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SHAFAQNA (Shia International News Association) – In his interview with Shafaqna the distinguished scholar from Qom referred to very good and positive co-operations that have always existed between Shia and Al-Azhar scholars. He said that scholarly relations between famous Al-Azhar ulamas such as Dr Majid Saleem, Sheikh Mahmood Shaltoot with their Shia counterparts like Sheikh Sharaful-deen and Sheikh Qomi existed in order to establish co-operations between Islamic denominations. This co-operation led to creation of Resalatul-Islam magazine which so far 25…

As the war continues in neighbouring Syria, Israeli electronic systems will be installed on Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) purchased by Turkey from the US in the early 2000s. SHAFAQNA (Shia International News Association) – The relations between Turkey and Israel cooled in 2010 after the Israelis attacked the ‘Freedom Flotilla’ headed to the Gaza Strip. On May 31, 2010 the Israeli soldiers of ‘Shaetet-13’ division shot dead nine Turkish citizens during the assault on the ship ‘Mavi Marmara’.…

SHAFAQNA (Shia International News Association)-It is about a few months that so many protests against the Iraqi government in some Sunni areas have started on Iraq after the arrest of Rafie Isaavi the country’s minister of wealth. The protestors had some political requests, some of which were quite reasonable and others not as much. This dangerous situation made for a kind of crisis between different political sects which caused some precarious decisions to be made which threaten the whole political…

British Prime Minister David Cameron described homosexual marriage as "an important step forward." In the West homosexuality is being portrayed as something normal or even good. SHAFAQNA (Shia International News Association) – British parliament, the House of Commons, recently voted to approve a bill legalising same-sex marriage in the UK. British Prime Minister David Cameron described homosexual marriage as "an important step forward." In the West homosexuality is being portrayed as something normal or even good. In the words of…

Flesh-eating disease is very rare but serious. About 1 out of 4 people who get this infection die from it. Many people who get necrotizing fasciitis are in good health before they get the infection. SHAFAQNA (Shia International News Association) – Honduras have been facing an epidemic due to the presence of the strong bacteria (Necrotizante Fasciitis) popularly known as flesh eating bacteria. Six cases of this bacterium were reported so far and all of them were diagnosed in La…

Princess Nora is the latest member of the royal family who took part in a series of torture scandals highlighted in a report by the Bahrain Forum for Human Rights. A 55-pages report titled ‘Citizens in the Grip of Torture’ is based on the nine interviews with named and anonymous witnesses. SHAFAQNA (Shia International News Association) – Princess Nora Bint Ebrahim al-Khalifa who serves in Bahrain’s Drugs Control Unit, together with another officer tortured three activists held in detention following…

The first ‘International Seerat Conference’ was held in the UK and the city of Manchester on 2nd February 2013. The conference highlighted the week of unity in which all Muslims from various denominations should gather under the banner of Islam and work together to enhance the main theme of the religion which is offering peace and mercy to all mankind. SHAFAQNA (Shia International News Association) – On the auspicious occasion of the birthday of the Prophet of Islam (PBUH), first…

The results of the investigation revealed Tuesday 29, Jan. 2013 by France Football allegedly prove that in December 2010 Qatar bought the votes of FIFA executives and won the bid against strong opponents from all over the world. SHAFAQNA (Shia International News Association) – Qatar has bribed the inner circle of FIFA’s executive committee members the win the right to stage the 2022 World Cup through, an investigation has shown, France Football said. The results of the investigation revealed Tuesday…

The sad thing is that the anti-Islamic groups in Eastern Europe, most notably in Russian media have now picked up the wave of Islamophobia, fabricating news or supplementing it with their own speculations. SHAFAQNA (Shia International News Association) – Recently the media in Britain published stories about what they described terrible behavior of Muslims as part of their Islamophobia projects. One of the example of these carefully managed propaganda war against Islam is about the so called ‘Sharia patrols’ in…

The CIA’s black sites in Europe detain and torture suspected terrorists before transferring them to a prison at Guantanamo Bay. The sites and the prisoners remain hidden from citizens of the host countries. The CIA is believed to have operated with the knowledge and cooperation of the governments of these countries. SHAFAQNA (Shia International News Association) – Lawyers for two prisoners said that the Polish investigators being pressurised to stop looking for the secret CIA prisons. They say this investigation…