Sunnis Commemorated Arbaeen with Shia Community in Turkey

JNN 26 Jan 2011 Istanbul : Sunnis attended a ceremony held by Shias on the occasion of Arbaeen in Istanbul, Turkey.

Some 15000 Shia devotees of Imam Hussein (AS) accompanied by Sunnis took part in the mourning ceremony marking the Arbaeen. Continue reading →

Arbaeen Procession taken out in Lucknow India under tight security

JNN 26 Jan 2011 Lucknow : Thousands of Shia Muslims on Tuesday took out procession on the occasion of Chehlum (the 40th day of martyrdom of Imam Hussain at Karbala). The procession originated from Imambargah Nazim Saheb at 1 pm and passed through Tulsidas Marg, Nakhas, Bulaqi Adda and culminated at Talkatora Karbala. Continue reading →

Lebanon’s new Nominated PM Najib Mikati Starts Consultation to Form New Government

JNN 26 Jan 2011 Beirut : A day after President Michel Suleiman appointed him Lebanon’s new prime minister, Najib Mikati is to start on Wednesday consultations to form a new government. Continue reading →

Ireland promotes Palestinian mission to Embassy Status

 

JNN 26 Jan 2011 : The Republic of Ireland has join the club member of the European Union to upgrade the Palestinian diplomatic in mission in Dublin to an embassy, said the media reports. Continue reading →

Mosques can be built in Georgia in exchange of Rehabilitation of Churches in Turkey

JNN 26 Jan 2011 Tiblisi : Georgia’s President Mikheil Saakashvili  affirmed yesterday on national television the right of the country’s Muslims to have mosques constructed for them in exchange for the rehabilitation of our churches in Turkey.

“By refusing to build mosques in Georgia, we are refusing the hundreds of thousands of Muslims living on our territory of their right to be Georgian citizens,” Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili told the television channel last night. Continue reading →

After Tunisia, Yemen Now Egyptians denounce Mubarak, clash with riot police

JNN 26 Jan 2011 CAIRO: Egyptian police fired tear gas and rubber bullets and beat protesters to clear thousands of people from a central Cairo square Wednesday after the biggest demonstrations in years against President Hosni Mubarak’s authoritarian rule. Continue reading →

Protest in Karachi Chehlum Procession for the detained Innocent Shia Men in False Cases

JNN 25 Jan 2011 Karachi : As per previous years Practice A central Grand Procession on Arbaeen , Chehlum e Imam Hussain and his fellow Martyr on the day of Ashura was taken out from Nishtar Park Karachi . Continue reading →

2 Bomb Blasts in 2 Different Cities of Pakistan on Chehlum of Imam Hussein A.S

JNN 25 Jan 2011 : Two Bombs Blasted in Lahore and Karachi within two hours on Tuesday, killing at least 16 people and wounding more than 50 . Continue reading →

19 Million Pilgrims Expected in Karbala to Mark Arbaeen Mourning

JNN 24 Jan 2011 Karbala  : About 19 Million pilgrims are converging on the Iraqi holy city of Karbala to commemorate Arbaeen of Imam Hussain (A.S). Continue reading →

Grand Saudi Shia Cleric "Sheikh Mohammed Ali Al Amri" Passed Away in Medina

JNN 24 Jan 2011 : Prominent Shia religious scholar in Saudi Arabia, Sheikh Mohammed Ali Al Amri at the age of  120 years, Passed Away in holy city of Medina. Continue reading →

Grand Saudi Shia Cleric “Sheikh Mohammed Ali Al Amri” Passed Away in Medina

JNN 24 Jan 2011 : Prominent Shia religious scholar in Saudi Arabia, Sheikh Mohammed Ali Al Amri at the age of  120 years, Passed Away in holy city of Medina. Continue reading →

Friday prayers in Tunisia after 50 years

JNN 24 Jan 2011 :Muslims of Tunisia Offered Friday prayers after  a gap of 50 years in different congregations in the capital Tunis  , due to the Ban on any Religious activity in the country  by the previous governments of the Tunisia , over throw of the Ben Ali regime was largely welcomed by the masses of the country.

