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Iran on Thursday condemned as “irresponsible” the decision of the Canadian government to put the Revolutionary Guards, the ideological army of the Islamic Republic, on its list of terrorist entities. Canada announced Wednesday that it had placed the Revolutionary Guards on its blacklist because Iran had “shown contempt for human rights” and demonstrated a “desire to destabilize the international order.” This is “a hostile measure”, reacted the spokesperson for the Iranian Foreign Ministry, Nasser Kanani, in a press release. “This irresponsible and provocative action is part of the wrong path that the Canadian government has taken for more than a…

Islamic banks represent 28 percent of Qatar’s total banking sector. Islamic banks have experienced a compound annual growth rate of 6.3 percent in their assets over the last five years (2019-2023), surpassing the 4.4 percent growth rate of conventional commercial banks during the same period. The Islamic finance continues its development through expansion to enter new markets as the sector is undergoing rapid expansion. The assets of Islamic banking sector in Qatar experienced a 3.6 percent increase in last year. As per the latest statistics released by the Qatar Central Bank, the assets of Islamic banks in the country reached…

Nikah Halala is a practice observed in certain Muslim communities, particularly in areas where Triple Talaq is legally recognized. In this practice, a woman is required to marry another man, consummate that marriage, and then only can she remarry her previous husband. In recent years, a petition has been filed challenging this practice, along with polygamy, based on the principles of gender justice enshrined in the Indian constitution. The case is currently pending before the Supreme Court.Opponents argue that religious laws and customs should not be subject to scrutiny by the Supreme Court based on rationality. However, this argument…

Broken pieces of glass from windowpanes, smashed furniture, stones, drops of congealed blood, stretchers, and syringes litter the floor of the Medak Orthopaedic Hospital, two days after it was attacked by an enraged mob. This hospital is one of four that suffered severe damage during the communal violence on June 15, two days before Bakrid, an Islamic festival celebrated worldwide.When the hospital reopened after three days of the violence, traumatised workers were still trying to clean up the mess and make it ready for patients. The ayah carefully collecting glass shards and sweeping the broken equipment tears up. Pointing to…

Muslim voters are increasingly worried about the prospect of a far-right victory less than two weeks before France’s snap parliamentary elections, fearing the possible restrictions that could follow.For Sarah, there’s a “real risk” of seeing the National Rally (RN) win the ballot, called by President Emmanuel Macron after the far-right party trounced his centrists in early June’s European Union election.The 23-year-old member of a Muslim women’s collective said the win would give the party of Marine Le Pen free rein to pass laws restricting her freedoms in matters of dress and worship.The RN has made no secret of its hostility…

One of the two people accused of killing 14 at a holiday party in California posted an online statement pledging allegiance to a leader of the Islamic State militant group.Tashfeen Malik, 27, and her husband, Syed Rizwan Farook, 28, were killed in a shootout with police hours after Wednesday’s massacre at a social services agency in San Bernardino, east of Los Angeles.The attack was the deadliest mass shooting the United States has experienced in three years.Malik, a Pakistani native who had been living in Saudi Arabia when she married Farook, posted an online statement of support for a leader of…

Image Credits: Wikipedia Canada has officially designated Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist group, following years of pressure from opposition MPs and members of the Iranian diaspora. The action aligns Canada with the United States, which made a similar declaration in 2019, and the United Kingdom, which has signalled plans to do the same. The Canadian government announced the decision on June 19, 2024, reaffirming its commitment to combating terrorist financing. According to the government’s statement, the decision to list the IRGC through the Criminal Code listing policy sends a strong message that Canada will use every…

Ad Concerned Islamic groups have called for neutrality and the rule of law to end the leadership tussle in the Kano emirate. In a statement issued by the groups and jointly signed by Mallam Sani Malami and Sheikh Alhassan Abdulmalik, they said that as concerned citizens of Nigeria, they are compelled to address the escalating crisis surrounding the Kano Emirate. The groups, which include Munazzamatu Fityanil Islam, Majlis Al-Shura, Majma’u Ahbab Sheikh Ibrahim Niass, Sheikh Salihu Malami Foundation, Ahbab Sheikh Ahmad Abulfathi, Samarin Tijjaniyya Ansarudeen Attijjaniyya, Alfatihiyya Association, and Tijjaniyya Grassroots Mobilisation and Empowerment Initiatives of Nigeria (TIGMEIN) demand the…

