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Amid tight security, more than 12 million pilgrims from Iraq and other foreign countries marked, today Friday, the martyrdom anniversary of Imam al-Kadhim, peace be upon him, according to official statistics. Correspondent of Shia Waves reported that hundreds of service…

UNESCO has come under fire for its relationship with the Chinese government. The Uyghur Human rights project, based in Washington, published a report this week accusing UNESCO of not holding China accountable for its treatment of Uyghur heritage, including its…

A Turkish community mosque in Hackney received a hate-filled letter on Wednesday (February 15) which has been described as ‘saddening and disturbing’ by the mosque director. The letter gloats about the recent earthquake in Turkey and Syria while expressing disappointment…

A group of 50 Imam Hussein TV viewer from the city of Bradford in the UK travelled to the holy city of Karbala to visit the broadcasting tower of the channel. After graciously performing Ziarah to Hazrat Aba Abdullah al-Hussein…

Pakistan recently witnessed a suicide bombing at a mosque in a highly fortified police compound in Peshawar, Pakistan. The Jan. 30 Peshawar bombing occurred when Pakistan is already dealing with daunting challenges such as domestic political tensions, a cost-of-living crisis,…

The Indian politician and journalist, John Brittas on February 10 raised the hijab issue in the Rajya Sabha saying that over a lakh Muslim girl students have dropped out of government colleges in Karnataka after the controversial ban on head…

A boat carrying 71 weak and hungry Rohingya Muslims fleeing from refugee camps in Bangladesh landed Thursday in Indonesia’s northernmost province of Aceh, local officials said. The 71 Rohingya on board included 21 women and 20 children. More than 700,000…

Under directives of Secretary-General of Imam Hussein Holy Shrine, Sheikh Abdul Mahdi Al-Karbalai, Imam Hussein Holy Shrine’s Crisis & Relief Cell announced that it would sponsor the transportation and treatment of the injured victims of the earthquake that struck Syria…

Through military operations of the Somali army in Galmudug, a state located south west of Somalia, substantial territory was liberated through dismantling terrorists linked to al- Qaeda, terrorist group, Al-Shabaab. This is an enormous victory for Somalia, which has a…

Two children were killed as a mortar round left over from past wars went off in Afghanistan’s Badghis province, provincial police spokesman Sediqullah Seddiqi said on Wednesday. A similar accident claimed the lives of two children in Bagram district of…