Shia World Institutions

The Fatima Al-Zahra Association, based in the US state of California, has successfully dug dig and built wells for clean drinking water in several poor countries, especially in Africa, where citizens experience sharp water scarcity throughout the year. The association…

Northern Utah’s growing Shiite Muslim community won a $250,000 boost in its quest to preserve a historic Latter-day Saint chapel-turned-mosque. While Taylorsville’s Alrasool Islamic Center is the happy recipient of a highly competitive grant from National Fund for Sacred Places,…

Imam Hussein Charity (IHC), a Shia humanitarian center based in the UK, reiterated its commitment to offer its humanitarian services to poor and needy families around the world, especially in Iraq, Afghanistan, Yemen and Iran. The charity’s managers say that…

The Holy Karbala-based Misbah Al-Hussein Foundation for Relief and Development has reiterated commitment to complete its project ‘Holy Karbala Vision 2030: 50 Million Pilgrims during Holy Arbaeen’ which aims at introducing a comprehensive study of the infrastructure of Holy Karbala.…

A team of scientists at the Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials (KIMM), led by Dr. Chan-hoon Park, have designed and developed a special powered wheelchair that addresses the major problems regular products cause for people with walking disability. The…

Allamah Mohagheg Karaki Seminary, one of the scholarly centers affiliated to the Karbala Office of the Supreme Religious Authority, Grand Ayatollah Shirazi, announced the beginning of its new academic year courses. These lessons started from Rabi al-Awwal 1445 AH in…

In celebration of the blessed birth anniversary of the Honorable Prophet and his grandson Imam Jafar Al-Sadiq, peace be upon them all, the “Who is Hussein” philanthropic organization has launched a blood donation campaign through its global teams. The organization…

The Sayyeda Fatima al-Zahra Foundation, in the holy city of Karbala, announced today, Thursday, that it had distributed gifts to dozens of the newly-weds to encourage and support them in light of the difficult economic conditions. The president the Foundation,…

Misbah Al-Hussein Foundation for Relief and Development has made it possible for needy families to purchase their real necessities from contracted stores by providing them with shopping cards. One of the most important projects of the organization is the “food…

The Ja’afari Community Center in Toronto, Canada, one of the centers affiliated to the Shia Muslim community, has launched ‘Faith Consultant for Women’ service, with the aim of receiving women’s questions, answering their religious queries, and spreading the knowledge of…