MONTREAL — Earlier this week, members of Montreal’s Muslim community gathered in a park to celebrate the Eid al-Adha holiday, a day when families traditionally wear their finest clothes, share gifts, feast and pray together. Religious celebrations are not uncommon at Parc des Hirondelles in the Ahuntsic-Cartierville borough: for several years the city has authorized an outdoor Catholic mass held by the Italian community on the grassy field. Eid was celebrated in the park last year without objections. But this year, when images of Muslims kneeling down to pray on the grass were widely shared on social media — including…

MONTREAL — Earlier this week, members of Montreal’s Muslim community gathered in a park to celebrate the Eid al-Adha holiday, a day when families traditionally wear their finest clothes, share gifts, feast and pray together. Religious celebrations are not uncommon at Parc des Hirondelles in the Ahuntsic-Cartierville borough: for several years the city has authorized an outdoor Catholic mass held by the Italian community on the grassy field. Eid was celebrated in the park last year without objections. But this year, when images of Muslims kneeling down to pray on the grass were widely shared on social media — including…

OTTAWA — Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc says Canada has listed Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist entity, following months of mounting political pressure to do so. OTTAWA — Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc says Canada has listed Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist entity, following months of mounting political pressure to do so. “The Iranian regime has consistently displayed disregard for human rights, both inside and outside of Iran, as well as a willingness to destabilize the international rules-based order,” LeBlanc said at a press conference on Wednesday. Members of Parliament voted unanimously in May…

Screenshot of the false post, taken on June 14, 2024Another video — showing a spacewalk with text repeating the false claim — has been viewed on TikTok more than 37,400 times since it was uploaded on March 7.”The first astronaut who heard the Adhan,” the Indonesian-language text read.Screenshot of the second false videoThe video was also shared with the same false claim in Indonesian-language posts on Facebook; and on other platforms in Hindi and Malaysian.However, AFP found the videos were edited to insert the sound of the Adhan.Songs played on Earth cannot be heard from space, as soundwaves cannot travel in…

German police have arrested a suspected Islamic State agent who was on standby to carry out attacks on behalf of the terrorist group.The arrest of “Mahmoud A” on Wednesday in Esslingen, near Stuttgart, comes amid fears from Germany’s security agency that terrorists could target the Euro 2024 football tournament being staged in the country.Prosecutors said they had arrested him on “strong suspicions” that he was a member of IS. The Iraqi citizen is facing charges of membership of a foreign terrorist group and for being on standby to launch terrorist attacks in Germany on behalf of IS.The announcement came just…

OTTAWA — Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc says Canada has listed Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist entity, following months of mounting political pressure to do so. OTTAWA — Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc says Canada has listed Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist entity, following months of mounting political pressure to do so. “The Iranian regime has consistently displayed disregard for human rights, both inside and outside of Iran, as well as a willingness to destabilize the international rules-based order,” LeBlanc said at a press conference on Wednesday. Members of Parliament voted unanimously in May…

Islamic Relief is preparing to respond to severe flooding in northeast Bangladesh, which has seen entire communities submerged and families left homeless and destitute. Around 1.6 million people in Sylhet, Sunamganj and Moulvibazar districts have been affected by extremely heavy rains and flash floods over the last 3 days. Almost 75% of Sylhet district is now flooded, with more than half of its crops and paddy fields submerged – a situation which is likely to have lasting impacts on the food security of communities in the area. “Many families, including young children and elderly people, are now sleeping out in…

Canada has listed Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organisation, a move that will bar thousands of Iranian officials from entering the country and begin investigations against senior officials.The IRGC is a branch of Iran’s armed forces, established after the 1979 Iranian revolution that toppled Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, a secular monarch allied with the West, and led to the formation of an Islamic Republic headed by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, a Shi’ite cleric.The move comes after years of pressure on the Canadian government from the opposition to list IRGC as a terrorist entity.The IRGC has strong political and…

