Mansoor Dahri, Surrey, UK Five times a day the Muslims of the world pray in the direction of the city of Makkah (also spelled ...

Buddhas of Bamyan (May 1961), photograph by František Řiháček, via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0. The countries of Iran and Afghanistan have, for a long time, been linked in Western ...

At the start of the 20 th century, the British Empire decided to build a railway line linking the coastal town of Mombasa in Kenya with Uganda. The effort and expense needed to build such a railway in ...

In a world teeming with diverse cultures, traditions, and spiritual paths, one central theme persists: the essence of remembering the Divine. This is clearly exhibited across major religious beliefs, ...

In today’s world, a man donned in a Muslim attire with beard and a cap or turban is profiled a terrorist or an extremist. Should it actually be so? While some people dread to be in a gathering with ...

How often do we pause, amid headlines about sanctions, nuclear negotiations, and regional tension, to ask a quieter question, what has Iran given the world? Not in terms of geopolitics, but in ideas, ...

In 2024, the Accra Psychiatric Hospital, Ghana’s premier mental health institution, reported that 26% of its patients were struggling with drug or alcohol-related conditions, a worrying 12% increase ...

The Temple of Literature in Hanoi, established in 1070 and dedicated to Confucius (as), is the oldest architectural complex in the city. Its origins trace back to influences from China after the Hung ...

Last year’s huge far-right rally, ‘Unite the Kingdom’ saw thousands flock to the capital city of London. When the march – marred by violent clashes and arrests [1] – came to an end, many of the ...

Islam’s most important and fundamental commandment is that of the Five Daily Prayers: Fajr (before sunrise), Zuhr (just after midday), Asr (late afternoon), Maghrib (after sunset), Ishaa (late evening ...

After reciting Tashahhud, Ta‘awwuz and Surah al-Fatihah, His Holiness Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad (aba) recited the following verses of the Holy Qur’an: ‘Say, ‘If Allah had so willed, I should not have ...

The Shrine of Esther and Mordechai is a famous Jewish pilgrimage site just off Eman Khomeini Square in the city of Hamadan in modern Iran. The exact dating is unknown. Some date it to the 13 th ...