India

India’s Supreme Court will hold a hearing on a petition challenging the release last week of 11 Hindu men convicted of the gang rape of a pregnant Muslim woman during riots in 2002 in the western state of Gujarat. Dozens…

The Karnataka High Court, in southern India, has rejected a lawsuit to ban loudspeakers from mosques in the state. The court confirmed that the call to prayer does not infringe on the religious freedom of other religions, contrary to what…

The Jammu and Kashmir National Conference, on Saturday, August 20, staged a massive protest against the decision of the Waqf Board to ban the collecting donations at Muslim shrines across Kashmir. The Youth Wing of the party raised slogans outside…

11 Hindu men, who were given life sentences for raping a pregnant Muslim woman in 2002 and killing seven of her family, have been released from prison. The rape took place during riots in Gujarat state, led at the time…

The Kuwaiti Charitable Society “Hafzat” opened a Quranic school in India, benefiting 10,000 orphans and needy students. Ahmed Al-Murshed, Vice Chairman of the Association’s Board of Directors, said: “By the grace of God, a Quranic school was opened in Harita,…

In Kashmir, Shia community took out processions in several places on Ashura, the 10th day of Muharram, to mark the martyrdom of Imam Hussein (peace be upon him), his honorable family and companions in the battle of al-Taff, amid heavy…

 There are many Hussainiyahs organizing various religious ceremonies of Muharram in different cities of India.   Among the Ashura ceremonies that were held in Lucknow, 450 kilometers from Delhi, the capital of India, was the symbolic wedding ceremony of Qasim ibn…

 In an article, the newspaper (Minute Mirror) called on Muslims from around the world to be on the side of Imam Hussein, peace be upon him, in his war against injustice, and not to remain silent as did their predecessors…

With Shia Muslims establishing mourning ceremonies to commemorate holy rituals on the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, peace be upon him, around the world, some authorities insist on either imposing restrictions on commemorating these rituals or disallowing their establishment. In Srinagar,…

The banner of the dome of Al-Abbas Holy Shrine was raised in the city of Kargil in northern India, to announce to its people and residents the start of the Husseini mourning season and ceremonies, and to recall the calamity…