Even when not undergoing the war disaster, the fragility of their development is further compounded by the ...

SHAFAQNA – They say the road to hell is paved with good intentions. In the case of France’s state of emergency, it is the road to Freedom which is littered with gags and shackles. One teacher most of all: Mr Salah Lamrani has lea t what it cost to speak “en Français.” If France continues to project ...

SHAFAQNA- A Brief Biography of Lady Fatima Az-Zahra(as) The daughter of the Last Messenger (pbuh&hf) and the Mother of the Imams (as) . Most historians agree Lady Fatima was bo five years after Prophethood, on the 20th of Jumada-Al-Thani in Mekkah. Fatima was one of the four daughters of Prophet Muh...

SHAFAQNA- The likes of Umar ibn Sa’ad and Shimr were reported beating the women and children with whips. They tied defenseless women and children and dragged them from city to city. One wonders how such injustice can happen. But how can we be surprised when the daughter of the Prophet, shortly after...

SHAFAQNA – In Pakistan, millions of low-income households face an extra hurdle when looking for financial products: finding a loan that complies with Islamic law, or Shariah. Traditional loans don’t comply with Shariah because interest, which is believed to increase inequality and injustice in socie...

SHAFAQNA – The Syrian Arab Army’s 103rd Brigade (commando brigade) of the Republican Guard and their allies are swiftly clearing the remaining hilltops in the northeaste countryside, seizing a number of sites from the Islamist rebels of Jabhat Al-Nusra (Syrian Al-Qaeda group) and the Free Syrian Arm...

SHAFAQNA – The wi ers of the 4th edition of Iraq’s national Quran memorization competition were awarded in a ceremony on February 14 in the holy city of Karbala. According to the Dar-ol-Quran of the Astan (custodianship) of Imam Hussein’s (AS) holy shrine, the competition was organized for the parti...

SHAFAQNA – The Prophet of Islam (PBUH) said: Whoever obeys God, has remembered the Supreme Being, even though the quantity of his/her Salaat, fasting and Quran recitation are not that great [1]. In this regard, Imam Sadeq (AS) said: One of the superior deeds that Allah (SWT) has made Wajeb for peopl...

SHAFAQNA – The best manifestation of proper education and wisdom is finding own faults. Meaning human being is able to sink into his/her own deep thoughts, tendencies, deeds and promises and find own faults, point at them and remove them from himself/herself. Expecting human being not to make mistak...

SHAFAQNA- here are three possible scenarios in Syria Participation of [Saudi] Arab troops in Syria is not excluded. A high-ranking officer within the joint operations room in Damascus, which includes Russia, Iran and Syria and Hezbollah said, “ there are three possible scenarios in Syria: The first ...

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SHAFAQNA- Bahraini authorities have arrested four foreigners, including jou alists, during protests marking the fifth a iversary of a Shia-led uprising in the kingdom, police said on Monday. The four are believed to be American. A US State Department spokesman said it was “aware of reports that US c...

SHAFAQNA – On March 25, 2015 Saudi Arabia, arguably one of the richest countries in the world, unilaterally declared war on Yemen, in a last ditch attempt to impose both its religious and political diktat. Unruly, and fiercely independent, Yemen has resisted with utmost steadfastness, an island onto...

SHAFAQNA – This February a team of experts will travel to the United Nations’ headquarters in New York to challenge Saudi Arabia’s position against Yemen, and present the world with the litany of horrors the kingdom has unfurled onto this one poorest nation of Arabia. Headed by Kim Sharif, a promine...

SHAFAQNA – The Kurdish Democratic Union Party which is the largest political umbrella for the Syrian Kurds, opened its first European representation office on Thursday, 11 February in Moscow, a move that does not seem to please Washington and Ankara. Syrian Kurds opened their office in Moscow while ...

SHAFAQNA- A ten-minute saliva test for cancer that scientists claim could revolutionise diagnosis has been unveiled. The €20 “liquid biopsy” test looks for fragments of genetic material in a tiny drop of saliva. Early results from lung cancer patients suggest it has “near-perfect” accuracy, accordin...

SHAFAQNA – Under the cover of its state of emergency Paris has allowed for an insidious intellectual witch-hunt to be carried out against all those the “Establishment” feels stands beyond its pre-ordained narrative. Today one teacher is speaking up! Professor Salah Lamrani, a French Literature Middl...

SHAFAQNA – As demonstrated by Turkey military efforts against Kurdish positions in northe Syria this weekend, Ankara, and its regional political hegemon: Saudi Arabia, have thrown all cares to the wind in their quest for control in the Levant. In this desperate grasp for power both Saudi Arabia and ...