IQNA – Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, the top Shia cleric in Iraq, expressed his condolences on the deaths of scores of people in a mall fire in the city of Kut.

IQNA – Three Muslim sisters from Buffalo, New York — Jamilah, Zaynah, and Latifah McBryde — have helped reshape the landscape of women’s college wrestling in the United States by pushing for rule changes that allow modest uniforms aligned with their religious beliefs.

IQNA – An open mosque event is planned to be held at a mosque in Doncaster, a city in South Yorkshire, England, later this month.

IQNA – Arbaeen and the Islamic Revolution have a deep connection, and this connection will become more apparent as time passes, an Iranian official said.

IQNA – The Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) has deployed 23 helicopters and one aircraft for emergency medical evacuations during this year’s Arbaeen pilgrimage in Iraq, its Secretary-General Meisam Afshar announced.

IQNA – Mosques in Mumbai have started exploring different ways to transmit the Adhan (call to prayer) after police removed loudspeakers from the mosques.

IQNA – Twenty years after the July 7, 2005, attacks in the UK, many British Muslims feel counter-terrorism policies and brazen Islamophobia have increased hostility against the community.

IQNA – From the fashion world in Moscow to a struggle with death, Russian woman Lyudmila Anufrieva’s life took a dramatic turn, leading her to convert to Islam and establish the Mila 4 Africa Foundation, which helps underprivileged children in Senegal.

IQNA – A forum titled Ma Ra’aytu Illa Jamila (I saw nothing but beauty) was held at the holy shrine of Imam Reza (AS) in Mashhad, northeast Iran, where the speaker highlighted the role of women in the Ashura uprising.

IQNA – A crucial factor in the conversation around child welfare in the UK is being systematically overlooked and that is the role of faith.

IQNA – The Najshi Tomb and Mosque, which is regarded as the first home for migrating Muslims in Africa, has been repaired and renovated.

IQNA – The United Nations’ envoy to Iraq announced the organization’s support for the nomination of the holy city of Karbala as the capital of Islamic culture.