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Armed terrorists kill seven, injure two worshippers in a mosque in Nigeria
September 3, 2023
Armed terrorists kill seven, injure two worshippers in a mosque in Nigeria
At least seven worshippers were killed in an attack on a mosque by a gang of gunmen in Nigeria’s northwest Kaduna state, police said on Saturday. The attack, in the remote Saya village of the Ikara local government area of…
Grand Ayatollah Sheikh Bashir Najafi participates in Arbaeen Walk
September 3, 2023
Grand Ayatollah Sheikh Bashir Najafi participates in Arbaeen Walk
Grand Ayatollah Sheikh Bashir Najafi, joined on Saturday the pilgrims walking towards the holy city of Karbala to commemorate the Arbaeen pilgrimage of Imam Hussain (peace be upon him). The Shia Religious Authority left Najaf to the holy city of…
Iraqi Prime Minister starts Iraq-Iran railway project
September 3, 2023
Iraqi Prime Minister starts Iraq-Iran railway project
Iraq’s prime minister on Saturday inaugurated construction work on what is planned to become the first railway line connecting the country to neighbouring Iran, a major political and economic partner. “This project is an important support in strengthening the infrastructure…
Shia Rights Watch publishes report of human rights violations against Shiites in August
September 3, 2023
Shia Rights Watch publishes report of human rights violations against Shiites in August
Shia Rights Watch released its monthly report on human rights violations against the Shia around the world in August. According to this report, followers of Ahl al-Bayt, peace be upon them, experienced the same level of violation of rights in…
20,000 Afghan Arbaeen pilgrims left undecided for entry to Iran
September 3, 2023
20,000 Afghan Arbaeen pilgrims left undecided for entry to Iran
Twenty thousand Afghans prepared to perform the Arbaeen pilgrimage are left undecided for entry to Iran, even though their visas have been issued by the Iraqi consulate in Mashhad. Mohammad Kabir Taheri Teymouriyan, Head of Afghanistan’s Holy Shrines Union shared…
Grand Ayatollah Shirazi: Doing a good deed does not cancel out the obligation to pay khums and zakat
September 3, 2023
Grand Ayatollah Shirazi: Doing a good deed does not cancel out the obligation to pay khums and zakat
The daily scholarly meeting of Grand Ayatollah Seyyed Sadegh Hosseini Shirazi was held on Thursday, the 14th of Safar. In this session, like the previous meetings, he answered the questions of the attendees about various legal issues. In this meeting,…
World experiencing era of climate migration, Africa in greatest danger, says IOM head
September 3, 2023
World experiencing era of climate migration, Africa in greatest danger, says IOM head
The director general-elect of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) called for urgent solutions to address climate change and human mobility challenges because the world has entered “the era of climate migration.” Amy Pope said in a statement on Friday…
Mali faces complex humanitarian crisis, needs urgent support, says UN official
September 3, 2023
Mali faces complex humanitarian crisis, needs urgent support, says UN official
Nearly 1 million children in Mali will be subject to acute malnutrition by the end of the year without life-saving humanitarian aid as 200,000 face the dire prospect of death by starvation, the UN warned Friday. About one in four…
UK-Based Muslim NGO provides aid to Christian families affected by riots in Pakistan
September 2, 2023
UK-Based Muslim NGO provides aid to Christian families affected by riots in Pakistan
UK-based Muslim Charity, Islamic Relief, is distributing emergency aid to Christian families attacked and made homeless in the city of Jaranwala in Pakistan’s Punjab province. More than one thousand Christian families have been affected by the riots that broke out…
Armed terrorists kill 3 Pakistani soldiers, 1 militant in separate shootouts during raids along Afghan border
September 2, 2023
Armed terrorists kill 3 Pakistani soldiers, 1 militant in separate shootouts during raids along Afghan border
The Associated Press reported that two soldiers and one militant were killed in a shootout during an overnight military operation against militant activity in the northwest of Pakistan alongside the border with Afghanistan. Security forces initiated an operation in Miran…