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The Philippine Department of Trade and Industry is preparing a nationwide road map for the halal industry as it gears up to launch an international exhibition next year to showcase its best halal products. The country has set big targets…

The Massachusetts Foundation for Technology, a US-based organization which organizes special Quran recitation for Shia students, has also begun to provide major programs to introduce the lofty culture of al-Thaqalayn, namely the Holy Quran and the Ahlulbayt, peace be upon…

Large numbers of Muslims from around the world, as well as Shia followers of Ahlulbayt, peace be upon them, have condemned the decision of the Saudi authorities to ban visits to Prophet Muhammad’s Holy Shrine, except once a year; emphasizing…

The Maintenance Department of the Holy Shrine of Imam Hussein, peace be upon him, has put the finishing touches to the new kiswa—a piece of cloth that covers a tomb—for the zarih of Habib ibn Mazahir al-Asadi, peace be upon…

The first restaurant in Russia to obtain a certificate of compliance with Islamic Sharia standards has opened in Ufa, the capital of the Republic of Bashkortostan. The restaurant has become the first to officially register its halal product label. The…

The killing of one more journalist in the Gaza Strip by the ongoing Israeli attacks has brought the total number of journalists killed since the inception of war in Oct. 7 to 100, the government media office said on Telegram…

Mosque Maryam in Chicago, Illinois, has organized a day for Muslim youth and family. This is an annual event that provides opportunities for Muslim youth to showcase their talents, achievements, and academic participation. The organizers of this event confirmed that…

The Global Non-Violence Organization—Freemuslim—has called for an urgent and rapid intervention to save innocent civilians in Sudan from the ongoing fighting between the army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). The organization indicated in a statement received by Shia Waves…

Nuraxun Rozi visited his teenage son who was studying in Egypt in 2015, stayed there for a week and traveled in Turkey for another week before returning home in China, RFA reported. After he went back, his passport was confiscated,…

German federal prosecutors said on Friday, December 22 that they had charged two Syrians with “war crimes” committed in Damascus a decade ago, as part of the Islamic State (IS) group. The two men, identified as Mohammad A and Asmael…