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Banner of Imam Hussein raised on the rock of Trolltunga in Norway
October 28, 2014
Banner of Imam Hussein raised on the rock of Trolltunga in Norway
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…
Muharram mourning ceremonies begin across cities in Nigeria
October 28, 2014
Muharram mourning ceremonies begin across cities in Nigeria
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…
250 children in Bahrain participate in drawing board about Imam Hussain
October 28, 2014
250 children in Bahrain participate in drawing board about Imam Hussain
Rayaheen Zahra program for Matam Sanabis arranged a project of the longest drawing board regarding Imam Hussain, peace be upon him, for children. The project aims to discover the talents of children by allowing them to express their feelings…
Grand Ayatollah Sayed Mohammad Sadiq Husseini Rouhani issues a statement on the occasion of Muharram
October 28, 2014
Grand Ayatollah Sayed Mohammad Sadiq Husseini Rouhani issues a statement on the occasion of Muharram
The Eminent Grand Ayatollah Sayed Mohammad Sadiq Husseini Rouhani, may Allah prolong his life, has issued a statement on the occasion of Muharram, in which he sent his condolences to our awaited Imam, may Allah hasten his re-appearance, for the…
IS ‘School of Jihad’ trains small children how to behead and torture
October 28, 2014
IS ‘School of Jihad’ trains small children how to behead and torture
Shifting beheading and torture for future generations, IS ‘Jihad’ training schools are now new missionary in Salafi takfiri school of thought in Middle East. Official IS media outlets are circulating videos and images which they claim show life in…
Boston police name 1st Muslim captain
October 28, 2014
Boston police name 1st Muslim captain
Boston police has named the first Muslim Captain, Haseeb Hussein, who was a former science teacher. Hussein assumes leadership in Mattapan as the department’s first Muslim captain, and plans to have his officers walking not only the streets, but…
Hoisting the black flag of Imam Hussein above the dome of a Husainiyyah in Nigeria
October 28, 2014
Hoisting the black flag of Imam Hussein above the dome of a Husainiyyah in Nigeria
Hundreds of thousands of Shias witnessed the hoisting of a black banner on the dome of a Husainiyyah in Zaria on the occasion of Muharram. The flag was a donation from the holy shrine of Imam Hussain, peace be…
Iraqi army recaptures Jurf al-Sakhar and defuses more than 100 IEDs
October 28, 2014
Iraqi army recaptures Jurf al-Sakhar and defuses more than 100 IEDs
The Iraqi military recaptured a town south of Baghdad from the IS takfiri group backed by allied Shia fighters. According to Al-Iraqiya TV, the army is in complete control of the mainly Sunni town of Jurf Al-Sakhr, some 60…
Shia Right Watch sends letters to embassies and diplomatic missions in Washington, D.C. on the occasion of the Month of Muharram
October 28, 2014
Shia Right Watch sends letters to embassies and diplomatic missions in Washington, D.C. on the occasion of the Month of Muharram
Shia Rights Watch World Organization, one of the international rights organizations located in Washington D.C., has sent letters to many embassies in the US capital on the commencement of a new Hijri year and the month of Muharram; an important…
Holy Karbala witnesses the banner replacement ceremony of Imam Hussein
October 28, 2014
Holy Karbala witnesses the banner replacement ceremony of Imam Hussein
On the occasion of Muharram, the first lunar month of the new Islamic Hijri year 1436, the holy city of Karbala has witnessed the replacement of the red banner above the holy dome of Imam Hussein Holy Shrine with a…