Ramadan is the most important holiday in the Islamic calendar. But for Palestinian Muslims, Ramadan is characterized by constant harassment, attacks, and brutal violence by Israel. For Palestinians living under Israeli occupation, celebrating this highest of holidays can only be done through immense difficulties. Surrounded by towering walls of barbed wire, the people of Gaza...
The spokesperson for Iran’s Foreign Ministry Saeed Khatibzadeh on Saturday urged Muslims to unify behind the Palestinian cause. Khatibzadeh voiced anger over the Israeli regime’s fresh atrocities in Al-Aqsa Mosque, and cautioned against the implications of certain Arab countries’ desire to restore relations with the Tel Aviv regime. “Deeply outraged by the new atrocities of...
Iran determined to strengthen ties with African countries, says FM Amir-Abdollahian Under President Ebrahim Raeisi, Tehran has attempted to streamline its foreign policy priorities by including regional, Eastern, and African nations, instead of relying on ties with Western countries, some of which have either imposed or enabled sanctions against the country. In February, Iranian and...
Mashhad played host to about 24,300 foreign travelers who reportedly spent some $48 million to use medical services during the past Iranian calendar year, which ended on March 20. “Last year (1400), Mashhad received 24,300 foreign medical travelers who were either hospitalized or gained outpatient treatments,” said Davood Khoshashkan who presides over the medical tourism...
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei emphasized that the sacred art of reciting the Qur’an must be at the service of increasing the audience’s faith. Ayatollah Khamenei made the remarks in an address to a gathering of the reciters of the Holy Qur’an on Sunday, which marked the first day of the...
Iranians celebrated the Nature Day, also known as Sizdah Bedar, on Saturday nationwide by spending the day outside in the nature. As a deep-rooted and long-standing tradition, Iranians usually spend the last day of Noruz holidays (starting on March 21) in nature in big or small groups. Families usually set up camps, make lunch, and...
In different parts of Iran, people, tribes, and ethnic groups celebrate the holy month of Ramadan with various rituals which have been passed down from generation to generation. Ramadan is the ninth month of the lunar Islamic calendar, during which, Muslims fast from dawn to dusk, which is an exercise in self-restraint, aimed at making...
The 35th Khwarizmi International Award ceremony was held in Tehran on Monday, appreciating 12 winners for their scientific achievements with President Ebrahim Raisi in attendance, IRNA reported. The annual festival is an opportunity for both Iranian and foreign participants to put their scientific achievements on display. Khwarizmi International Award is dedicated to recognizing outstanding scientific...
Kenyan Memorizer Haitham Sagar Ahmad from Kenya emerged number 3 in the recently concluded 38th edition of Iran’s International Quran Competition at Tehran’s Andisheh Hall . Over 60 reciters and memorizers from 29 countries are competing in the event, which will run until March 5. A number of senior officials, including Minster of Culture and Islamic Guidance...
The share of Iranian articles with international participation has had significant growth of 209 percent during an eight-year period (2013-2020), becoming the Islamic world’s leading country in science diplomacy, according to the Scopus International Citation Database. Launched in 2004, Scopus is the largest abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature: scientific journals, books, and conference...