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Several human rights groups have criticized Bahrain over its treatment of a political prisoner who has refused to take solid foods for the past year in protest against his detention. Abduljalil al-Singace, director and spokesperson of the Human Rights Bureau…

The Daily Session of the Supreme Religious Authority, Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Sadiq al-Husseini al-Shirazi, was held in his honorable house in the holy city of Qom, on Friday morning, corresponding to the eighth of the holy month of Dhul-Hijjah 1443…

A school principal in France insulted two veiled Muslim students for allegedly spreading Islam, according to a video clip published by the Coordination for Combating Islamophobia in Europe on its Twitter account. The video published by the Coordination indicated that…

Millions of Shias of the Ahlulbayt, peace be upon them, celebrated the day of Arafa, today, Saturday, at the holy shrines of Imam Hussain and his brother Aba al-Fadl al-Abbas, peace be upon them, in the holy city of Karbala.…

The Labour MP, Apsana Begum, who has been signed off sick amid a “sustained campaign of misogynistic abuse”, is now facing a vote over whether she will be allowed to stand in the next election. The party confirmed the threshold…

Hanan Issa, a Welsh-Iraqi poet, film-maker and artist, has been named the fifth national poet of Wales. As national poet, Issa, who is due to serve a three-year term, will represent the diverse cultures and languages of Wales and act…

The ceremonies of reciting the blessed Du’a of Arafa were held in various cities and regions around the world today at noon, on the ninth of Dhul-Hijjah. This blessing-filled ceremony was held in different cities of Iraq, including the holy…

The Imam Hussein Media Group, announced the end of all its preparations to broadcast the Ziyārah and Du’a of Arafa at the Holy Shrines of Imam Hussain and his brother al-Abbas, peace be upon them. In a statement received by…

Arab community and Muslim organisations are demanding an end to racial profiling after it was revealed that over 50 percent of “suspects” reported to the police, primarily for doing mundane things like texting or taking photos, were described as people…

The Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission considered the situation of women in the country extremely deplorable, noting that the Taliban imposed severe and persistent restrictions on women. The statement of the Independent Commission for Human Rights stated that women in…