14 May 2013
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Questions
Quran
How do Quranic commentators interpret and explain the word "و اضربوهن" (and hit them)?
SHAFAQNA-- In Islamic teachings women are considered to have a very high status and have been praised in hadiths by the Holy Prophet and his household. In some hadiths w...
Etrat
Moral Lessons from the Sacred Life of Imam Reza (a.s.)
SHAFAQNA (Shia International News Association)-- 'Ali bin Shua'yb once visited Imam 'Ali al-Reza (a.s.) and the following conversation ensued:
Imam (a.s.): "O 'Ali! Do y...
Islam World
Army: Kurdish move in disputed Iraqi province ‘dangerous’
SHAFAQNA (Shia International News Association) –New deployments of Kurdish forces in the disputed Kirkuk province in north Iraq are a “dangerous development” and an attem...
Saudi Arabia
Iran will answer enemies' threats in battlefield
SHAFAQNA-- Iran Deputy Defense Minister Brigadier General Majid Bokaei says if the enemies of the Islamic Republic make a mistake, they will receive their response in the...
Other Religions
Protest turns violent after France legalizes gay marriage
SHAFAQNA (Shia International News Association) – France legalized gay marriage on Tuesday after a wrenching national debate that exposed deep conservatism in the nation's...
General
Next version of Android to be 4.3, will retain Jelly Bean name
SHAFAQNA (Shia International News Association) – Google I/O 2013 is less than a month away and if history is any indication, we are in for a new version of Android. But t...
Agencies News
BBC: Latin America 'threatened by rising cancer cases'
SHAFAQNA (Shia International News Association) – Cancer is threatening to overwhelm Latin American countries, experts writing in Lancet Oncology warn.
There are far fewe...
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