SHAFAQNA- Mumps is viral disease that is caused due to the mumps virus. It can infect many parts of the body and is usually spread through the saliva. Mumps targets the parotid salivary gland in the body that is found at the back of the cheeks and its function is to produce saliva. The parotid gland...

SHAFAQNA – This February Iran will celebrate once more its grand victory against monarchical despotism – this year maybe more than ever, millions will be reminded of the sacrifice Iranians had to commit to for Freedom and political self-determination to be reclaimed, now that imperialism has retu to...

SHAFAQNA – The gove ment has come under fire for a circular issued to schools suggesting that they ignore advice on how to implement the controversial Prevent anti-terrorism policy. IHRC wrote to 18,000 schools in England and Wales wa ing them about the misuse of Prevent and suggesting ways to ensur...

SHAFAQNA – In a wide-ranging policy speech last month, Home Affairs and Law Minister K Shanmugam identified four interco ected challenges to Singapore’s multireligious and multicultural harmony: Direct terrorist attacks, radicalisation of a part of the Muslim population, the Muslim population growin...

SHAFAQNA – Thousands of people stage rallies in Saudi Arabia and Bahrain to mark the 40th day since the execution of prominent cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr by Saudi Arabia. A protest was held in Qatif in the restive Easte Province, where demonstrators chanted “Death to Al Saud” and “Down with the Hous...

SHAFAQNA – Abu Hashim Ja’afary narrated: I heard from Imam Hassan Askari (AS) who said: One of the sins which will not be forgiven is that a human says: I wish I could not be questioned and punished except for this one sin. I was reflecting on this and was telling myself that every human being must ...

SHAFAQNA – Sometimes, the soul of a human being wants to dominate; meaning, the individual does not want to use position to fulfill other desires but he feels satisfied just by dominating others and is only after the “illusion of power”. For example, a person wants to become famous, he does not inte...

SHAFAQNA- As the result of such incidents and to express solidarity with Pittsburgh’s Muslim community, the Thomas Merton Center has partnered with the Islamic Center of Pittsburgh for a series of events, the first of which is a “Meet Your Muslim Neighbor Potluck” Wednesday, February 17th at the Mer...

SHAFAQNA- With rumours of Muslims pressuring people across the globe to convert to Islam, a man living in the Scottish Highlands has converted to Islam – without having met a Muslim in his life. The ‘middle-aged, white Scottish man’ claimed a sense of curiosity arose in him when he heard azaan being...

SHAFAQNA- Nigeria’s Shia community has rejected what it calls a “secret trial” of 191 people detained over a Dec. 12 stand-off between protestors and the army. Shia spokesman Ibrahim Musa insisted in a statement on Thursday that any court case against the group’s members must be open and transparent...

SHAFAQNA- You absolutely love your job! It’s interesting, rewarding and challenging. It also might be hazardous to your health. Office spaces are set up to require little movement, making it easy to gain weight. Before you know it, you’ve added 50 pounds (22.6 kilograms) on your frame. Besides incre...

According to historians, the Crusades were a series of military attacks launched by Weste Europe on Muslims and the Islamic world from 1095 to 1291. These wars which were sanctioned by Christian leadership and Catholic Church[1], took place between the followers of two big and powerful religions in ...

SHAFAQNA- The kidneys are the most valuable and important parts of the human body. When the kidneys get affected by any disease it means you’re in a great crisis. The kidneys may fall into many diseases, kidney stones are among them. Kidney stones are a very common health problem. They form the chem...

SHAFAQNA – A blind school-teacher from India’s Jharkhand state surprised everyone by writing the Holy Quran in Braille language. While pursuing her B.A, Nafees Tareen desired to read Holy Quran but none of the masters showed interest to educate her as she was blind. Later, a person identified as Haf...

SHAFAQNA – Whistleblower Edward Snowden has wa ed the French people to think twice before giving up their freedoms for increased security. In a message on his Twitter account, Snowden also pointed out that France has passed controversial constitutional reform with over 75 percent of MPs absent. “Aba...

President Barack Obama shakes hand with students of the Al-Rahmah School during his visit to the Islamic Society of Baltimore on Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2016. (Ke eth K. Lam/Baltimore Sun/TNS via Getty Images) SHAFAQNA – At a time of rising anti-Muslim rhetoric and discrimination, communities nationwide ...

SHAFAQNA – The Grand Ayatollah Shobairi Zanjani answered a question regarding creating pages on the inte et (social networks) in the name of other people. Question: Some individuals create pages on the inte et (social network) in the name of other people using their names and identification without ...

SHAFAQNA – Mohammad ibn Moslem narrated: I heard Imam Sadeq (AS) said: You think I do not know your bad ones and good ones? I swear to God, your evil ones are those who want other people to follow them (they want to be the leader of the people by falsehood), and for this purpose, they (the evil ones...

SHAFAQNA- Mohamed Khaled Nordin, an official in the state, said Johor had the advantage compared with other states which also have their own halal parks as the JHP was totally different in its set up. “You have to be different in order to attract investments and this is just what we are doing with o...

SHAFAQNA- Nir Mostafawi is the director general of the Muslims Unity Council in Gilgit-Baltistan north of Pakistan. He had organized a peaceful rally in support of the Yemeni people and condemnation of the Saudi crimes in the Arabian Peninsula country. Police detained the cleric for the rally while ...