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HRW slams Bahraini threat to crack down on online dissidents
April 1, 2018
HRW slams Bahraini threat to crack down on online dissidents
Human Rights Watch has censured the Bahraini regime for threatening to crack down on activists and dissidents that criticize the despotic regime online. Human Rights Watch has censured the Bahraini regime for threatening to crack down on activists and…
Iraqi troops kill ISIS slaughterer, nine companions in Anbar
April 1, 2018
Iraqi troops kill ISIS slaughterer, nine companions in Anbar
Iraqi Special Operations Forces (ISOF) carried out on Sunday an unexpected military operation in Anbar province, managing to kill 10 Daesh\ISIS militants, including a senior leader, who is code-named as the Daesh\ISIS slaughterer, intelligence sources were quoted as saying. …
SRW: At a time when homosexuality laws are in force, Shias are persecuted
April 1, 2018
SRW: At a time when homosexuality laws are in force, Shias are persecuted
Shia Rights Watch has expressed strong dissatisfaction with the intellectual and political regression practiced by some political systems in the Middle East countries against Shia Muslims, especially in terms of harassment, confiscation of ideological and human freedoms. Shia…
Fifth edition of Nahj-ul-Balagha in Russian published in Moscow
March 31, 2018
Fifth edition of Nahj-ul-Balagha in Russian published in Moscow
A Russian translation of Nahj-ul-Balagha was published for the fifth time in Moscow, Russia. A Russian translation of Nahj-ul-Balagha was published for the fifth time in Moscow, Russia. According to the Russian Islamic Studies Foundation, Sadra-Moscow Publication Institute has…
Iraqi security foil bombing of Shia rituals center in Kirkuk
March 31, 2018
Iraqi security foil bombing of Shia rituals center in Kirkuk
Iraqi security forces on Thursday foiled an attempted bombing of a Shia Religious Center and killed the attacker in Kirkuk province, a commander was quoted saying. Iraqi security forces on Thursday foiled an attempted bombing of a Shia…
Lebanese ambassador in Iraq: Number of Lebanese pilgrims to Iraq constantly increasing
March 31, 2018
Lebanese ambassador in Iraq: Number of Lebanese pilgrims to Iraq constantly increasing
The Lebanese ambassador in Iraq Edeeb Alhebhab has recently visited the holy city of Karbala and the Holy Shrine of Imam Hussein, peace be upon him. The Lebanese ambassador in Iraq Edeeb Alhebhab has recently visited the holy city…
Munich University Archaeologists visit Imam Ali shrine
March 31, 2018
Munich University Archaeologists visit Imam Ali shrine
Historians and archaeologists from the University of Munich have visited the holy shrine of Imam Ali, peace be upon him. Historians and archaeologists from the University of Munich have visited the holy shrine of Imam Ali, peace be upon…
Birth anniversary of Imam Ali celebrated worldwide
March 31, 2018
Birth anniversary of Imam Ali celebrated worldwide
Shias around the globe are decorating their houses and holding celebrations for the auspicious occasion of the birth anniversary of the Father of the Imams, Ameer al-Mumineen, peace be upon him. Shias around the globe are decorating their houses…
University of new England to host lecture on English translations of Quran
March 29, 2018
University of new England to host lecture on English translations of Quran
A lecture by Bruce B. Lawrence at the University of New England’s Tangier Global Forum explore the phenomenon that has resulted in today’s rich selection of English translations of the Quran. A lecture by Bruce B. Lawrence at…
China reportedly bans Arabic labels on halal food
March 29, 2018
China reportedly bans Arabic labels on halal food
Northwest China’s Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region has recently been involved in the controversy around “Arabization”, with some measures against pan-Islamic tendencies already having been taken. Northwest China’s Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region has recently been involved in the controversy…