Rasa - In a show of unity in the face of hate, members of the religious, political and police communities joined together Friday at the Islamic Center of Southern California for a weekly prayer service.

Rasa - A couple in Germany are facing court after they stopped their teenage son from attending a local mosque on a school trip because they were afraid he would be "indoctrinated" by Islamic extremists.

Rasa - Hiba Rahim is CAIR Florida’s Northwest Florida Regional Coordinator. CAIR stands for the Council on American-Islamic Relations, which already has three offices in Central and South Florida.

Rasa - Iran’s Immigration and Passport Police Chief Colonel Mohammad Babaei said Afghan nationals residing in the Islamic Republic can obtain visa to visit Iraq’s holy city of Karbala for Arbaeen this year.

Rasa – Paris’ Ambassador to Baghdad, Marc Baréty, has hailed the Supreme Religious Authority’s role for defending human values and for encouraging cultural and scientific cooperation and peaceful coexistence among all people.

Rasa – During a meeting which was held at Ayatollah Safi-Golpaygani’s house, Hujjat al-Islam Hoseyninejad remarked, “The Holy Shrine of Lady Masumah will establish its caravan on the road from Najaf to Karbala this year to host pilgrims during the Arba’in ceremony.”

Rasa – Professor Brice Balmer, a Mennonite Christian scholar and researcher at Wilfrid Laurier University in Canada, visited Baqir al-Uloum University in Qom, Iran in order to become familiar with the centre’s activities.

Rasa - The Iraqi legislature has voted to ban the sale, import and production of alcohol, imposing a fine on those who breach the law.

Rasa - Like many local Islamic schools and mosques, the Islamic Center of Hawthorne upgraded security after it was vandalized and threatened following the 2015 terrorist attacks in Paris and San Bernardino.

Rasa - Two local mosques are seeing an outpouring of support from the community after they were vandalized with spray paint.