Islam World

A large number of the Shia followers of Ahlulbayt, peace be upon them, are flocking on foot towards Samarra to commemorate the martyrdom anniversary of the eleventh infallible Imam – Imam al-Hasan al-Askari, peace be upon him. The 8th of…

The Processions Authority at the al-Askariyain Holy Shrine announced the participation of more than 600 service and mourning Mawkibs (processions) from various provinces to provide their services to the pilgrims during the pilgrimage of the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hassan…

Misbah Al-Hussein Foundation for Relief and Development, affiliated with the office of the Supreme Religious Authority, His Eminence, Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Sadiq Al-Husseini Al-Shirazi, may Allah prolong his life, in holy Karbala, held its periodic weekly meeting, headed by Hujjat…

A group of Afghan women protested, Saturday October 1st, a suicide bombing that killed and wounded dozens of students in a Shia education center in the capital Kabul a day earlier, demanding better security from the Taliban-run government, local media…

The death toll from the cataclysmic floods in Pakistan neared 1,700, officials said on Saturday October 1st, a disaster that has displaced over 33 million and caused economic damages to the tune of $40 billion, fanning fears that the cash-strapped…

Shia followers of the Ahlulbayt, peace be upon them, in Iraq and the world commemorated the demise anniversary of Lady Sakina, Imam Hussein’s daughter, peace be upon her; who was a witness to the bloody day of al-Taff.  Every year…

International and human rights criticism of the Saudi authorities escalated in the Human Rights Council against the backdrop of continuing violations in the Arabian Peninsula at a high rate. In a speech before the Human Rights Council, the Vice-President of…

A Greek tourist delegation visited the Holy Shrine of Imam Hussein, peace be upon him, and reviewed a detailed explanation of the Husseini cause, stressing that Holy Karbala is a city that includes the shrines of great personalities. The delegation…

Pakistani media said yesterday, Friday, that the Ministries of Education and Higher Education in the Northwest Province (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) issued strict instructions to delete false information about the personality and biography of Abu Talib, the father of the Commander of…

Karachi police closed the shrine of Abdullah Shah Ghazi, after an attack by an extremist group on Shia pilgrims of the shrine, who were commemorating the martyrdom of Imam Redha (peace be upon him). The shrine, which is located on…