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Bani Asad Tribe participates in symbolic funeral of Imam Hussein
October 5, 2017
Bani Asad Tribe participates in symbolic funeral of Imam Hussein
The holy city of Karbala witnessed the participation of the Iraqi tribe of Bani Asad and many other tribes in a symbolic funeral of Imam Hussein and the martyrs of the Taff Battle on Muharram 13th. The holy city…
A Hindu cleric shares Shia Muslims’ sorrows with the Ashura tragedy in India
October 4, 2017
A Hindu cleric shares Shia Muslims’ sorrows with the Ashura tragedy in India
A Hindu cleric, Swami Sarang, shared grief and sorrow with then Shia Muslims in Lucknow, India over the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein, peace be upon him. A Hindu cleric, Swami Sarang, shared grief and sorrow with then Shia…
Muslim boy of 14 stabbed outside mosque in Birmingham
October 4, 2017
Muslim boy of 14 stabbed outside mosque in Birmingham
A teenage Muslim boy has been stabbed several times outside a mosque in Birmingham, UK, leaving the 14-year-old victim in critical condition. A teenage Muslim boy has been stabbed several times outside a mosque in Birmingham, UK, leaving the…
Islamic Society in Netherlands registers Arbaeen pilgrims
October 4, 2017
Islamic Society in Netherlands registers Arbaeen pilgrims
The Arbaeen Husseini in Europe Society, based in the Netherlands, every year sends those willing to take part in the Arbaeen pilgrimage to Iraq. The Arbaeen Husseini in Europe Society, based in the Netherlands, every year sends those willing…
Nigerian Shias hold Ashura in 60 cities, demand Ayatollah Zakzaky’s release
October 4, 2017
Nigerian Shias hold Ashura in 60 cities, demand Ayatollah Zakzaky’s release
The annual Ashura mourning processions held on Sunday in more than 60 towns and cities across Nigeria by the Shia community under the leadership of Sheikh Ibraheem Zakzaky ended peacefully. The annual Ashura mourning processions held on Sunday in…
Multiple terrorist bomb attacks kill 15 people in Damascus
October 4, 2017
Multiple terrorist bomb attacks kill 15 people in Damascus
At least 15 people have been killed and scores injured after multiple terrorist explosions hit a southern neighborhood of Syria’s capital Damascus, state media say. At least 15 people have been killed and scores injured after multiple terrorist explosions…
Thousands of Bahrainis gather in Manama to commemorate Ashura
October 4, 2017
Thousands of Bahrainis gather in Manama to commemorate Ashura
Despite the tightened security measures imposed by the Bahraini government to prevent mourners from commemorating Ashura, thousands of Bahrainis gathered in Manama to commemorate the religious occasion. Despite the tightened security measures imposed by the Bahraini government to prevent…
Saudi airstrike kills at least 5 people in southwestern Yemen
October 4, 2017
Saudi airstrike kills at least 5 people in southwestern Yemen
At least five people have been killed as Saudi Arabia’s warplanes conducted an airstrike on a road in Yemen’s southwestern province of Ta’izz. At least five people have been killed as Saudi Arabia’s warplanes conducted an airstrike on a…
Amnesty deplores Saudi Arabia’s ‘execution spree’
October 4, 2017
Amnesty deplores Saudi Arabia’s ‘execution spree’
A Saudi Arabian citizen has been executed in Riyadh, bringing to 100 the total number of the people beheaded by the kingdom since the beginning of the year. A Saudi Arabian citizen has been executed in Riyadh, bringing to…
Iraq’s Hashd al-Sha’abi forces retake 18 villages near Hawijah
October 4, 2017
Iraq’s Hashd al-Sha’abi forces retake 18 villages near Hawijah
Iraqi fighters from Popular Mobilization Units have regained control over more than a dozen villages near town of Hawijah as they engage in joint military operations with army troops to purge Daesh Takfiri terrorists from their last bastion in the…