Abbas� loyalty in Karbala

Abbas Qamar-e-Banu Hashim (the Moon of the Hashimites), who was next only to the Holy Imam in charge of the Holy Imam’s camp, after a very strenuous fight with the enemy at the river, got a sack of water but when the sack filled with water was placed before the thirsty children, the poor innocents...

The Melancholy of Muharram

Muharram, the first month of the Islamic calendar is upon us, and the muslim community will no doubt engage in observing and respecting it given their own individuated leanings and religiosities. Melancholy isn’t exactly a word on anybody’s lips during the start of the Islamic year. But...

For the love of Hussain

Earlier this month, as Shia Muslims around the world mourned the martyrdom of Imam Hussain—the grandson of Islam’s Prophet who was assassinated at the Battle of Karbala in 680—a small town in Pakistan’s Sindh province offered scenes of interfaith osmosis that date back several...

Ethnic and religious challenges in West Asia

At the time of drawing the map of the Middle East in the last two centuries, the boundary lines were established so that meet the interests of French and England as the old colonial powers historical facts, geographical, ethnic and religious are missed in drawing the boundaries. Therefore, these borders...

The dual effect of environment and idea on political behavior of ISIS

ISIS (Daesh) behavior in Syria and Iraq is based on the dual effect of environment and Idea. This behavior in Political Psychology is determined as a function of the sum and combination of psychological elements, beliefs and subjective and highly political ideas. Environmental and psychological ideas...

The inherent illegitimacy of the Zionist Regime paved the ground for Securitization

Israel is the cause of many wars and crises in the Middle East. the lack of legitimacy of Israel regime because of occupation and confiscation of Palestinian land, the organized expulsion of Palestinians and targeted killing them, displacement the Jews around the world to the Palestinian and extremist,...

Migration to Europe: opportunities and threats

Since the beginning of the year, one hundred and forty thousand refugees, most Syrians, Iraqis and Afghans, cross the border of Serbia and go to Hungary, then they go to other parts of Europe. What is certainly increasing the flood of immigration into Europe refers to the wrong policies of the West in...

Arab coalition challenges for occupation of Sanaa

Developments in the field of the Yemen show clashes spread in the strategic Taiz, Ibb, Al Jawf and Marib. These cities are not far from the capital and Forces of Mansour Hadi since yet have faced widespread opposition of Ansarollah forces. In fact, while forces loyal to Mansour Hadi can take control...

The events of Al Ghadeer

It was in 10 A.H. and the time for Hajj. The Hijazi deserts witnessed large crowds of Muslims who unitedly chanted the same slogans and proceeded towards the same holy end. That year the sight of tie Hajj pilgrimage was much more exciting and moving than ever before. Muslims most hurriedly and eagerly...

Hajj - An act of love

But what plea have they that Allah should not punish them, when they keep out (men) from the Sacred mosque- and they are not its guardians? No men can be its guardians except the righteous; but most of them do not understand. (Quran 8:34) Annual Convocation Millions of Muslims from each and every...

Look at the United States efforts to expand its forces in West Asia

Ansar news agency: By looking at global developments and Long-term strategies of the United States, we will find that Washington in any way does not want to leave Afghanistan and even Iraq. Despite costing billions of dollars in the war in Afghanistan and Iraq, the United States looses a large number...

Taliban Changing Military Strategy in Afghanistan

Due to the intervention of foreign forces in Afghanistan, this country has for long been suffering from increasing violence. Over the past two decades, the intervention of foreign forces in Afghanistan were aimed to support proxy wars in the country. With the withdrawal of the US forces from Afghanistan...

Muslims flock to haj despite deadly crane collapse

The crane accident that took place a week ago saw more than 400 people injured, yet this has done little to deter the pilgrims.Pilgrims from around the world have begun massing in Saudi Arabia for the haj, one of the biggest gatherings on the planet, undeterred by a crane collapse that killed 108...

Islam and democracy in the age of democratization

Nineteenth century French political thinker and historian Alexis de Tocqueville in his 1831 work "Democracy in America" discussed what he calls the "great political problem of our times." The "organization and the establishment of democracy in Christendom," according to Tocqueville, "is the great...

Islamophobia in the West:
the conservative and liberal new approach

In the west, two distinct approaches are observed in the field of Islamophobia, which are not necessarily opposite. Neo-conservative approach bases on Clash of Civilizations theory that creates an exaggerated horror and terror about Muslims. However, in liberal approach attacks focus on political Islam...

