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Imam Hussein Media Group resumes its live program ‘Morning Baraka’ from London
November 2, 2023
Imam Hussein Media Group resumes its live program ‘Morning Baraka’ from London
Imam Hussein Media Group has announced the re-transmission of its live program “Morning Baraka”, which is broadcast from the British capital, London, through its English-language channel. Imam Hussein Media Group told Shia Waves Agency that “the Morning Baraka program was…
Shirazi-affiliated Fatima al-Zahra Foundation implements humanitarian project to help pilgrims with disabilities to visit holy shrines
November 2, 2023
Shirazi-affiliated Fatima al-Zahra Foundation implements humanitarian project to help pilgrims with disabilities to visit holy shrines
The Fatima al-Zahra Foundation, affiliated to GrandAyatollahShirazi, implemented a special humanitarian program in cooperation with Imam Hussein Holy Shrine, which aims at anables Iranian pilgrims with special needs to visit Holy Shrines. The director of the foundation, Hujjat-ul-Islam wa-al-Muslimeen Sheikh…
Storm Ciaran may bring highest winds to western Europe in decades
November 2, 2023
Storm Ciaran may bring highest winds to western Europe in decades
France, England and countries across western Europe braced for what could be some of the highest wind speeds the region has witnessed in decades as Storm Ciarán arrived on the English coast Wednesday evening. According to regional forecasters, high winds…
Turkish government mandates Islamic prayer room for kindergartens
November 2, 2023
Turkish government mandates Islamic prayer room for kindergartens
Turkey’s Education and Science Workers’ Union on Oct. 31 announced that the Education Ministry has amended the Regulation on Preschool Education and Primary Education Institutions to require masjids (Islamic prayer rooms) in preschool education institutions. Previously, kindergartens were required to…
Support organizations in Oklahoma provide Afghan refugees with halal food
November 2, 2023
Support organizations in Oklahoma provide Afghan refugees with halal food
Urban Mission, a drive-thru food resource center in Oklahoma, US, has been providing food packages to underprivileged families, including Afghan refugees. Executive director German Garcia says each day the pantry delivers boxes of food to each car, feeding 250 households,…
Pakistan starts mass deportation of undocumented Afghans, Taliban asks for more time
November 2, 2023
Pakistan starts mass deportation of undocumented Afghans, Taliban asks for more time
Pakistan Wednesday launched a crackdown on undocumented foreigners, mainly Afghans, across the country, deporting thousands to neighboring Afghanistan as the deadline for them to leave the country ended the previous day. 64 Afghan nationals arrested by Islamabad police during the…
International Uyghur Forum calls upon Japan to investigate atrocities against Uyghurs
November 2, 2023
International Uyghur Forum calls upon Japan to investigate atrocities against Uyghurs
Parliamentarians from around the world issued a joint declaration calling on Japan to conduct an independent investigation of the Chinese government’s rights abuses against Uyghurs in Xinjiang and to sanction Communist Party officials who have played a role in it.…
Reconstruction of shrine of Holy Prophet’s companion ‘Abdullah ibn Khabbab ibn al-Art’ begins in Baghdad
November 2, 2023
Reconstruction of shrine of Holy Prophet’s companion ‘Abdullah ibn Khabbab ibn al-Art’ begins in Baghdad
The Secretariat-General of the Holy Shia Shrines in Iraq announced on Wednesday that it laid the foundation stone for the reconstruction and expansion project of the shrine of the martyred companion Abdullah ibn Khabbab ibn al-Art, may Allah be pleased…
Ayatollah Shirazi refutes common saying widely used by Shia followers of Ahlulbayt
November 2, 2023
Ayatollah Shirazi refutes common saying widely used by Shia followers of Ahlulbayt
In his daily scholarly meeting that was held yesterday, the Supreme Religious Authority, Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Sadiq al-Husaini al-Shirazi, refuted the common saying which states that “Every day is Ashura and every land is Karbala,” asserting that it contradicts the…
200 Holy Quran memorizers win top prizes in Indonesia Quran memorization contest
October 30, 2023
200 Holy Quran memorizers win top prizes in Indonesia Quran memorization contest
The director of the International Quranic Da’wah Center in the Indonesian capital, Dr. Abdullah Bek, confirmed the success of the Quranic courses in creating a generation of Quran memorizers. Bek’s announcement came at the conclusion of the contest held by…