The Centre has approved transfer of funds for preliminary discussions regarding the release of Nimisha Priya from a Yemeni prison. A sum of $40,000 will be transferred to persons concerned via the Indian Embassy in Sana’a.Priya, who hails from Palakkad, Kerala was found guilty of murdering a Yemeni citizen in 2017. She was apprehended while trying to flee the country and sentenced to death in 2018. Currently, Priya’s mother is in Yemen, trying to waive her death penalty by paying “blood money” to the murdered man’s family. What is blood money? Diyya in Islamic law According to Islamic law, victims…

The Canadian Government has officially designated the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization. The government siad the decision is backed by substantial evidence suggesting the IRGC’s involvement in terrorism-related activities. The announcement was made on Wednesday by the Honourable Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Public Safety, Democratic Institutions and Intergovernmental Affairs. He said that the Iranian government has shown a consistent disregard for human rights and has been acting against the international rules-based order. “Our government is committed to promoting human rights and will take strong action against those who aim to disrupt our way of life, both…

Image Credits: Wikipedia Canada has officially designated Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist group, following years of pressure from opposition MPs and members of the Iranian diaspora. The action aligns Canada with the United States, which made a similar declaration in 2019, and the United Kingdom, which has signalled plans to do the same. The Canadian government announced the decision on June 19, 2024, reaffirming its commitment to combating terrorist financing. According to the government’s statement, the decision to list the IRGC through the Criminal Code listing policy sends a strong message that Canada will use every…

Canada has listed Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organisation, after years of pressure from opposition legislators and some members of the Iranian diaspora.Announcing the decision on Wednesday, Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc called it a “significant tool in fighting global terrorism”.The move will mean that thousands of senior Iranian government officials, including top IRGC officials, will be barred from entering Canada.Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman, quoted by Iran’s Fars news agency, has condemned what he described as the “unwise and unconventional” step.The IRGC is a major military, political and economic force in Iran, with close ties to…

The international shipping industry is demanding action after Islamic terrorists backed by Iran sank another major vessel in the Red Sea in the last several days.The Houthi’s attack last week on the M/V Tutor — a Liberian flagged, Greek-owned and operated bulk cargo carrier — featured the use of an uncrewed surface vessel (USV) and missiles. The ship began to take on water immediately and eventually sank to the Red Sea’s bottom several days later.Numerous shipping and maritime associations called for immediate action to be taken following the attack, which also resulted in the death of a civilian crew member.The…

OTTAWA — Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc says Canada has listed Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist entity, following months of mounting political pressure to do so. OTTAWA — Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc says Canada has listed Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist entity, following months of mounting political pressure to do so. “The Iranian regime has consistently displayed disregard for human rights, both inside and outside of Iran, as well as a willingness to destabilize the international rules-based order,” LeBlanc said at a press conference on Wednesday. Members of Parliament voted unanimously in May…

KUALA LUMPUR, June 20 (Bernama) — Aeon Bank (M) Bhd’s newly launched Islamic digital bank is expected to reach its break-even point within five years, according to Aeon Credit Service (M) Bhd. Aeon Credit managing director Daisuke Maeda said despite the competition among digital banks, the new product has received positive feedback from depositors. “We have a strong market presence. Aeon shopping malls are well-known throughout the country, and Aeon Credit has a large customer base. “This gives us a significant advantage in offering attractive financial products,” he said at a press conference following Aeon Credit’s 27th Annual General Meeting today.…

KUALA LUMPUR, June 20 (Bernama) — Aeon Bank (M) Bhd’s newly launched Islamic digital bank is expected to reach its break-even point within five years, according to Aeon Credit Service (M) Bhd. Aeon Credit managing director Daisuke Maeda said despite the competition among digital banks, the new product has received positive feedback from depositors. “We have a strong market presence. Aeon shopping malls are well-known throughout the country, and Aeon Credit has a large customer base. “This gives us a significant advantage in offering attractive financial products,” he said at a press conference following Aeon Credit’s 27th Annual General Meeting today.…

The US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced that it had killed a “senior official” in the Islamic State organization during an airstrike conducted in Syria without specifying the exact location. In a statement on X platform on Wednesday, June 19, the CENTCOM added that it killed Usamah Jamal Muhammad Ibrahim al-Janabi, a “senior official” in the Islamic State organization whose elimination would disrupt the latter’s ability to resource and conduct terror attacks. According to CENTCOM, the strike occurred last Sunday, indicating that there were no signs of civilian injuries in this strike. While Washington did not specify the location of the…