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The outer area of the sacred shrine of Amir al-Momineen, peace be upon him, was covered with carpet to hold the mourning ceremony of Husseini Ashura as magnificently as possible. For this purpose, more than 23,000 square meters of red…

News sources announced that the Turkish authorities, in continuation of their racist actions against Syrian refugees aimed at forcing them to leave the country, removed Arabic words from the signs in the city of Adana. The “Turkey Now” website announced…

Local officials confirmed that hundreds of rescuers have recovered 27 dead bodies as they pushed on with a fourth day of searching for many people still missing after heavy monsoon rains triggered a massive landslide in a village in western India. 78…

Heavy flooding from seasonal rains in Afghanistan has killed at least 26 people and left dozens missing, according to a Taliban spokesman and local officials. Government spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said Sunday that around 40 people are missing after the flash…

Ashura mourning ceremonies have begun in the house of the Supreme Religious Authority, Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Sadiq al-Husseini al-Shirazi, in the holy city of Qom. A statement by His Eminence’s office, received by Shia Waves News Agency, said that “Grand…

The presidents and managers of husseiniyas and Islamic centers in the US state of Michigan, have urged the followers of Ahlulbayt, peace be upon them, to actively participate in the Husseini ceremonies to recall the tragic battle of al-Taff. The…

The Shia Rights Watch (SRW), a non-profit organization that defends Shia rights around the world, called today Sunday on the organizers of the Husseini rituals and ceremonies across the world to take preventive measures to avoid being targeted by terrorist…

As many as 87,026 Indians gave up their citizenship till June this year, with more than 17.50 lakh people giving up their Indian citizenship since 2011, according to the Economic Times. “The number of Indian nationals exploring the global workplace…

The President of the Association of Muslim Scholars of Pakistan, Sheikh Hamid ul Haq Haqqani, urged all Muslims to honor the memory of Ashura of Imam Hussein, peace be upon him, and maintain its peaceful atmosphere throughout the country. Haqqani…

The World Health Organization has warned that cases of dengue fever, also known as bone-breaking fever, may reach an all-time high this year as a result of global warming and an increase in mosquitoes. One of the doctors of this…