The risk of ISIS for Afghanistan

   Afghanistan sees ISIS and other groups like that as a threat because of ISIS terrorism and Social and political realities of Afghanistan. On one hand, groups like ISIS can easily influence in Afghanistan due to its security and political instability and cultural and economic poverty. On...

Analysis of Turkish military action against ISIS

Despite the Turkish government formally introduce ISIS responsible for terrorist attacks, but has not any seriously chastisement against them and what it has done is for suppression of Kurdish opposition forces in Turkey, Iraq and Syria, especially after recent Kurds onrush in those areas in Syria which...

The role of the West in the face of Islamism in the Muslim world

1024x768 It is natural that western countries are extremely worried about Islamists come to power in West Asia and North Africa, according to the geostrategic and geopolitical position of Islamic countries there, so this is seriously alarmed by western countries that still look at these regions as...

Imam Ali (AS) and the ideals of Freedom and Liberty

If in the Umma (community) of Prophet Mohammed (PBUH), Imam Ali (AS) was the greatest apostle of peace, he was, without a doubt, also the greatest defender in it of the freedom and liberty of the individual. In the selection of a leader for the Muslims, Ali had been bypassed thrice but by a supreme...

Events Related to the Martyrdom of Imam Ali (A.S.)

 It is the 21st of Ramazan, the day of great difficulty and mourning for the Ahl-e-Bait(a.s.) and their followers. The day when our beloved Imam(a.s.) finally succumbed to the fatal injury that he received on the 19th Ramazan in Masjid-e-Koofa. Imam Ali (AS) was surrounded by his male family...

Recommended Deeds for each Night of the Last Ten Nights of the Month

These are many; among them is what is recommended by the Prophet (S) who has said: "Whoever prays two[I]rek’as[/I] on Lailatul-Qadr and recites the Fatiha once in each [I]rek’a[/I] and the Tawheed seven times, then when he finishes he seeks forgiveness seventy times, then he adds, ‘I...

Significance of Night of Qadr

 In the Name of Allah, the Compassionate, the Merciful “Surely We revealed it (Quran) on the Night of Qadr - And what do you know about what Night of Qadr is - The Night of Qadr is better than a thousand months - The angels and the Spirit descend in it by the permission of their Lord every...

Who Invented the Trinity in Christianity?

The three monotheistic religions - Judaism, Christianity, and Islam - all purport to share one fundamental concept: belief in God as the Supreme Being, the Creator and Sustainer of the Universe. Known as Tawhid in Islam, this concept of the Oneness of God was stressed by Moses in a Biblical passage...

Ramadan Gives Us the Great Gift of Taqwa

 Allah says in the Qur’an: "It is He who made the night and day to follow each other for such as have the will to celebrate His praises or to show their gratitude." (25:62)      Life and death and the succession of nights and day have a purpose and that is to test...

Islamic State Eying Afghanistan�s Natural Resources

An expansion of the group’s operations in Afghanistan could threaten the fledgling mining industry. According to a recent Pentagon report, the Islamic State’s (IS) activities in Afghanistan remain exploratory, with limited recruiting efforts. Although the capabilities of the Islamic State’s...

Turkey�s democratic renaissance?

By Ernest Maragall and Laura Batalla originally written for, and published by, Turkey’s Hurriyet daily news.  With their votes, the Turkish people sent a strong message to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Sunday’s free - if not really fair - election. Amid...

History of Iran Ayatollah Khomeini Ayatollah Rouhollah Mousavi Khomeini (Imam Khomeini)

Rouhollah Mousavi Khomeini was born on 24 September 1902 (20 Jamadi al-Akhir 1320), the anniversary of the birth of Hazrat Fatima, in the small town of Khomein, some 160 kilometres to the southwest of Qom. He was the child of a family with a long tradition of religious scholarship. His ancestors,...

The Blessed Birth of Imam Mahdi (peace be upon him)

The Blessed Birth of Imam Mahdi (peace be upon him) Imam Mahdi (peace be upon him) was born in overwhelming and encumbering circumstances which surrounded his father, Imam Hassan Al-‘Askari (peace be upon him). The ruling system placed Imam Hassan under full and strict surveillance which lasted...

The Awaited Mahdi (as) And Dissensions

All Islamic groups agree on a man who appears at the end of time to fill the world with justice and equity and establish the government of righteousness over all parts of the earth as a testimony to this verse: “Before this We wrote in the Psalms, after the message (had been given to Moses):...

What persuaded Pakistan to rethink its Afghan policy?

The bilateral relations between Afghanistan and Pakistan are underpinned by unprecedented warmth and mutual trust since the establishment of the National Unity Government in Kabul. The main factors that have contributed for the positive development is the new leadership in Kabul and the new military...