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Sixth year middle school students at Wiedhofer High School in the Danish capital, Copenhagen, visited the Imam al-Sadiq Foundation, peace be upon him, to learn about Islamic culture and Shiism.A statement by the foundation, received by Shia Waves, stated that…

On the occasion of Mid-Shabaan Visitation, which marks the birth anniversary of Imam Mahdi, may Allah hasten his reappearance, the Holy Shrines of Imam Hussain and al-Abbas held the 22nd annual Candlelight Festival, at the Site of Imam Al-Mahdi, peace…

Hindu hard-line groups have called for restrictions on the wearing of headscarves in classrooms in many Indian states, after a court upheld a ban on headscarves in the southern state of Karnataka, alarming India’s Muslims.The Karnataka Supreme Court’s recent decision…

The Saudi-Emirati coalition launched 22 air raids on the governorates of Ma’rib, Al-Jawf, Hajjah and Najran in Yemen during the past hours.A Yemeni security source said that coalition warplanes launched 12 raids on Haradh district and 4 raids on Hayran…

Politicians and parliamentarians from Britain and the European Union have criticized the organization of Formula 1 races in Bahrain because of its poor human rights record.Parliamentarians from Britain, Italy, Ireland, France and members of the European Parliament sent a strongly…

The Ahlulbayt Organization in Indonesia issued a statement strongly condemning the Saudi regime’s recent executions of innocent people.The statement read:Saudi Arabia shocked the world once again through its arbitrary act of executing 81 of its citizens in one day.This was…

Ahlulbayt followers, coming from different provinces, are arriving to the holy city of Karbala to commemorate the mid-Shabaan Visitation.Since yesterday, the holy city witnessed the influx of visitors to the holy shrine of Imam Hussein and his brother Abu Al-Fadl…

India witnessed angry reactions from Muslims in protest against the support of a court in the state of Karnataka, the decision to ban the headscarf in schools, claiming that wearing it is not one of the principles of the Islamic…

United Nations agencies have warned that Yemen is on the brink of a catastrophic hunger crisis, with 17.4 million people currently needing food assistance, and a growing proportion of the population facing emergency levels of hunger.The Food and Agriculture Organization,…

The Minister for Asia and the Middle East at the British Foreign Office, Amanda Milling, affirmed her country’s strong opposition to the death penalty in all circumstances, in reference to the recent campaign of executions that took place in Saudi…