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160 Shia embraced martyrdom in one year due to takfiri attacks
September 13, 2014
160 Shia embraced martyrdom in one year due to takfiri attacks
More than 160 Shia Muslims were martyred during one year due to takfiri terrorist attacks in Pakistan. Official sources said that among those who got martyred were 3 eminent scholars, 5 doctors, 5 engineers, 3 professors, 5 lawyers, 21…
Saudi Arabia withdraws a syllabus book containing Shia Sheikh’s picture on the cover page
September 13, 2014
Saudi Arabia withdraws a syllabus book containing Shia Sheikh’s picture on the cover page
Saudi education directorates withdrew a primary school’s syllabus book of Islamic teachings after being distributed on Saudi global schools inside the country and abroad. This comes after receiving criticism over a printed picture for a Shia Sheik on the…
HRW calls on Manama to free 13 dissents
September 13, 2014
HRW calls on Manama to free 13 dissents
Human Rights Watch has called on the Bahraini regime to release 13 dissidents serving long prison terms in the country. The deputy director of Human Rights Watch’s Middle East and North Africa division said that these men are in…
ISIL using Saudi-supplied weapons
September 13, 2014
ISIL using Saudi-supplied weapons
A new report says that the ISIL Takfiri militants, who are wreaking havoc on Iraq and Syria, are using weapons supplied to them through Saudi channels. The report, conducted by the London-based small-arms research organization Conflict Armament Research, documented…
Shia Rights Watch warns off escalating hatred against Shia minority in Sudan
September 13, 2014
Shia Rights Watch warns off escalating hatred against Shia minority in Sudan
Shia Rights Watch Organization expressed its deep concerns over the critical situation that Shia minority in Sudan is experiencing especially after being noticeably targeted financially and morally during the past few days. SRW representatives in Sudan said that many…
Cultural and religious sessions held in the office of the Grand Ayatollah Shirazi, may Allah prolong his life, in Kabul
September 13, 2014
Cultural and religious sessions held in the office of the Grand Ayatollah Shirazi, may Allah prolong his life, in Kabul
Various cultural and religious sessions are being held on a weekly basis in the office of the Eminent Grand Ayatollah Shirazi, may Allah prolong his life, in the Afghani capital of Kabul. The sessions, which are held on every…
Potassium-rich foods cut stroke and death risks
September 13, 2014
Potassium-rich foods cut stroke and death risks
Postmenopausal women who eat foods higher in potassium are less likely to have strokes and die than women who eat less potassium-rich foods. According to new research in the American Heart Association’s journal Stroke, researchers studied 90,137 postmenopausal women,…
Hindu Nationalists work to convert India into Hindu country
September 13, 2014
Hindu Nationalists work to convert India into Hindu country
Emboldened by the rightist Hindu Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Hindu groups have been railing against other faiths in India, vowing to work on converting the whole Muslim and Christian communities within the next decade. Hindu activist said that the…
Religious figures in Bahrain condemn regime plan to convert historical mosque into a tourist attraction
September 13, 2014
Religious figures in Bahrain condemn regime plan to convert historical mosque into a tourist attraction
Religious Shia figures in Bahrain have condemned the abolition of the identity of the famous al-Khamis (Thursday) Mosque by the Al-Khalifah regime, who seek to turn it into a tourist attraction. The al-Khamis Mosque is believed to be the…
45 ISIL terrorists, including a leading Saudi nationality killed by an airstrike in Fallujah
September 13, 2014
45 ISIL terrorists, including a leading Saudi nationality killed by an airstrike in Fallujah
Iraqi Military intelligence announced today the killing of 45 ISIL terrorists, including a leading Saudi nationality, with an airstrike in Fallujah. An intelligence source said that the Army Aviation, in coordination with the military intelligence, directed influential air strikes…