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Terrorists block civilians from leaving east Aleppo: Syria
Syria’s UN envoy says al-Qaeda-linked terrorists are preventing civilians from leaving the…
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Karachi demo calls for government’s protection of Shias
Shia Muslims have held a demonstration in Pakistan’s southern city of Karachi,…
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Malaysian authorities detain 35 more Shias Muslim worshipers
Over 35 Malaysian Shias were arrested while they were reciting Dua Kumayl…
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Field investigator detained in Kazan suspected of supporting ISIS
A resident of Kazan was arrested on suspicion of supporting the activities…
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Global Hussaini Assembly makes efforts to unite liberals under Imam Hussein’s banner
Based on the commandments of Ayatollah Sayed Sadiq Husseini Shirazi, may Allah…
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First major Quran exhibition in US set to open
Centuries-old handwritten Qurans from Turkey will be presented this week at the…
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Four ‘militants’ involved in killing Shias, security officials arrested in Karachi
Karachi police’s Counter-Terrorism Department have arrested four militants trained in Afghanistan from…
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‘Who is Hussain?’ volunteers distribute water bottles, visit hospitals in Karnataka, India
On 17th of Muharram, ‘Who is Hussain?’ – Alipur Chapter, distributed water…
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Myanmar urged to allow passage of aid to Muslim-majority areas
Humanitarian agencies and rights groups have urged Myanmar to allow the passage…
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Ayatollah Shirazi’s Public Relations Office organizes street cleaning campaign in holy Karbala
Husseini processions in the holy city of Karbala, under the sponsorship of…
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More children dying from conflict in Afghanistan
The number of children killed and wounded in Afghanistan’s conflict increased in…
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Bomb attack targets Shia Mosque in Pakistan
A bomb went off in a mosque in Karachi, Pakistan, on Monday,…
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Al-Shabab militants kill at least 10 people in key Somali town
Al-Shabab militants have killed at least 10 people, including soldiers and civilians,…
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Yemen truce begins amid pressure on Saudis
A fresh ceasefire has gone into effect in Yemen, which started a…
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Al-Shifa fi Turbat al-Hussein or Healing of Hussein’s Soil book
Al-Shifa fi Turbat al-Hussein, or Healing of Hussein’s Soil, is one of…
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Missouri man gets five years in jail for setting mosque on fire
A Missouri man was sentenced in federal court on Tuesday to five…
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Finland: Islam in schools should contribute to anti-radicalization
Finnish pupils in elementary education have started their school year of 2016…
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Thousands of pilgrims left stranded at Pak-Iran border
Around 3,000 pilgrims are stranded for the last three days at the…
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Supreme Quran Council established in Iraq
A supreme Quran council has been founded in Iraq to promote Quranic…
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Pakistan revokes the citizenship of 2000 radical Sunnis
Pakistan is to revoke the citizenship of radical Sunnis, and in the…
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Afghan Taliban leader arrested in Quetta
Sources in the Afghan Taliban movement have claimed that Pakistani authorities have…
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Window smashed, burnt Quran, hateful letter left at Calgary Islamic center
A southeast Calgary Islamic center was vandalized late Friday evening, and a…
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Child dead, several injured in Karachi Imambargah attack
At least one child was killed while seven people, including women, were…
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Kazakhstan to ban anti-Shia Salafi Sect
Kazakhstan’s newly created Ministry of Religious Issues and Civil Society says it…
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Doctors protest sale of Scottish-made bombs to Saudi Arabia calling on UK government to end arms deals
Doctors in Scotland are among hundreds of medics who’ve signed a letter…
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Myanmar: The latest crisis in Arakan is alarming
The situation inside the Rohingya villages in north-western Arakan (Rakhine) state of…
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Mosul offensive: forces launch mass attack on Iraqi city in bid to oust Isis
A long-awaited offensive to seize back Mosul after two years of ISIS…
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ISWF thanks contributors to the success of Ashura and calls for Shia unity against segregation
Imam Shirazi World Foundation (ISWF) has issued a statement thanking the contributors…
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Shia Rights Watch: Shias in Ashura between terror and tyranny
Security and human rights situations for Shia Muslims did not differ in…
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Members of militia group charged with plotting to bomb Kansas apartment complex and mosque
Three men were arrested on Friday in connection with a plot to…