Islam World

A woman who served as the first female mayor in Afghanistan is urging the U.S. government to declare the Taliban’s treatment of the Hazara ethnic group a genocide as the first anniversary of the withdrawal of U.S. troops from the…

The Chairman of the Shia Endowment Bureau, Dr. Haider al-Shammari, said that Conference of Secretary-Generals of Holy Shrines in Najaf aims to prepare joint programs and decisions to be submitted to the government and the relevant ministries in order to…

Pakistan’s Punjab is hosting an exhibition which showcases the calligraphy works of a number of artists on Quranic verses. The Punjab Arts Council organized a group Islamic calligraphy exhibition on Thursday in connection with the Diamond Jubilee celebrations of Pakistan.…

The religious authority, His Eminence, Grand Ayatollah Sheikh Bashir al-Najafi, stressed that it is necessary to adhere to the Commander of the Faithful (peace be upon him) and to his approach and morals and defend the doctrine of Shiism. His…

The oldest living woman who used to walk on foot from the city of Baladrooz in Diyala to holy Karbala to participate in the Arbaeen Pilgrimage, has passed away. The deceased, Umm Mizhar, who died at the age of over…

Shia Rights Watch expressed its strong condemnation of the terrible crime committed by the Turkish military forces against innocent civilians of northern Iraq, demanding the international community to limit the hostile acts committed by Turkey for years against the citizens…

The first Iraqi caravan set off from the Iranian province of Mazandaran, which is about 736 kilometers away from the Holy Shrine of Imam al-Redha (peace be upon him), on foot towards Iraq to commemorate the Arbaeen anniversary of Imam…

The son of the Supreme Religious Authority, Ayatollah Sayyed Ahmed al-Shirazi, welcomed dignitaries and guests congratulating him on Eid al-Ghadir at his residence in Kuwait. A large group of Ahlulbayt followers arrived at the house of His Eminence to offer…

During the daily scientific session of the Supreme Religious Authority, Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Sadiq al-Husseini al-Shirazi, on the morning of Wednesday 20 Dhul-Hijjah 1443 (20/7/2022), one of the attendees asked: “Is it permissible to use musical instruments in the mourning…

A new report by the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) makes for very grim reading, confirming many of the concerns Afghan human rights advocates have raised since last August, when the Taliban took control of Afghanistan. UNAMA catalogues…