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After Tunisia, Now Yemeni students urge president's exit

JNN 24 Jan 2011 : Drawing inspiration from revolution in Tunisia, hundreds of Yemeni students have staged rival protests against the country’s President Ali Abdullah Saleh. Continue reading →

After Tunisia, Now Yemeni students urge president’s exit

JNN 24 Jan 2011 : Drawing inspiration from revolution in Tunisia, hundreds of Yemeni students have staged rival protests against the country’s President Ali Abdullah Saleh. Continue reading →

IMF warns about Arab world joblessness

JNN 24 Jan 2011 :The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned that high unemployment rate is an “increasingly urgent” challenge for the Arab world. “We do see economic pressure building in the region,” said David Hawley, an IMF spokesman. Continue reading →

Tunisia-style protest alarms Albania PM

 

JNN 24 Jan 2011 : Albania’s premier has spoken strongly against the opposition’s “Tunisia-style” protest, which resulted in the government soldiers to kill three demonstrators. Continue reading →

American states seek way to file for bankruptcy

 

JNN 24 Jan 2011 : American policy makers are trying to determine whether they could let states declare bankruptcy as they confront crushing debts and dwindling revenues. Continue reading →

S Arabia Destroying Islamic heritage, By razing Islamic sites , to earn More Money

 

JNN 24 Jan 2011 : Saudi Arabia has been accused of an unprecedented onslaught on historic structures in the heart of Mecca and Medina — the cradle of Islam, revered by the world’s 1.5 billion Muslims. Continue reading →

Italy PM snubs judges over sex scandal

JNN 24 Jan 2011 : Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has refused to appear before prosecutors to face questions over an increasingly public sex scandal. Continue reading →

US troops desecrate Qur'an

 

JNN 24 Jan 2011 Kabul : As anti-US sentiments are on the rise in Afghanistan, shocking new footage shows American soldiers desecrating the holy Qur’an after killing civilians in an Afghan village. Continue reading →

US troops desecrate Qur’an

 

JNN 24 Jan 2011 Kabul : As anti-US sentiments are on the rise in Afghanistan, shocking new footage shows American soldiers desecrating the holy Qur’an after killing civilians in an Afghan village. Continue reading →

Anti Afghan war Protests held in different cities of Germany

JNN 23 Jan 2011 : Anti-war protesters have poured into the streets of Berlin to call for an immediate end to Germany’s military involvement in the war in Afghanistan. Continue reading →

Tunisian students to form Hezbollah

JNN 23 Jan 2011 : A Tunisian group, consisted of young students, says it intends to form a Hezbollah-style political party to defend the rights of the people against any possible repression. Continue reading →

10 Shia injured as the Chehlum procession comes under attack in Chakwal , Punjab

Jan 23 Jan 2011 CHAKWAL,: As many as 10 Shia Mourners were injured in an attack by armed Wahabi terrorist on a Chehlum Procession  in Choa Syedan Shah city , Chakwal , Punjab Pakistan on Saturday. Continue reading →

Iraqi cleric Moqtada al Sadr returns to Iran

JNN 22 Jan 2011 NAJAF, Iraq : The Shi’ite cleric Moqtada al Sadr returned to Iran on Friday after spending a couple of weeks testing the political waters back home in Iraq after a long, self-imposed exile, aides said. Continue reading →

Druze leader Jumblatt backs Hezbollah in Lebanon

JNN 22 Jan 2011 BEIRUT : The Lebanese Druze leader, Walid Jumblatt, handed Hizbollah a major political victory yesterday, throwing his support behind the bid by the Shiite-dominated militant party to form a new government. Continue reading →

Truce reached to end the 4 year old siege of Parachinar

JNN 22 Jan 2011 ISLAMABAD : Tribesmen in a Pakistani region wracked by terrorism fuelled by al Qa’eda have agreed to end a four-year blood feud, politicians said. Continue reading →

12 tribesmen including 2 soldiers kidnapped from Kurram, Orakzai

JNN 20 Jan 20111 PARACHINAR/SADDA: Gunmen reportedly kidnapped two personnel of the Kurram Levies from a checkpoint and five tribesmen from Ali Sherzai area of Kurram Agency on Wednesday while another five tribesmen were kidnapped from Orakzai Agency, tribal sources said. Continue reading →

Australia's First Muslim Female F1 Driver

JNN 20 Jan 2011 : Australia seems to be going through a number of firsts when it comes to Muslims,Yassmin Abedel-Magied dreams of becoming Australia’s first female Muslim Formula 1 driver.while previously Usman Khawaja became Australia’s first Muslim cricketer Continue reading →

Australia’s First Muslim Female F1 Driver

JNN 20 Jan 2011 : Australia seems to be going through a number of firsts when it comes to Muslims,Yassmin Abedel-Magied dreams of becoming Australia’s first female Muslim Formula 1 driver.while previously Usman Khawaja became Australia’s first Muslim cricketer Continue reading →