TEHRAN (IQNA) – Professor Amir Hussain, a Muslim scholar in US, says the divide between followers of Islamic Madhhabs is rooted in political issues not in religious ones.

TEHRAN (IQNA) – The history of Islamophobia spans a thousand and a half years and it commenced when the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) came down from the Mountain of Light and preached the Word of God, says Dr. John Andrew Morrow.

TEHRAN (IQNA) – A Tehran-based sociologist and religion researcher points to need for have a reconsideration on understating of Islamic teachings and values which can eventually lead to proximity among Muslim communities and schools of thought.

TEHRAN (IQNA) – Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), the founder of Islam and proclaimer of the Holy Quran, was born in Mecca (currently located in Saudi Arabia) in 570.

TEHRAN (IQNA) – Khawje Shams-od-Din Mohammad Hafez-e Shirazi, well-known by his nom de plume Hafez, was a Persian poet.

TEHRAN (IQNA) – A Durham University Professor believes that there is a need to boost Islamic finance in order to help reduce poverty in the Islamic world.

TEHRAN (IQNA) – The future of Islamic economy is bright if Islamic banking (IB) ceases to collect deposits to extend financing, said a Malaysian scholar.

TEHRAN (IQNA) – The disastrous way in which the US withdrawal from Afghanistan has proceeded will seriously damage US President Joe Biden’s standing in public opinion, a scholar said.

TEHRAN (IQNA) – There is no question that the United States’ actions in Afghanistan and Iraq in particular have been a distinct failure, a scholar said.

TEHRAN (IQNA) – The US inability to act against Pakistan, which was prime actor for the survival of the Taliban for two decades in the sanctuaries and cities like Quetta and Peshawar, was the factors that played a major role in ensuring the Taliban’s return to power in Afghanistan, a scholar said.

TEHRAN (IQNA) – Israel has been lobbying for accreditation at the African Union since the body’s formation in 2002 and one reason for this is that its presence in various AU structures might help to blunt the criticism that the continental body regularly makes of Tel Aviv.