Attempts to spread Islamophobia fuel extremism: Iranian diplomat
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran’s First Deputy Foreign Minister Morteza Sarmadi deplored comments by a US presidential candidate who called for banning Muslims…
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Muhammad Ali defends Muslims in response to Donald Trump’s ban plan
Ali condemns ‘Islamic jihadists’ in 132-word statement on Wednesday Heavyweight champ calls on political leaders to promote understanding Muhammad Ali hit out…
Iran’s Rouhani criticizes calls for ban on Muslims
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Wednesday regretted that certain people are calling for a ban on the entrance of…
Petition to ban Trump for anti-Muslim remarks gains over 26,500 signatures
A petition to ban US presidential candidate Donald Trump from the United Kingdom over his allegedly anti-Muslim rhetoric has gained over 26,500…
Dear Islamophobes: Your racism is putting us all in danger
There’s one thing everybody can do to make the country safer. WASHINGTON — Former President George W. Bush was a lot of…
Donald Trump urges ban on Muslims entering United States
Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump on Monday called for a ban on Muslims entering the United States in the most dramatic response…
Stop stereotyping Muslims as terrorists: California shooter’s family lawyers
The family attorneys of one of the shooters involved in California massacre have criticized the media for stereotyping Muslims as terrorists, saying…
3 French mosques closed in 1st major crackdown on places of worship after Paris attacks
French authorities have shut down three mosques in the past week as a part of a crackdown on “Islamist radicalization” launched after…
Leader urges action against anti-Islam propaganda
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei decried “hypocritical” attempts at misrepresenting the reality about Islam…
Conference to define Islamophobia as racism
TEHRAN, Nov. 28 (MNA) – Islamophobia as a variant of racism will be the theme of a major conference to be held…
Islamophobia upsurge in Western countries after Paris attacks
Alwaght- Anti-Islam rallies have been held in many parts of Australia on Sunday amid a worrying upsurge of Islamophobia in Western countries…
Canadian activists hold rallies against Islamophobia
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Hundreds of Canadian citizens and human rights activists gathered in Toronto to voice their protest at the spread of…
Ayatollah Hamedani: Paris incident justifies ignition of new waves of Islamophobia
Qom, Nov 19, IRNA – Ayatollah Hossein Nouri Hamedani said on Thursday that the recent terrorist operation in Paris has justified new…
Mosque in Canada deliberately set on fire: Police
A mosque in Canada has been deliberately set on fire in what is being labeled as “clearly a hate crime,” by the…
Western Media exploits Mina tragedy to spread Islamophobia
Alwaght- While Saudi Arabia has pinned the blame for the Mina tragedy that saw more than 3000 people killed last Thursday on…
Rouhani: Enemies trying to transform Islam into religion of violence
Tehran, Aug 15, IRNA – President Hassan Rouhani warned against enemies plots to turn Islam from a religion of spirituality and fraternity…
Iranian senior clerics stress on Muslims unity to confront enemies
Tehran, August 13, The Iran Project – Iranian senior clerics have stressed on the Muslims’ unity as the only way to confront…
Rouhani stresses role of clerics in safeguarding Islamic Revolution
Tehran, June 26, IRNA – President Hassan Rouhani said the clerics shoulder heavy burden in safeguarding the Islamic revolution and system. President…
Is Obama even trying? Getting rolled on Iran nukes
When Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks, the world should listen. He has a much keener sense of the direction of negotiations over Iran’s…
Iran MPs call for dismissal of presidential advisor for alarming speech
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region – Nearly a third of Iran’s parliament has called on Iran’s president to dismiss one of his vice presidents…
Tehran-Ankara cooperation can prevent Islamophobia: Jahangiri
Tehran, March 15, IRNA – First Vice-President Es’haq Jahangiri said on Sunday that development of Tehran-Ankara cooperation can foil the Zionist regime’s…
Ayatollah Khamenei: Zionists behind Islamophobia propaganda
Tehran, March 12, IRNA – The Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei said on Thursday that the Zionists…
West needs ‘soul-searching’ on home-grown extremists: Iran
Geneva (AFP) – Western democracies should ask themselves some tough questions about why they have produced some of the extremists wreaking havoc…
Iran’s Zarif warns against spread of Islamophobia
Iranian foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says the country is very concerned about the rising trend of Islamophobia in the Western world. In…
West responsible for ISIL cirmes: Iran FM
Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif slams the West for ISIL crimes in Europe and the Middle East. “Why quite a sizeable…
Ayatollah Khamenei’s letter exposes US plot to demonize Islam: Academic
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – An American academic said a recent letter that Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei sent…
Iran’s Ayatollah Khamenei condemns ISIS beheading of Christians
TEHRAN — Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei tweeted his outrage at the beheading of 21 Egyptian Coptic Christians by ISIS. “We don’t forget…
Report: Iran’s Supreme Leader criticizes ‘American Sniper’
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — A state-owned newspaper in Iran is quoting the country’s supreme leader as criticizing the film “American Sniper,” saying…
Iran’s incoming envoy to UN starts his mission
Iran’s incoming envoy to UN, Gholam-Ali Khoshrou, has started his mission at this international organization. Iran’s incoming envoy to UN, upon his…
OIC condemns assassination of three young Muslims in the US
Tehran, Feb 15, IRNA – Secretary General of Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Iyad bin Amin Madani on Sunday expressed outrage at…
Iran laments death of 3 US muslims
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Marziyeh Afkham expressed regret on Sunday at the shooting death of three young Muslims in…
Fire burns Islamic center in Houston, Texas
A massive blaze has ripped through an Islamic community center in Houston, Texas, on Friday. It is not known what has caused…
Leader’s message to Western youth published in three languages
New Delhi, Feb 13, IRNA – Supreme Leader’s message to the European and North American youth has been translated into and published…
Protesters at White House condemn killing of 3 Muslim students
A large number of people have held a demonstration outside the White House in Washington, DC to condemn the recent killings of…
Elites should portray true Islam: Iran’s president
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani urged the Iranian elites and scholars to illustrate the true image of Islam. In an…
acrilege to Prophet Mohammad serves to spread Islamophobia: Cleric
Tehran, Feb 6, IRNA – Tehran Substitute Friday Prayers Leader Ayatollah Mohammad Emami Kashani said sacrilege to Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) serves to…
Envoy: Leader’s message aims to defuse West’s Islamophobia plot
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei’s message to the European and American youth is meant to defuse the western…
The Canadian professor of globalization studies: The letter of Iran’s Leader is inspirational
(By Anthony Hall) — I had already read the inspired letter from the Supreme Leader to North American and European youth. I…
A Phobia of What?!
TEHRAN, Feb. 01 (MNA) – Iranian researcher and documentary filmmaker has analyzed western mainstream media approach toward Islam. In the words of…
Iranian mother pens letter to ISIL hostage mom
An Iranian mother has written a letter to sympathize with the mother of the Japanese freelance journalist, Kenji Goto Jogo, held captive…