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India: Hindu nationalists brutalize a mosque imam as he refuses to chant their mottos
April 1, 2023
India: Hindu nationalists brutalize a mosque imam as he refuses to chant their mottos
Activists circulated very saddening videos of a mosque imam being brutalized and beaten by a group of Hindu extremists in an Indian village in Maharashtra. The ‘India Today’ network reported that the victim said he was sitting in the mosque…
State of Karnataka removes 4% education quota for Muslims, distributes it to Hindu communities
March 29, 2023
State of Karnataka removes 4% education quota for Muslims, distributes it to Hindu communities
The Hindu nationalist right-wing government of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the southern Indian state of Karnatakam made a decision to remove the 4% quota for the Muslim minority in employment and educational institutions, media reports said. The decision…
Footage circulating social media shows Hindu authorities demolishing mosque in Gujarat
March 29, 2023
Footage circulating social media shows Hindu authorities demolishing mosque in Gujarat
Activists have circulated on social media platforms a footage showing the damage one of the oldest mosques in India’s Gujarat experienced after Indian authorities demolished it publically. Activists and bloggers said in posts followed by Shia Waves Agency that “the…
Top Indian newspapers publish Grand Ayatollah Shirazi’s answers to religious queries
March 28, 2023
Top Indian newspapers publish Grand Ayatollah Shirazi’s answers to religious queries
Grand Ayatollah Shirazi’s Religious Queries Office in India announced that several significant newspapers in the country have been publishing the answers to his followers’ religious queries during the blessed month of Ramadan. All answers are carefully provided based on fatwas…
Iraq’s National Security Advisor in India to consolidate security and religious tourism
March 25, 2023
Iraq’s National Security Advisor in India to consolidate security and religious tourism
A high-level Iraqi official delegation visited India on Friday as part of consolidating security and religious tourism. The official delegation was headed by Iraq’s National Security Advisor, Qassem al-Araji, accompanied by top officials, as both countries agreed to work together…
India: Shia Muslims sign petition demanding reconstructing Baqi Cemetery in Saudi Arabia
March 14, 2023
India: Shia Muslims sign petition demanding reconstructing Baqi Cemetery in Saudi Arabia
Indian Shia followers of AhlulBayet, peace be upon them, have signed a petition demanding the reconstruction of the Baqi Cemetery in Saudi Arabia, where the Infallible Imams, peace be upon them, are buried. The correspondent of Shia Waves Agency in…
India leads world in cutting internet access, new report reveals
March 12, 2023
India leads world in cutting internet access, new report reveals
India implemented 84 shutdowns in 2022, and remains the country with the highest number of recorded shutdowns in the world — for the fifth consecutive year, according to a report by the American organization “Access Now”, which monitors internet censorship…
Indian newspaper: Muslims venerate Mid-Sha’aban Night, consider it ‘Night of Forgiveness’
March 7, 2023
Indian newspaper: Muslims venerate Mid-Sha’aban Night, consider it ‘Night of Forgiveness’
The Indian newspaper ‘Rising Kashmir’ said in an article it published on its official website that, “Muslims around the world are gearing up to celebrate Shab-e-Barat, also known as the ‘night of forgiveness’, a significant festival observed on the 14th…
Conference held on Baqi Cemetery in largest Shia Husseiniya in Lucknow, India
March 6, 2023
Conference held on Baqi Cemetery in largest Shia Husseiniya in Lucknow, India
On the immediate period leading to the blessed birth anniversary of the savior of mankind, Hazrat Mahdi, may Allah bring forward his reappearance, a conference titled “Renovation of the Baqi Building” was held in the world’s largest Hussainiya, named after…
World organizations call on Canada to study growth of movement linked to Indian ruling regime
March 3, 2023
World organizations call on Canada to study growth of movement linked to Indian ruling regime
Canada shouldn’t allow a movement out of India that “disseminates hate” and victimizes religious minority groups to entrench itself in this country, according to a report released Wednesday by the National Council of Canadian Muslims and the World Sikh Organization…