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Human Rights Watch confirms further evidence of torture in Bahrain
January 29, 2016
Human Rights Watch confirms further evidence of torture in Bahrain
report confirmed the emergence of “further evidence of the torture and mistreatment of detainees” from Bahrain Human Rights Watch in its annual report confirmed the emergence of “further evidence of the torture and mistreatment of detainees” from Bahrain. The…
Shia communities in Aden face relentless persecution
January 29, 2016
Shia communities in Aden face relentless persecution
Sources in Yemen said that several Shia families had been forced to go into hiding Sources in Yemen said that several Shia families had been forced to go into hiding after militias targeted their homes and business in…
Fifteen killed in twin bombings, targeting the al-Zahra Shia neighborhood in Syria’s Homs
January 29, 2016
Fifteen killed in twin bombings, targeting the al-Zahra Shia neighborhood in Syria’s Homs
At least 15 people were killed and many others wounded on Tuesday by two explosions At least 15 people were killed and many others wounded on Tuesday by two explosions that rocked Syria’s central city of Homs, state news agency SANA said. A booby-trapped car…
Grand Ayatollah Sayed Shirazi’s Treatise of Jurisprudence printed and published in the Philippines
January 29, 2016
Grand Ayatollah Sayed Shirazi’s Treatise of Jurisprudence printed and published in the Philippines
necessity of spreading the sciences of Ahlul Bait, peace be upon them, and responding to the requests Following the directives of the Eminent Grand Ayatollah Sayed Sadiq Husseini Shirazi, may Allah prolong his life, on the necessity of spreading…
200,000 Muslims, including 2000 nationals live in South Korea
January 27, 2016
200,000 Muslims, including 2000 nationals live in South Korea
South Korean nationals are Muslims, along with followers of Islam who have moved to the East Asian country Some 2000 South Korean nationals are Muslims, along with followers of Islam who have moved to the East Asian country from…
Department of Imam Ali opened in US university
January 27, 2016
Department of Imam Ali opened in US university
department in North America dedicated to Shia studies has been established at Hartford Seminary in Hartford The first academic department in North America dedicated to Shia studies has been established at Hartford Seminary in Hartford, Connecticut. The Imam Ali…
Pakistan Taliban leader ‘Mullah Fazlullah’ reportedly killed in Afghanistan
January 27, 2016
Pakistan Taliban leader ‘Mullah Fazlullah’ reportedly killed in Afghanistan
Chief Mullah Fazlullah has reportedly been killed in a drone strike in Afghanistan Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan Chief Mullah Fazlullah has reportedly been killed in a drone strike in Afghanistan. According to unconfirmed reports, a drone strike was conducted on Fazlullah’s…
Followers of Ahlul Bait celebrate the Day of Prophethood and Imamate in Tanzania
January 27, 2016
Followers of Ahlul Bait celebrate the Day of Prophethood and Imamate in Tanzania
celebrated the Day of Prophethood and Imamate in the center of Ahlulbayt Followers of Ahlul Bait, peace be upon them, have celebrated the Day of Prophethood and Imamate in the center of Ahlulbayt, peace be upon them, in Arusha city in Tanzania.…
Shia Rights Watch releases January’s report on violations against Shias around the world
January 27, 2016
Shia Rights Watch releases January’s report on violations against Shias around the world
monthly report on the main anti-Shia human rights’ violations from December 25th to January 25th Shia Rights Watch Organization has released its monthly report on the main anti-Shia human rights’ violations from December 25th to January 25th. The report presented the…
Four suicide attackers kill at least 35 people in Cameroon
January 26, 2016
Four suicide attackers kill at least 35 people in Cameroon
Four suicide bombers attacked a market and town in Cameroon’s Far North region near the border with Nigeria Four suicide bombers attacked a market and town in Cameroon’s Far North region near the border with Nigeria, killing at least…