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 The holy city of Karbala is to receive millions of mourners commemorating the tragic event of the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, peace be upon him.   Black-clad mourners are flocking to the holy city from across Iraq as well as…

Shia Rights Watch World Organization praised the humanitarian stances of Iraqi Christians and Mandaeans represented by their participations in Ashura rituals.   The Christian and Mandaean communities in the southern Iraqi city of Basra and other various cities in the…

 Hundreds of Muslim women have gathered in Brussels to protest Islamophobia and the social exclusion for practicing their religion.   Belgium Muslim women cannot work if they were wearing a headscarf according to a new law that bans wearing Hijab…

The first edition of a Quran memorization and recitation competition for women is planned to be held in Saratov region in Russia.   According to reports, the Islamic Center of the city will host the Quranic event on November 2.…

The reporting of 9-month old Pakistani Shia girl’s killing has interested all the newspapers which briefly flashed the killing on their web sites. But within five to eight hours, the news disappeared altogether.    The Pakistani government has kept quiet…

The Bahraini regime has decided to keep prominent rights activist behind bars for a longer time by adjourning his trial.   On Wednesday, a court in the capital Manamah adjourned the Shia activist’s trial and set a new hearing for…

The Specialized Criminal Court in Riyadh sentenced a Shia activist, from Awwamiyah town, to 9 years in prison.   Mohammad Salih Abdullah al-Zanadi was arrested by a security force on March 23rd 2012. He was injured when the force opened…

A powerful blast rocked a district in Syria’s Central province of Homs, leaving an unknown number of casualties.   The Syrian national television reported that the blast, carried out via a booby-trapped vehicle, rocked the Shia district of Zahra in…

The commander of Baghdad Operations Command announced the foiling a terrorist plot to flood the Iraqi capital of Baghdad.    He said in a press conference held today that the ninth Armored Division troops and federal police forces, backed by…

In continuation of Muharram mourning ceremonies across Nigeria held by members of the Shia community in Nigeria, a mass trek of people is being witnessed to the event in various cities.   The mourning ceremonies begin with eulogies for Imam…