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Shia Population Under Siege: Taliban’s War Crime of Collective Punishment in Panjshir Province
June 8, 2023
Shia Population Under Siege: Taliban’s War Crime of Collective Punishment in Panjshir Province
The recent surge in violence by the Taliban in Panjshir province has unleashed a wave of terror specifically aimed at the Shia population. These attacks, driven by religious sectarianism, represent a flagrant violation of international humanitarian law. The Taliban’s deliberate…
US Muslim Group Urges Congress to Cancel Indian Prime Minister’s Address
June 8, 2023
US Muslim Group Urges Congress to Cancel Indian Prime Minister’s Address
A prominent US-based Muslim group, the Muslim Advocacy Council (MAC), has called on Congress to cancel the scheduled address of the Indian Prime Minister to the joint session of the United States Congress. MAC argues that hosting the Indian leader…
Chinese Secret Police Stations in UK operated to intimidate Uyghurs, activists
June 8, 2023
Chinese Secret Police Stations in UK operated to intimidate Uyghurs, activists
The UK government has confirmed that the Chinese Communist regime was operating secret police stations in the country, with Belfast, London, and Glasgow suspected to have hosted one. The stations were reportedly used to monitor and intimidate Chinese citizens living…
India: Posters hang over main markets demanding Muslim traders to vacate their shops
June 7, 2023
India: Posters hang over main markets demanding Muslim traders to vacate their shops
Posters have been hung around the country in particular Uttarakhand threatening Muslim traders to vacate their shops by June 15th. These posters have surfaced two days after members of the right wing held protests in Barkot and attacked shops and…
Beirut’s Sursock Museum reopens 3 years after port blast
June 7, 2023
Beirut’s Sursock Museum reopens 3 years after port blast
The first modern art gallery in the Arab world reopened its doors three years after the explosion which damaged 57 artworks but, they have now been restored by a team of Lebanese and foreign artists. All the pieces in the…
Iraq to restore motorway connecting Baghdad to Holy Karbala ahead of Arbaeen Pilgrimage
June 7, 2023
Iraq to restore motorway connecting Baghdad to Holy Karbala ahead of Arbaeen Pilgrimage
The Iraqi Council of Ministers has issued a decision to restore a motorway linking Baghdad to Holy Karbala before the coming Arbaeen Pilgrimage. In a statement received by Shia Waves Agency, the Council said that, “New decisions made to restore…
Karbala-based Fatima al-Zahra institute donates household appliances to dozens of young couples
June 7, 2023
Karbala-based Fatima al-Zahra institute donates household appliances to dozens of young couples
Karbala-based Fatima al-Zahra Cultural-Charitable Institute, a center affiliated to the Office of Grand Ayatollah Seyyed Sadiq Shirazi (may Allah prolong his life), provided dozens of young couples with household appliances in continuation of its charitable activities. This action was carried…
UN: Syria, Afghanistan are not safe to repatriate citizens without their consent
June 7, 2023
UN: Syria, Afghanistan are not safe to repatriate citizens without their consent
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, has said the human rights conditions in Afghanistan and Syria are still dangerous and that repatriation of citizens should not be carried out without their consent. Turk’s statement came during…
Pakistan’s Minister of Foreign Affairs visits Al-Kadhimiyen Holy Shrine
June 7, 2023
Pakistan’s Minister of Foreign Affairs visits Al-Kadhimiyen Holy Shrine
Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, the foreign minister of Pakistan, who is on a trip to Iraq, had his picture released after visiting the Holy Shrine of Imam Kazim and Imam Jawad (peace be upon them). He expressed his satisfaction with his…
British MP, Bob Stewart, charged over verbally abusing Bahraini activists
June 7, 2023
British MP, Bob Stewart, charged over verbally abusing Bahraini activists
The conservative party MP, Bob Stewart, has been charged with public order offences – one of them racially motivated – over a clash with Bahraini activists, the BBC reported. The former British Army officer was investigated after an incident outside…