TEHRAN (IQNA) – A rare copy of the Holy Quran dating back to the early years after the advent of Islam has been put on display in Tunisia.
News ID: 3460699 Publish Date : 2016/08/15
TEHRAN (IQNA) – An exhibition of Quranic calligraphy works has been mounted in Stockholm, Sweden, on the sidelines of the 4th Quran competition of Northern Europe.
News ID: 3460695 Publish Date : 2016/08/14
TEHRAN (IQNA) – Officials in Bowling Green, a city in Kentucky, United States, say a firefighter has retired after a video surfaced showing him burning a copy of the Quran.
News ID: 3460694 Publish Date : 2016/08/14
TEHRAN (IQNA) – A group of servants of Imam Reza’s (AS) holy shrine participated in a Quranic session held at the holy shrine of Hazrat Abbas (AS) in Karbala, Iraq.
News ID: 3460693 Publish Date : 2016/08/14
TEHRAN (IQNA) – American Muslim Ilhan Omar made history on Tuesday, August 9, by becoming the first Somali-American lawmaker in the United States after winning the Democratic primary election in Minnesota House District 60B.
News ID: 3460692 Publish Date : 2016/08/14
TEHRAN (IQNA) – The fourth regional Quran competition for Northern European countries kicked off in a ceremony in the Swedish capital of Stockholm on Friday.
News ID: 3460691 Publish Date : 2016/08/14
TEHRAN (IQNA) – The women of the US saber squad had not been pleased by their performances in the individual competition at these 2016 Summer Games, but they broke through Saturday with Ibtihaj Muhammad becoming the first American in a hijab to step on the Olympic podium.
News ID: 3460689 Publish Date : 2016/08/14
TEHRAN (IQNA) – Egypt’s Al-Azhar Islamic Center has issued the call for participation in a Quran memorization and Tajweed competition to be organized by the center soon.
News ID: 3460686 Publish Date : 2016/08/14
TEHRAN (IQNA) – Malaysia's Police have reminded the public, especially youths, to remain vigilant and not be easily influenced by a magazine published by the Daesh (ISIL) terrorist group, known as 'Dabiq'.
News ID: 3460685 Publish Date : 2016/08/13
TEHRAN (IQNA) – The 4th Quran competition of Northern Europe kicked off in a ceremony at the Imam Ali (AS) Islamic Center in Stockholm, Sweden, on Friday evening.
News ID: 3460681 Publish Date : 2016/08/13
TEHRAN (IQNA) – Israel has razed more Palestinian homes and other structures so far this year than in all of 2015, the United Nations said Friday, as the United States and France expressed concern.
News ID: 3460678 Publish Date : 2016/08/13
TEHRAN (IQNA) – As the standard uniform of female beach volleyball players at the Summer Olympics currently underway in Brazil is the bikini, Egypt’s Doaa el-Ghobashy has raised eyebrows by becoming the first beach volleyball player to participate at the games wearing hijab (Muslim covering for women).
News ID: 3460677 Publish Date : 2016/08/13
TEHRAN (IQNA) – A Quran memorization school was launched in Cairo earlier this week for Libyan citizens residing in Egypt.
News ID: 3460672 Publish Date : 2016/08/12
TEHRAN (IQNA) – A number of Quran teachers suspected of having connections with Fethullah Gulen, a US-based cleric and an outspoken opponent of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, have been sacked in Turkey’s Ordu province.
News ID: 3460662 Publish Date : 2016/08/11
TEHRAN (IQNA) – The Quranic institute of the Astan (custodianship) of Hazrat Abbas (AS) held a Quranic course for the Muslim community in Birmingham, England.
News ID: 3460658 Publish Date : 2016/08/10
TEHRAN (IQNA) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) called on the Switzerland-based International Basketball Federation (FIBA) to permanently lift the ban on Muslim women athletes wearing Islamic head scarves (hijab) when it issues a final decision on its head-covering policy later this month.
News ID: 3460654 Publish Date : 2016/08/10
TEHRAN (IQNA) – The Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention has linked arms with Muslim and Jewish leaders to call for the California State Assembly to block a proposed legislation that they say “disadvantages low-income minority students who want an education at private religious colleges.”
News ID: 3460653 Publish Date : 2016/08/10
TEHRAN (IQNA) – A national Quran competition is being held by Palestinian Awqaf and Islamic Affairs Ministry in the Gaza Strip.
News ID: 3460652 Publish Date : 2016/08/10
TEHRAN (IQNA) – In a move to counter anti-Muslim sentiment, the California Assembly has designated August as Muslim appreciation and awareness month.
News ID: 3460649 Publish Date : 2016/08/09
TEHRAN (IQNA) – Head of the Dar-ol-Quran Center of National Iranian Gas Company (NIGC) said an international Quran competition for member states of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) is planned to be held in the near future.
News ID: 3460645 Publish Date : 2016/08/09
