Muslim World

Israeli regime's Consul General delivers speech for empty room

TEHRAN, Nov. 24 (MNA) – At least one hundred students have staged a walkout during an event at the Harvard Law School, where the consul general of Israel regime in New York, Dani Dayan, was scheduled to speak.
2019-11-24 11:00
India bans Islamic, Iranian TV channels in Kashmir

TEHRAN, Nov. 17 (MNA) – India's Information and Broadcasting (I&B) has asked cable operators from the Kashmir Valley to block the airing of all television channels from several Muslim countries including Iran and Turkey.
2019-11-17 23:46
33rd Islamic Unity Conf. stresses support for al-Aqsa Mosque in final statement

TEHRAN, Nov. 17 (MNA) – Participants at the 33rd Islamic Unity Conference hosted by Tehran strongly condemned in their final statement the aggression against al-Aqsa Mosque carried out within the framework of the so-called 'Deal of the Century'.
2019-11-17 12:51
Iran not after building an empire: Rouhani

TEHRAN, Nov. 15 (MNA) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said that the Islamic Republic is not seeking to build an empire in the region, rather, it wants to establish brotherhood and unity in the region.
2019-11-15 14:24
Iran's power in interest of world Muslims: IRGC

TEHRAN, Sep. 28 (MNA) – The IRGC Aerospace commander says that Iran’s power is in the interest of the Muslims around the world.
2019-09-28 18:46
By: Quayyum Raja

The Muslims can’t survive without unity!

TEHRAN, Sep. 07 (MNA) – What is the definition of survival? In my opinion, it is not just an ability to feed oneself or even enjoy life, but an ability to have a voice without which there is no respect and honor in the world.
2019-09-07 20:00
VIDEO: Russia’s Chechnya inaugurates biggest mosque in Europe

TEHRAN, Aug. 24 (MNA) – Authorities in the Russian region of Chechnya inaugurated what they claimed to be the largest mosque in Europe on Friday. The marble-decorated mosque can hold more than 30,000 worshipers inside and up to 70,000 in its flower-decorated grounds.
2019-08-24 12:33
Eid al-Adha prayers across the country

TEHRAN, Aug. 12 (MNA) – The prayer sermon of Eid al-Adha was held across the country on Monday. Here are photos of the prayers in cities of Gorgan, Shiraz, Mashhad, Qom, Mehrestan, Birjand, and Shif Island.
2019-08-12 16:44
Iran’s Leader calls on Iranian families to increase number of children

TEHRAN, Aug. 04 (MNA) – The Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Khamenei has said that increasing the number of children should become a culture in Iranian society, calling on the government officials to provide the facilities to families to increase the population of the country.
2019-08-04 21:55
German author’s fascist perception of identity

TEHRAN, Jul. 03 (MNA) – The emphasis on Western values of liberalism has gone so far that some who believe in them have accepted that anyone who is not like them is not human as well.
2019-07-03 14:51
Eid al-Fitr ought to be sign of unity among Muslims: FM Zarif

TEHRAN, Jun. 05 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said that Eid al-Fitr ought to be an occasion of unity among Muslim countries across the world.
2019-06-05 17:58
Ramadan in different parts of world

TEHRAN, May 25 (MNA) – Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar observed by Muslims worldwide as a month of fasting, prayer, reflection and community.
2019-05-25 15:10
Larijani congratulates Muslim counterparts on Ramadan

TEHRAN, May 07 (MNA) – Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani extended Ramadan congratulations to parliament speakers of Islamic countries.
2019-05-07 10:49
Pres. Rouhani extends Ramadan congratulations to Muslim leaders

TEHRAN, May 07 (MNA) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Tuesday forwarded separate messages to the leaders of the Islamic countries felicitating the advent of the holy month of Ramadan.
2019-05-07 09:33
By: khamenei.ir

Ayatollah Khamenei attends ceremony of Quran recitation

TEHRAN, May 06 (MNA) – On the eve of the beginning of the Month of Ramadan, a ceremony of establishing bonds with the Holy Quran was held this afternoon May 6, 2019, at the Hussayniyah of Imam Khomeini (r.a.) with the Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Khamenei in attendance.
2019-05-06 20:54
Iranian, Indonesian top diplomats hold talks in Doha

TEHRAN, May 01 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has held talks with his Indonesian counterpart on the sidelines of the Asia Cooperation Dialogue (ACD) meeting in the Qatari capital of Doha.
2019-05-01 21:03
By: Damir Nazarov

Navvab Safavi’s life should inspire Muslim Brotherhood to revolution

TEHRAN, Apr. 28 (MNA) – The news about the deportation of a young Egyptian from Turkey to the junta of Egypt proved once again that Ankara uses easily various Islamic organizations for its own purposes, and when the time comes, it parts with them also easily.
2019-04-28 20:04
Custodian of Imam Reza Shrine:

