PARIS (IQNA) – An analyst believes the focus of the French government on the Muslim population is partly because of the failure to assimilate the defeat in the Algerian war. 

MECCA (IQNA) – As the new Islamic year begins, a new Kiswa is ready to cover the Holy Kaaba, the most revered site in Islam. 

TEHRAN (IQNA) – An expert says the French Muslims have been “marginalized” because of their religion and also due to economic and social issues. 

TEHRAN (IQNA) – A key lesson from Srebrenica is that genocide does not happen overnight. It is a slow process of "othering" and dehumanization, which eventually leads to violence.

TEHRAN (IQNA) – An associate professor of Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Houston said the governments which are deliberately seeking to promote hate crimes against followers of other religions “are failing their citizens and betraying their own values.”

TEHRAN (IQNA) – A Toronto-based analyst says the international community is complicit in Israeli crimes as it has failed to stop the regime’s attacks on Palestinians.

TEHRAN (IQNA) – Several experts have blasted using of freedom of speech as a pretext to insult Islam and Muslims. 

TEHRAN (IQNA) – Shia Muslims celebrate Eid al-Ghadir every year to mark the day when Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) brought an important message to Muslims.

LONDON (IQNA) – Criticizing the West’s double standards when it comes to censorship and freedom of expression, an academic and journalist stressed that blasphemous acts against Islamic sanctities are part of a larger Western agenda,

TEHRAN (IQNA) – Medina is the second holiest city in Islam and the burial place of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). It has many historical and religious sites that attract millions of visitors every year. 

TEHRAN (IQNA) – Yuram Abdullah Weiler, journalist and political commentator in New Mexico, said the growing Islamophobia “can be viewed as a consequence of today’s poly-crisis” created by the West.