Sunni Muslims
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Is Saudi Arabia distorting Islamic history with "Mo'aweyah"?
TEHRAN, Mar. 05 (MNA) – A television series about the life of the Umayyad caliph, Muawiya, titled "Mo'aweyah," which was banned in Iraq due to the potential for stirring sectarian tensions, has made its way onto the screen.
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Sunni cleric warns against consequences of Trump’s Gaza plan
TEHRAN, Feb. 15 (MNA) – Prominent Iranian Sunni cleric Molavi Abdol Hamid has warned against the ramifications of a controversial plan announced by U.S. President Donald Trump to forcibly displace Palestinians out of the Gaza Strip.
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By: Hamed Malekpour
Parl. speaker’s intimate meeting with Sunni scholars
TEHRAN, Jan. 29 (MNA) – Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf held an intimate meeting with the scholars of Sunni community at the Conference Center of the Parliament in Tehran on Wednesday.
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By: Pouria Jahan Tighi
Sunni, Shia Ualama (clerics) get together in Zahedan
ZAHEDAN, Dec. 18 (MNA) – An intimate meeting between Shiite and Sunni scholars of Sistan and Baluchestan was held in Zahedan, the capital of the southeastern province on Wednesday.
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Pakistan lawmaker to Mehr:
Parachinar terror attack has nothing to do with sectarianism
TEHRAN, Nov. 23 (MNA) – A Pakistan lawmaker has reacted to the recent terrorist attack in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, rejecting sectarianism as the cause behind terrorist acts in the Parachinar region.
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Pezeshkian travels to Sistan and Baluchestan Province
TEHRAN, Nov. 21 (MNA) – President Masoud Pezeshkian has travelled to the southeastern Province of Sistan and Baluchestan to hold meetings with the local officials and inspect some projects under construction there.
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Iranian Sunni scholars pen letter to Islamic world on Gaza
TEHRAN, Nov. 17 (MNA) – Hundreds of Sunni religious scholars in Iran have penned a letter to their counterparts in the Islamic world to call for taking practical steps against the Zionist Israeli regime amid its genocidal war in the Gaza Strip.
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In meeting with Sunni clerics;
Pezeshkian calls for Muslims' unity against Israel crimes
TEHRAN, Sep. 17 (MNA) – The Iranian President warned that the differences between Muslims will cause the Zionist regime to continue its crimes against Palestinians.
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Leader's meeting with Sunni scholars, clerics
TEHRAN, Sep. 16 (MNA) – On the occasion of Unity Week, the Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei met with a group of Sunni scholars and clerics on Monday.
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Arbaeen powerful voice of resistance, solidarity in world
TEHRAN, Aug. 25 (MNA) – Arbaeen marks the 40th day after the martyrdom of Imam Hussein (PBUH) and his companions at the Battle of Karbala, representing a powerful voice of resistance and unity worldwide.
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Ashura aims to fight for every universal righteous cause
TEHRAN, Jul. 16 (MNA) – The Day of Ashura holds great significance in the Islamic calendar and its main aim is to refuse humiliation and to fight for every universal righteous cause.
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Russian Mufti hails Iran's Leader for peace efforts
TEHRAN, Apr. 21 (MNA) – Sheikh Ravil Gaynutdin, Russia's grand Mufti has panned a letter to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution to praise and thank him for efforts in line with establishing peace and security in the world.
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How Korean man converted to Islam?
TEHRAN, Mar. 15 (MNA) – A Korean citizen Dawood Kim who has traveled to Iran describes on an Iranian national TV's program how and why he converted to Islam after making a trip to Indonesia.
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VIDEO: Anti-Zionist protest in Russia's Dagestan
TEHRAN, Oct. 29 (MNA) – Russia's aviation agency closed down Dagestan's main airport Sunday, diverting flights, after anti-Zionist protesters stormed it looking for Israeli passengers amid their anger toward the Zionist regime's atrocities in Gaza.
