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Robert Beglaryan, Iranian-Armenian lawmaker:

I witnessed the cooperation of Armenians and Muslims during the revolution

The Iranian Parliament has allocated five seats to its religious minorities, two of which belong to the Armenians of the North and Armenians of the South. Robert Beglaryan is the current representative of the Armenian community of southern Iran in Parliament. This is his fourth term as a member of Parliament.

Raeisi congratulates Muslims on Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) birth anniversary

Iranian President Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi congratulated leaders and peoples of Muslim countries on the birth anniversary of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).

Five Muslim scientists win Mustafa Prize 2021

Five Muslim laureates of the fourth edition of the Mustafa Prize biennial were named during a press conference in Tehran on Tuesday.

Muslims celebrate Eid al-Fitr amid COVID-19 restrictions

Muslims around the world prepared to celebrate Eid al-Fitr – one of the holiest occasions in the Islamic calendar – while coping with coronavirus restrictions.

Iranian FM congratulates arrival of holy month of Ramadan to Muslims

National Desk

Tackle French ‘abuse’ of Muslims, civil society groups tell UN

A group of lawyers, NGOs and religious bodies from 13 countries have submitted formal complaints to the United Nations Human Rights Council (OHCHR), calling for action against France’s “breadth of state abuse against Muslims” stretching back more than two decades.

Iran: OIC states’ normalization with Israel betrayal of Muslims

Iran denounced the normalization of ties between certain member states of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and Israel as “a betrayal of Muslims” and a violation of the 57-nation body’s principles.

‘One in four’ Muslims experience Islamophobia in UK's Labour Party

More than one in four Muslim members and supporters of Labour Party — 29 percent — have experienced Islamophobia within the ranks of the United Kingdom’s main opposition party, according to a report.

World arrogance insult sanctities to seed discord among Muslims: Cleric

Head of the World Forum for Proximity of Islamic Schools of Thought Hamid Shahriari said one of the effective ways the world arrogance uses to seed discord among Islamic religions is to insult the sanctities.

Muslims should form int’l front to support Prophet Muhammad’s status: MP

By Sadeq Dehqan & Farzam Vanaki

Mecca reopens for limited pilgrimage

Mask-clad Muslims circled Islam's holiest site along socially distanced paths on Sunday, as Saudi authorities partially resumed the year-round umrah pilgrimage amid extensive health precautions after seven-month coronavirus hiatus.

Macron’s anti-Islam comments unleash backlash from Muslims

French President Emmanuel Macron came under fire for describing Islam a religion “in crisis all over the world”.

Muslims mark Ashura observing social distance protocols

International Desk

Muslims begin downsized Hajj amid coronavirus outbreak

Mask-clad Muslims began the Hajj on Wednesday, circling Islam's holiest site in Saudi Arabia along socially distanced paths in the smallest pilgrimage in modern history amid the novel coronavirus outbreak.

UK Muslims hit out at Trevor Phillips’s role in COVID-19 BAME deaths inquiry

The selection of Trevor Phillips to investigate why COVID-19 is killing more Black, Asian and minority ethnic people has sparked a row after leading Muslims criticized his appointment as “insensitive.”