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South Africa: Police searching for two suspects after child killed in shooting outside Midrand mosque
Africa
August 17, 2022
South Africa: Police searching for two suspects after child killed in shooting outside Midrand mosque
Police have launched a manhunt for suspects after a shooting incident in Midrand on Tuesday afternoon where a 9-year-old boy…
FAO seeks to restore life to the marshes of Iraq
Iraq
August 17, 2022
FAO seeks to restore life to the marshes of Iraq
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) held a meeting entitled “Our Marshes are Our Life”, to…
Waterloo School Board stops using the words “festival” and “celebration” to describe Ashura in its calendars
Canada
August 17, 2022
Waterloo School Board stops using the words “festival” and “celebration” to describe Ashura in its calendars
The Waterloo Region District School Board has become the first Canadian Public School Board to stop using the words “festival”…
20 foreign processions prepare to serve Arbaeen pilgrims on Iran-Iraq borders
Iraq
August 16, 2022
20 foreign processions prepare to serve Arbaeen pilgrims on Iran-Iraq borders
The Participation and Accommodation Committee of the Arbaeen Pilgrimage said that 20 foreign processions declared their readiness to serve the…
CAIR-Pennsylvania joins statement of solidarity with Shia communities over Albuquerque murders
America
August 16, 2022
CAIR-Pennsylvania joins statement of solidarity with Shia communities over Albuquerque murders
The Philadelphia and Pittsburgh chapters of Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) joined Monday, 15 Aug., more than 40 Muslim community…
Saudi Arabia: Criminal Court sentences Shia women’s rights activist to 34 years over tweets
Saudi
August 16, 2022
Saudi Arabia: Criminal Court sentences Shia women’s rights activist to 34 years over tweets
A Leeds University PhD candidate focused on healthcare and mother of two has been sentenced to 34 years in Saudi…
The oldest mourners in Wales organize Husseini march and prepare to participate in the Arbaeen commemoration
Europe
August 16, 2022
The oldest mourners in Wales organize Husseini march and prepare to participate in the Arbaeen commemoration
The South Wales Argos daily newspaper, published in Newport, western Britain, reported that the oldest Husseini mourners in the city…
Iraq announces the completion of its preparations to host the Interfaith Dialogue Conference
Iraq
August 16, 2022
Iraq announces the completion of its preparations to host the Interfaith Dialogue Conference
The Iraqi Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced the completion of preparations for the Interfaith Dialogue Conference scheduled for October, in…
Iraq’s first integrated building dedicated for the blind and visually impaired
Iraq
August 16, 2022
Iraq’s first integrated building dedicated for the blind and visually impaired
The Engineering Projects Department at Imam Hussain Holy Shrine has begun construction work at the Noor Al-Imam Al-Hussein Institute for…
One year after Taliban seized power, devastation, killing, marginalization and terrorism hang over lives of Afghans
Afghanistan
August 15, 2022
One year after Taliban seized power, devastation, killing, marginalization and terrorism hang over lives of Afghans
A report by Shia Waves News Agency shed light on the lives of the Afghan people, a year after the…