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Leader receives Sistan and Baluchestan, South Khorasan people
TEHRAN, Sep. 11 (MNA) – The Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei held an intimate meeting with the people of Sistan and Baluchestan, and South Khorasan provinces on Monday.
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1,824 Sunni candidates registered for Iran's Parl. elections
TEHRAN, Sep. 03 (MNA) – Mohsen Eslami, the spokesperson for Iran's election headquarters, has announced that 1824 Sunni candidates have registered for Iran's Parliamentary elections.
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Uniting Islamic Ummah Iran's strategy: Raeisi
TEHRAN, Aug. 31 (MNA) – "The strategy of creating unity is a serious need in the Islamic Ummah and it is the strategy of the Islamic Republic," according to President Ebrahim Raeisi on Thursday.
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By: Seyyed Saeid Reza Razavi
Sunni religious scholars meeting with president Raeisi
TEHRAN, Aug. 31 (MNA) – A group of Sunni religious scholars and clergymen held a meeting with President Ebrahim Raeisi in Iran International Conference Center in the north of Tehran on Thursday morning.
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Eid al-Adha symbol of self-sacrifice among Muslims
TEHRAN, Jun 29 (MNA) – Eid al-Adha, or the Feast of Sacrifice, is a symbol of self-sacrifice among Muslims celebrated all over the world as a major holiday for a period of three to four days.
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Raeisi hails Islamic unity in Sistan and Baluchistan Province
TEHRAN, May 19 (MNA) – On a visit to Sistan and Baluchestan Province, President Ebrahim Raeisi on Friday praised the unity among Sunni and Shia people in the Iranian southeastern province despite all enemies' ill-wishing moves.
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Leader's envoy meets with Zahedan Friday Prayers Imam
TEHRAN, Nov. 13 (MNA) – A representative of the Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei went to Zahedan to meet with the Sunni Friday Prayers leader Mowlavi Abdolhamid to discuss recent events in the country.
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By: Yahya Biabadi
Kermanshah Sunni Mosque
TEHRAN, Oct. 15 (MNA) – Imam Shafi'i Grand Mosque is a Sunni Mosque in Kermanshah in the west of Iran. Kermanshah is a majority Shia city.
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Prophet Muhammad (PBUH); Greatest source of unity
TEHRAN, Oct. 14 (MNA) – Being the center and pivot of all Muslims’ emotions and beliefs, Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) could be considered the greatest source of unity for all Muslims worldwide.
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Parl. speaker:
Unity Week manifestation of Shia, Sunni solidarity
TEHRAN, Oct. 09 (MNA) – Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said that Unity Week is the symbol of the concrete manifestation of amity, empathy, and solidarity among Shia and Sunni communities in all areas.
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Muslim pilgrims pray at Mount Arafat as hajj reaches apex
TEHRAN, Jul. 08 (MNA) – Hundreds of thousands of Muslim pilgrims from around the world raised their hands to heaven and offered prayers of repentance on the sacred hill of Mount Arafat in Saudi Arabia on Friday.
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Imam Khomeini; Initiator of Islamic unity
TEHRAN, Jun. 04 (MNA) – Imam Khomeini, the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran enjoys many characteristics that differentiate him from other world leaders.
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Raeisi:
Shia-Sunni unity strategy of Islamic Republic of Iran
TEHRAN, May 15 (MNA) – Warning about the growth of Takfiri terrorism in the region, the Iranian President said that unity between Shia and Sunni Muslims is a strategy for the Islamic Republic of Iran, not a tactic.
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Millions of Muslims around world celebrating Eid al-Fitr
TEHRAN, May 04 (MNA) – The religious festival of Eid al-Fitr, or the “Festival of Breaking the Fast,” is one of two major holidays celebrated by millions of Muslims around the world after a month of prayer, devotion, and self-control.
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Blast in Afghanistan's Qunduz leaves dozens of casualties
TEHRAN, Apr. 22 (MNA) – At least 33 people, including children, were killed and 43 others injured in a bomb blast inside a mosque in the Imam Sahib district of northern Kunduz province on Friday evening, media have reported.