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Well-known Husseini chanter sentenced to several months in prison in Saudi Arabia
January 26, 2021
Well-known Husseini chanter sentenced to several months in prison in Saudi Arabia
The Criminal Court in Dammam has issued a nine-month prison sentence for the Husseini chanter, Mullah Muhammad Bu Jabara and his companions.It’s been four months since their arrest on October 4, 2020.One of the local activists, who declined to reveal…
Parliamentary committee adopts bill targeting Muslims in France
January 25, 2021
Parliamentary committee adopts bill targeting Muslims in France
A parliamentary committee in the French National Assembly has approved the controversial bill “Principles for Promoting Respect for the Values of the Republic”, which was first known as “combating separatist Islam.”French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin announced, in a tweet through…
Six people wounded by two explosive devices in Afghanistan
January 25, 2021
Six people wounded by two explosive devices in Afghanistan
At least six people were wounded in Afghanistan by two explosive devices, the first in the capital, Kabul, and the second in the eastern province of Nangarhar.The Afghan TV channel, “Tolo”, quoted the Kabul police as saying that at least…
Argentina: Muslims provided with 7,000 religious books and Quran copies
January 25, 2021
Argentina: Muslims provided with 7,000 religious books and Quran copies
The Presidency of Turkish Religious Affairs provided 7,000 religious books, including copies of the Holy Quran translated into Spanish, to Muslims in Argentina in an effort to support them in learning Islam from authentic sources.A book handover ceremony was held…
Karbala-based charitable foundation provides humanitarian aid to poor families in Yemen
January 25, 2021
Karbala-based charitable foundation provides humanitarian aid to poor families in Yemen
The Umm Abiha Humanitarian Foundation, peace be upon her, affiliated with the Shirazi Religious Authority in the holy city of Karbala, has provided aid to the Shias in Yemen.The foundation stated in a statement that the initiative comes within its…
International Nonviolence Organization calls on the Russian authorities to stop the repression
January 25, 2021
International Nonviolence Organization calls on the Russian authorities to stop the repression
The International Nonviolence Organization, Free Muslim, expressed its grave concern about the acts of violence practiced by the Russian authorities against the protesters.The organization stated, in a statement received by Shiawaves, that it had seen documented news that the security…
Imam Ali Holy Shrine hangs black banners in courtyard in preparation for demise anniversary of Lady Um al-Banin
January 25, 2021
Imam Ali Holy Shrine hangs black banners in courtyard in preparation for demise anniversary of Lady Um al-Banin
Imam Ali Holy Shrine has begun hanging black banners around the courtyard in commemoration of the demise anniversary of Lady Um al-Banin, peace be upon her.The Embroidery Division at the Holy Shrine has completed sewing and embroidering black banners in…
Mosque in Denmark Comes Under Islamophobic Attack
January 24, 2021
Mosque in Denmark Comes Under Islamophobic Attack
A mosque near the Denmark-Germany border suffered an Islamophobic attack when someone wrote insulting articles on its walls, an official at the facility said Saturday.Hursit Tokay, the president of the mosque association, told Anadolu Agency that he left the Aabenraa…
International organizations call on the European Union to “pressure” Egypt on the human rights file
January 24, 2021
International organizations call on the European Union to “pressure” Egypt on the human rights file
In a joint letter, 12 international and Egyptian human rights organizations called on the European Union to put pressure on Egypt to make a change in the human rights file, and to take measures towards what it described as Egypt’s…
Gunmen kill six villagers in northwestern Nigeria
January 24, 2021
Gunmen kill six villagers in northwestern Nigeria
Authorities in Nigeria’s northwestern state of Kaduna said Saturday that a group of unidentified gunmen attacked two local government-controlled areas in the state and killed six people, while eight others sustained varying degrees of injuries.The gunmen, suspected to be bandits,…