Strengthening Iran-Pakistan similarities neutralizes enemies’ plots

TEHRAN, Apr. 21 (MNA) – Hojjatolesm Marvi as new custodian of Imam Reza shrine held a meeting with visiting Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan in Mashhad on Sunday.
2019-04-21 21:15
By: Mehdi Bakhshi

Intl. Qur'anic Contest closing ceremony

TEHRAN, Apr. 13 (MNA) – "The International Qur'anic Contest between Religious Students of the Muslim World" wrapped up in the Iranians capital of Tehran on Saturday and the winners were awarded during the closing ceremony.
2019-04-13 22:52
Iran warns against spread of xenophobic networks

TEHRAN, Apr. 03 (MNA) – Iran’s Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Es'hagh Al Habib, has warned against the consequences of the unsettling rise of xenophobic networks that promote a hostile and abusive environment against Muslims and other minorities.
2019-04-03 10:58
EC head criticizes Western media’s coverage of New Zealand attacks

TEHRAN, Mar. 16 (MNA) – Chairman of the Expediency Council Ayatollah Sadegh Amoil Larijani has criticized the Western countries’ double standards for failing to call the recent attacks on two New Zealand mosques as an act of ‘terrorism’.
2019-03-16 18:01
Rouhani calls on Muslim states to disgrace sponsors of terrorism

TEHRAN, Mar. 16 (MNA) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani condemned the Friday terrorist attack in New Zealand and called on Muslim countries to disgrace the overt and covert sponsors of such moves.
2019-03-16 09:34
By: Yusuf Abdullah

The Islamic Revolution in Iran and the Muslim world challenges

TEHRAN, Feb. 17 (MNA) – No doubt, the multidimensional achievements of the Islamic Republic owe a lot to the sincere, faithful, audacious, and insightful leadership which proves tremendously beneficial not to the Islamic republic alone, but the Muslim-Ummah at large.
2019-02-17 18:15
By: Syed Zafar Mehdi

Fake Imam darling of Zionists and Hindu fanatics

TEHRAN, Feb. 13 (MNA) – A self-proclaimed Imam of Iraqi origin, born in Iran, currently based in Australia, his only claim to fame is Islam-bashing. His ticket to stardom in the West has been blatant hate speech and toxic sectarian rhetoric. He has become a darling of Islamophobes, New Atheists and right-leaning hate preachers who seek to sow seeds of discord among Muslims.
2019-02-13 12:51
By: Martin Love

It behooves largely Muslim lands to avoid becoming like Saudi Arabia

TEHRAN, Jan. 19 (MAN) – It’s possible that the US has set itself up for more failure, especially in the Middle East, even if there is no dominating internal “development” like economic or monetary collapse, and especially if the US resorts to more militancy. Meanwhile, it behooves Iran’s leaders to permit Iran’s people a louder voice in Iranian affairs of state and in the formulation of domestic mandates. Above all, Iran ought not to be or become like Saudi Arabia is as a Muslim country.
2019-01-19 15:51
Islam is not inherently hostile to religious freedom: Philpott

TEHRAN, Jan. 07 (MNA) – Author of “Religious Freedom in Islam” Philpott says that religious freedom is present in the Muslim world and that Islam is not inherently hostile to it.
2019-01-07 14:14
Bangladesh filmmaker:

Genocide is slow strangulation of Rohingya Muslims in Rakhine

TEHRAN, Dec. 11 (MNA) – A documentary filmmaker from Bangladesh, Shafiur Rahman, talked in an interview about the condition of Rohingya in Bangladesh, the repatriation plan, reports about Rohingya fleeing to Malaysia because of incarceration in Rakhine state of Myanmar and the solution to this crisis.
2018-12-11 16:28
Imam Khomeini initiated idea of Islamic Unity: Prof. Mirza

TEHRAN, Nov. 27 (MNA) – Indian Professor Mahrukh Mirza said that the idea of achieving Islamic unity started with efforts of late Imam Khomeini.
2018-11-27 17:45
By: Syed Zafar Mehdi

From Palestine to Rohingya; talking points at Islamic Unity Conference

TEHRAN, Nov. 27 (MNA) – During the three-day International Islamic Unity Conference in Tehran this week, many brainstorming discussions were held as part of various commissions on some of the most pressing and significant issues facing the Muslim world today.
2018-11-27 14:08
32nd Intl. Islamic Unity Conf. releases communique

TEHRAN, Nov. 27 (MNA) – The 32nd edition of Islamic Unity Conference entitled ‘Quds, the Axis of Unity of the Ummah’, has released its final statement, with an emphasis on unity among Muslims and putting an end to regional conflicts.
2018-11-27 10:29