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Iraqi security forces backed by Shia volunteers gained some momentum in their bid to loosen the grip of IS, which controls large territory in the north and west of the country.   After months of fighting they drove IS terrorists…

Hundreds of Australian Muslim Shiites are expected to make the pilgrimage to Karbala, although this year the Australian government is warning worshippers to think twice about their travel plans.   Many Australian Shia Muslims will be travelling to Iraq next…

Rawalpindi Arts Council arranged 7th Shahadat-e-Imam Hussain Conference in connection with the lunar month of Muharram.  The speakers addressing at the occasion said that the shahadat (martyrdom) of Imam Hussain is an example of truthfulness. The conference was also attended…

Security mercenaries backed with Saudi troops in Bahrain used arms to sabotage and vandalize the manifestations of Ashura. Mercenaries carried out continuous damages to a number of Shia areas in Bahrain.   Eye witnesses said that the sabotage continues with…

The General Secretariat of the Holy Shrine of Imam Hussein has invited satellite TV channels to take part in the second edition of the international “Arba’een Media Festival”.   According to reports, an organizer of the festival said that satellite…

Dean of Osul Deen College of Pontianak Islamic University in Indonesia described Nahj-ul-Balaqa or Peak of Eloquence as the interpretation of the Quran.     Addressing a seminar held on “Teachings of Nahj-ul-Balaqa”, the scholar added that (after the Quran)…

A mosque in the north-eastern Alberta city in Canada was vandalized; spray-painted with “go home.”   The vandalism included that phrase, which was spray-painted above the front door of the place of worship for Muslims. The mosque’s windows were also…

 The 7th International Islamic Book Fair, which opened in the Indian capital city of New Delhi on October 18, concluded today.   Publishers from India as well as a number of other countries including Pakistan, Malaysia, Singapore, Lebanon, US, and…

A Lebanese resident of Norway has raised the banner of Imam Hussain, peace be upon him, over one of the most dangerous places of the world; the rock of ‘Trolltunga’   Trolltunga or Troll’s tongue is a piece of rock…

Members of the Shia community in Nigeria have begun holding Ashura mourning ceremonies across the country. In Kaduna the gathering took place at the Islamic center located at Zango area with a crowd of people in attendance. It began with…