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On the occasion of the holy month of Ramadan, the Imam Shirazi World Foundation called on Islamic governments to take the initiative to reconcile their people through good faith measures.A statement by the Foundation, received by Shia Waves, said, “The…

A threatening letter was sent to a mosque in the central city of Almere, the Netherlands, containing threats and anti-Islam expressions, the mosque said on Friday.The message sent to the mosque contained the phrase “Islam does not belong to the…

Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne confirmed that her country has reports documenting China’s brutal practices against the Uyghur Muslim minority in the Xinjiang Autonomous Region.Payne said that the Chinese embassy in Canberra called on Australian journalists to convince them that…

The Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy and Americans for Democracy and Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) revealed that the Bahraini authorities have arrested family members of prominent political prisoners in Bahrain because of their participation in a peaceful demonstration…

A Muslim woman and her husband in the US state of Florida were subjected to a racist attack by a woman for wearing the Islamic headscarf.The attacker, a woman of Ukrainian origin, attacked Nahla Obeid inside a store, who recorded…

Egyptian volunteers organized a sterilization and cleaning campaign for the Imam Hussein Mosque in the Egyptian capital Cairo, in preparation for its opening during the great month of Ramadan.“One of the companies specialized in medical sterilization carried out a volunteer…

Two Uighur ex-government officials in China’s Xinjiang have been handed death sentences for carrying out “separatist activities”, a court said, as Beijing comes under increasing fire for its actions towards minority groups in the region.Shirzat Bawudun, a former head of…

The online magazine ‘The Diplomat’ said that Shia Muslims in Pakistan today face a double threat, represented by extremists and the government that overlooks the genocide, displacement and enforced disappearance they are subjected to.“The safety of the Shia minority in…

The Iraqi Hajj Commission announced that it will vaccinate all pilgrims before they go to pilgrimage, indicating that it is ready to dispense any number that Saudi Arabia grants to Iraq.“The High Commission for Hajj and Umrah has completed all…

The Bahrain Center for Human Rights issued a statement following the death of detainee Abbas Hassan Mal Allah in the Jaw Central Prison building.The Center stated that Mal Allah is the 48th detainee after 47 political prisoners have died in…