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According to Rawan Bakht, a local elder, the wooden mosque was built around 206 years ago, during the governance of Ghazi Umrah Khan (who is famously know as “the Afghan Napoleon”). This mosque, is a historical and important building, which…

Sakhi Shrine in Afghanistan is an extremely important monument for the Shia Hazaras residing in the country. Today, Taliban forced people out of the shrine and closed its door, many fearing the doors are closed forever under Taliban’s government. Taliban…

The Italian Ambassador to Iraq, Maurizio Grigante, expressed his happiness on having the honor of visiting the shrine of Imam Ali (peace be upon him) in Holy Najaf. Department of Public Relations at Imam Ali Holy Shrine stated, “The Italian…

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) stated that due to a combination of the bitterly cold weather this winter and illnesses, hundreds of children have passed away this January, as per its official Twitter account. The tweet brings up that…

Record numbers of pilgrims, from various Iraqi provinces, have arrived in holy city of Al-Kadhimiya in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, to commemorate the painful tragedy of the martyrdom of Imam Musa Al-Kadhim (peace be upon him). Correspondents of Shia Waves…

The death toll for the Turkey/Syria earthquakes has gone past 37,000, Turkish authorities officially say 31,974 people have been killed in the country, whilst more than 5,800 people are dead in Syria. However more than 8,000 people have been pulled…

A prominent rights group in Pakistan has expressed “considerable alarm” over the state of religious freedom in the country. In its report titled A Breach of Faith: Freedom of Religion or Belief in 2021-22 released on Tuesday, the Human Rights…

Human Rights Watch issued, Feb. 13th, a joint statement (signed by 23 other organizations) expressing their concerns about Saudi citizen Hassan al-Rabea who faces a death penalty if returned back to Saudi Arabia. “Returning him to Saudi Arabia would be…

In cooperation with the IHC organization (Imam Hussein Charity), the Misbah Al-Hussein Foundation for Relief and Development, affiliated with the Office of the Supreme Religious Authority, Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Sadiq Al-Husseini Al-Shirazi, distributed firewood to the poor and needy families…

Iraq’s Ministry of Transportation announced that 11 trains and 200 buses began transporting pilgrims to Holy Kadhimiya to commemorate martyrdom anniversary of Imam Musa al-Kadhim, peace be upon him. Media director of the Ministry of Transport, Hussein Al-Khafaji, said that…