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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…
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New Dearborn mosque receives online threats
Police are investigating threats made against a Dearborn mosque after it was…
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ISIS to send 7,000 terrorists to Afghanistan
The First Vice President General Abdul Rashid Dostum has said that ISIS…
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British police prevent Husseini rituals in Luton Mosque
British police prevented the lovers of Ahl al-Bayt from preforming the Husseini…
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Huge publicity for Imam Hussein’s rituals among western media
The grand participation by the lovers of Imam Hussein, peace be upon…
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Three Afghan Taliban leaders arrested
Three key members of the Afghan Taliban, including Ahmadullah Muti alias Mullah…
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26 Shias wrongfully charged in Nigeria
Some 26 Shia were charged with criminal conspiracy, unlawful assembly, disturbance of…
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More than 200 police and soldiers killed in last 10 days, Afghan officials say
Hundreds of members of Afghanistan’s security forces have been killed recently fighting…
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Grand Ayatollah Shirazi’s statements on martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein
Sheikh Muhammad Taqqi al-Thakiri, Ayatollah Shirazi representative, stated that statements of Grand…
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Bani Asad Tribe participates in symbolic funeral of Imam Hussein
The holy city of Karbala witnessed the participation of the Iraqi tribe…
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Imam Hussein Mosque closed to bar Shiites from observing Ashura holiday
The Endowments Ministry is closing the shrine in Islamic Cairo’s historic Hussein…
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Nigerian Army open fire on Shia mourners, nine martyred
Nigerian Army and Nigerian Police opened fire on mourners of Imam Hussein…
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Worshippers marking Ashura shot dead in Kabul
Shia pilgrims were targeted in the Afghan capital Kabul with at least…
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Millions of mourners commemorate Ashura
With heavy hearts, six millions Ahlulbayt followers flocked to the holy city…
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Grand Ayatollah Shirazi: Rulers of the Islamic nations should not stand against Husseini rituals
Grand Ayatollah Seyyed Sadiq Husseini Shirazi, may Allah prolong his life, delivered…
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Grand Ayatollah Seyyed Sadiq Shirazi’s speech on eleventh of Muharram
In an annual custom, his Eminence the Grand Ayatollah Sayed Sadiq Shirazi…
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Millions of pilgrims attend ceremony to mourn martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein
The Imam Hussein Holy Shrine announced that millions of Shia pilgrims took…
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Self flagellation ritual in Holy Karbala
Dozens of self-flagellation, Tatbeer, Husseini processions have marked the martyrdom anniversary of…