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Baghdad-based AhlulBayet Islamic Thought Center holds intellectual symposium
January 22, 2023
Baghdad-based AhlulBayet Islamic Thought Center holds intellectual symposium
The AhlulBayet Islamic Thought Center, affiliated to the Shirazi Religious Authority, in Baghdad held a symposium titled, “The Role of the Religious Authority in the Time of Occultation”, with the participation of a delegation from the Shirazi Religious Authority in…
Pakistan to run out of medicines in coming weeks as pharma sector seeks ’emergency corrective measures’
January 20, 2023
Pakistan to run out of medicines in coming weeks as pharma sector seeks ’emergency corrective measures’
Pakistan, which has been reeling under severe economic crisis, is now heading towards acute shortage of life-saving medicines. The warning has been sounded by Pakistan Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association (PPMA), which has warned the situation to worsen if Letters of Credit…
US study criticizes marginalizing Muslims in media and cinema
January 20, 2023
US study criticizes marginalizing Muslims in media and cinema
The ‘Los Angeles Times’ published a detailed article on Muslims in the United States of America, in which it indicated that Muslim immigrants suffer from abuse in the media, in addition to their suffering from marginalization in the media and…
Turkey: Historical Vaniköy Mosque, destroyed in fire, restored
January 20, 2023
Turkey: Historical Vaniköy Mosque, destroyed in fire, restored
The 358-year old Vaniköy Mosque in Istanbul’s Üsküdar district, destroyed by the fire in 2020, has been restored. The historical Vaniköy Mosque, one of the 11 mosques adorning the Bosphorus, was reduced to ash on Nov. 15, 2020. The mosque…
Around 2 million facing food insecurity across Lebanon
January 20, 2023
Around 2 million facing food insecurity across Lebanon
Lebanon’s first ever Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) Acute Food Insecurity Analysis predicts that the situation will deteriorate between January and April this year, with 2.26 million people – 1.46 million Lebanese residents and around 800,000 refugees – expected…
Four soldiers, as many terrorists killed in southwestern Pakistan
January 19, 2023
Four soldiers, as many terrorists killed in southwestern Pakistan
Four Pakistani soldiers and as many terrorists were killed in two different incidents in the southwestern Balochistan province, the Pakistan army said on Wednesday. In a statement, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the media wing of the Pakistan army, said…
Five ‘dangerous’ terrorists arrested in Babylon, Iraq
January 19, 2023
Five ‘dangerous’ terrorists arrested in Babylon, Iraq
The Federal Intelligence and Investigation Agency in the Iraqi Ministry of the Interior announced the arrest of five dangerous terrorists in Babylon. The agency stated, in a statement received by Shia Waves News Agency, that “based on accurate intelligence information,…
More than 20 international organizations call for the release of a Bahraini academic serving a life sentence
January 19, 2023
More than 20 international organizations call for the release of a Bahraini academic serving a life sentence
More than 20 international human rights organizations sent a joint letter to the ruler of Bahrain, Hamad Isa Al-Khalifa, and his crown prince, Salman Hamad Al-Khalifa, calling on them to immediately and unconditionally release the detained academic, Dr. Abduljalil Al-Singace.…
Balochistan is a black hole for human rights violations
January 19, 2023
Balochistan is a black hole for human rights violations
For the last seven and half decades, tens of thousands of Baloch have been killed, violating their right to live securely. The ongoing conflict between Baloch nationalists and government of Pakistan over the rule of Balochistan has resulted in the…
Saudi authorities arrest prominent Shia preacher and human rights activist
January 19, 2023
Saudi authorities arrest prominent Shia preacher and human rights activist
Activists circulated on Twitter, news of the Saudi regime’s arrest of the most prominent Shia preacher in Qatif, Sheikh Hassan Al-Khuwailidi, on flimsy charges. Activist Alaa Hashem wrote on his Twitter account: “The Saudi regime arrested the most prominent Shia…