Asia-Pacific
Iran, Pakistan discuss border security, regional issues
SHAFAQNA - A delegation from Pakistan Balochistan Province and Iran's Deputy Foreign Minsiter Morteza Sarmadi discussed bilateral and regional...
Japanese Firms Keen to Tap Into Halal Market
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Japanese companies active in food, cosmetics, logistics, transportation and storage are keen to tap the Malaysian market in a...
Terrorists Strike Shiite Shrine in Pakistan’s Balochistan, Killing 20
SHAFAQNA - A bombing outside a shrine in a remote village of Pakistan’s southern province of Balochistan has claimed...
Another woman stabbed in Karachi despite police claim of...
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As the city police chief on Thursday claimed to have made a key arrest in the mysterious ‘knifeman’ attacks...
Malaysia crackdown on Shia Muslims resumes over Ashura
SHAFAQNA - Disturbing reports from Malaysia confirmed that Shia Muslims yet again saw their religious freedom impeded on the...
Pakistani Speaker: Imam Hussein (a.s) noblest example of Quranic...
SHAFAQNA - Pakistani National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq urged the nation to rise above parochial differences, narrow mindedness,...
Philippine Lawmakers Approve Annual National Hijab Day
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The House Committee on Muslim Affairs has approved the proposal put forward by House Representative Sitti Djalia A Turabin-Hataman.
She...
Afghan Shias fear further attacks on Ashura
SHAFAQNA - The Afghan capital Kabul braced on Saturday for further possible attacks ahead of Ashura, a day after...
Chinese police order Xinjiang’s Muslims to hand in all...
SHAFAQNA - Chinese authorities in the northwestern region of Xinjiang have ordered ethnic minority Muslim families to hand in religious...
Muharram Ceremonies among the non-Muslims in Andhra Pradesh, India
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By: Prof. Dr. Sadiq Naqvi
Osmania University, Hyderabad, India
The royal patronage and the participation of the Sultans and nobles made...
Rocket attack hits Kabul airport hours after Mattis, ,...
SHAFAQNA - The Taliban claimed it fired at least six rockets at Afghanistan's main airport Wednesday in an attack...
Hundreds of Bohra community members flock to Karachi to...
SHAFAQNA - Hundreds of members of the Bohri community have flocked to Pakistan from all over the world to observe...
Quran Competition Planned in India
SHAFAQNA - The 18th edition of a Quran competition for Muslims in India will be held in the capital, New...
Pakistan: Shia leader wants Muharram events open for all...
SHAFAQNA - The Shia Ulema Council (SUC) on Thursday demanded the government ease security protocols and facilitate the local population,...
Four people killed in bomb blast in southern Pakistan
SHAFAQNA - Four people, including two bomb disposal squad personnel, have been killed in an explosion in southern city...
Britain Announces Ban on Military Training in Myanmar amid...
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The British Ministry of Defence will "stop all defense engagement and training of the Burmese military” until it ends...
Pakistani ambassador in Iraq visits Imam Ali’s Holy Shrine
SHAFAQNA - Dr. Ali Rahmani, the Pakistani ambassador in Iraq, visited the Holy Shrine of Imam Ali (a.s.).
Mohammad Razooqi,...
Muslim Woman Becomes Singapore’s President
SHAFAQNA- Halimah Yacob, a former speaker of parliament, was declared elected as Singapore's first woman president on Wednesday, after the...
S. Korea pins hopes on halal foods to woo...
SHAFAQNA - South Korea has high hopes that halal food will help breathe new vitality into the local tourism industry...
Mere Condemnation Not to Alleviate Rohingya Muslims’ Sufferings
SHAFAQNA-A Lebanese Sunni scholar urged immediate action to put an end to the massacre of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar.
Speaking...
Suu Kyi and Myanmar face chorus of anger over...
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Muslim countries in Asia and a Nobel peace laureate Malala Yousafzai led a growing chorus of criticism on Monday...
Why aren’t Uyghur Muslims in China allowed to go...
SHAFAQNA - As millions of Muslims around the world celebrate the beginning of Hajj, Uyghur Turks continue to face state-led...
Japan calls for UNSC meeting
SHAFAQNA-Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has called for a UNSC meeting over North Korea's launching of a projectile over...
US could cut aid to Pakistan, wants more help...
SHAFAQNA - The US may cut aid to Pakistan or review its status as a major non-NATO ally if Islamabad...
‘Quran university’ to be established in Baling, Malaysia
SHAFAQNA - Abdul Azeez Abdul Rahim, a lawmaker representing Baling in Malaysia’s parliament, has pledged to allocate 12.8 hectares...
Pakistan to have enhanced cooperation with Afghanistan
SHAFAQNA - Pakistan top-level civil and military officials during a meeting of the National Security Committee (NSC) have resolved...
Indonesia to hold International conference on ‘Quran and Hadith’
SHAFAQNA - The Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University in Jakarta, Indonesia, plans to organize an international conference on Quran...
Indonesia clinic gives relief to Muslims with tattoo regrets
SHAFAQNA - Each staccato rat-a-tat-tat of the laser firing an intense beam at the elaborate red, green and black dragon...
