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Today, Sunday, the Secretary-General of the Shia Scholars Council in India, Mr. Yasoub Abbas, announced the council’s rejection of the upcoming visit of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to the country, due to the Kingdom’s continued violations of the…

The newspaper (Pal Pal India) said today, Thursday, that dozens of Indian pilgrims will go to visit the Holy Shrines in Iraq, in order to pray to the  Almighty God to protect Muslims, Shias and the country. According to what…

The Indian authorities, with the support of the ruling Hindu party, demolished 40 houses of Muslim families in the village of Khadak Rewara in the political capital, Delhi, which sparked the anger of the people because of these arbitrary measures.…

Shias of the Ahlulbayt (peace be upon them) in Kashmir, yesterday Tuesday, bid farewell to the late Shia leader Sheikh Abbas Ansari, in a solemn funeral in which the participants, men and women, shed tears at his painful death. In…

The Scientific Seminary of Abu Talib (peace be upon him), affiliated with the Shirazi Religious Authority in Lucknow, India, started the first semester exams for its current academic year. The exams include all scientific subjects for the academic levels in…

Massive fire damaged a mosque and a residential house in Tarzoo area of Sopore in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district overnight, official sources said on Tuesday. Two firefighters were also injured while dousing the “sky touching” flames, the official sources said.…

The Indian weekly “Outlook India” published a detailed article, in which it shed light on the representation of non-Muslim poets in India of the eternal tragedy of Karbala in their literary works. In its article, translated by Shia Waves News…

Environment courses are planned to be launched at the campuses of League of Islamic Universities’ member institutions. The decision was at a climate action summit held in India earlier this week. Based in Cairo, Egypt, the league is an association…

UN chief Antonio Guterres chided India during a visit on Wednesday over its human rights record, which critics say has regressed under Hindu nationalist Prime Minister Narendra Modi. “India has a responsibility to protect and promote the rights of all…

An Indian Supreme Court panel said on Thursday it was divided over a ban on hijabs in schools, and referred the matter to the chief justice, leaving in place a state’s ruling against the women’s headgear that has sparked uproar.…