WASHINGTON, DC (IQNA) – Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) “had a powerful effect on his contemporaries in terms of ethics and compassion”, an American university professor and specialist in Islamic studies said.

TEHRAN (IQNA) – A professor of French history and politics says the recent abaya ban introduced in France has a “political dimension,” pointing to the rivalry between the left and the right wings.

TEHRAN (IQNA) – A controversial ban that bars Muslim students in French schools from wearing abaya is “directly targeting Islam” and forcing them to bow to the French secular demands, a Canadian analyst says.

SRINAGAR (IQNA) – After years under house confinement, India releases a leading Kashmiri Muslim preacher.

NEW YORK (IQNA) – In a world that strives for peace and understanding, acts of Quran desecration and anti-Islam sentiments are a stark reminder of the challenges we still face.

MASHHAD (IQNA) – I close my eyes and in front of me I see a magnificent shrine shining gloriously as the dusk is falling, with a gentle touch of a cool breeze on my face and a refreshing smell in the air that calms my soul.

TEHRAN (IQNA) – An American political commentator says the Arab-Israeli normalization and relocation of embassies to the occupied al-Quds are a cover for Netanyahu’s “authoritarian” and expansionist agenda.

WASHINGTON, DC (IQNA) – An American professor says the 9/11 attacks served as a reminder to the global community that the threat of “terrorism on a massive and lethal scale” demanded “serious” attention by everyone.

KARBALA (IQNA) – There are many lessons that one can draw from the Arbaeen procession as millions of devotees are walking on foot in harmony towards Karbala. 

KARBALA (IQNA) – As millions of pilgrims have set off for the trek to the third Shia Imam Shrine in Karbala for yet another year, thousands of Moukebs are providing them with free services including food and accommodation along the way.

TEHRAN (IQNA) – The Israeli far-right cabinet wants eyes annexation of the occupied West Bank by pushing for ratification of the so-called judicial overhaul plan, an American professor believes.