Human rights from Islamic perspective

Social media mocks 'racist imperialist' Prince Philip

After news broke of the death of the husband of the British Queen, social media reacted quite differently to the news than the mainstream media. Insults, jokes and reminders of Prince Philip's racism were among the many online reactions.

Collection of photos related to history of Islam in Germany in a blog

Jewish community lives in peace in Iran

A leader of the Jewish community in Tehran says followers of the religion live in peace in Iran as local Muslims respect their customs and the government remains committed to the religious law.

Pope Francis meets with Ayatollah Sistani in Najaf during visit to Iraq

Pope Francis, head of the Roman Catholic Church, has held closed-door talks with Iraq’s prominent Shia cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani on the second day of his visit to the Arab country.

HRW blasts S Arabia for the state-sponsored “hateful” and “intolerant” language against Shia ...

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has slammed Saudi Arabia for the state-sponsored “hateful” and “intolerant” language against Shia Muslims in its school religion textbooks.

Islamic laws are progressive and advanced, Imam Khomeini explained

In an interview with La Croa, Italian newspaper, Imam Khomeini said in a historic statement that he was confronting the Shah regime and its Western backers were intending to destroy our humanistic, cultural and religious values.

Imam used to receive postal cards on Christmas

Imam Khomeini, the late founder of the Islamic Revolution, used to receive postal cards on the birthday of the Jesus Christ.