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Shirazi-affiliated Foundations honor girls who reached age of puberty in Basra, Iraq

Shirazi-affiliated Foundations honor girls who reached age of puberty in Basra, Iraq

The Ahl al-Bayt Foundation (peace be upon them) in Basra Governorate, in cooperation with the Mesbah Al-Hussain Foundation (peace be upon him) for Relief and Development, honored a number of orphan girls who had reached the age of puberty. The…
Pakistan intensifies clampdown on journalists, fails to protect rights of minorities, HRW says

Pakistan intensifies clampdown on journalists, fails to protect rights of minorities, HRW says

Pakistani authorities intensified their clampdown on media, civil society groups, and opposition activists in 2022, while failing to protect the rights of minorities and other at-risk groups, Human Rights Watch said Thursday in its World Report 2023. Devastating floods that…
UN calls for urgent help to combat acute child malnutrition

UN calls for urgent help to combat acute child malnutrition

UN agencies said Thursday conflict, climate shocks, the Covid-19 pandemic and rising living costs were leaving an increasing number of children badly malnourished. “Currently, more than 30 million children in the 15 worst-affected countries suffer from wasting – or acute…
Honorable House of Grand Ayatollah Shirazi holds ceremonies on birth of Sayyeda Fatima al-Zahra

Honorable House of Grand Ayatollah Shirazi holds ceremonies on birth of Sayyeda Fatima al-Zahra

On the birth anniversary of the Holy Prophet’s daughter, Sayyeda Fatima al-Zahra, peace be upon them, the honorable house of the religious authority, His Eminence, Grand Ayatollah, Sayyid Sadiq al-Husseini al-Shirazi, held ceremonies of joy and pleasure, this morning, corresponding…
Head of Pakistani Senate visits holy shrines in Najaf and Karbala

Head of Pakistani Senate visits holy shrines in Najaf and Karbala

The official Islamabad Post newspaper reported that a high-profile delegation arrived yesterday, Wednesday, January 11, 2023, to the holy shrines in the cities of Najaf and Karbala to strengthen the bonds of brotherhood with the clergy in Iraq. The newspaper…
Morocco and Spain dismantle a terrorist cell linked to ISIS terrorist group

Morocco and Spain dismantle a terrorist cell linked to ISIS terrorist group

The Spanish National Police Corps and the Moroccan Police dismantled a terrorist cell linked to ISIS terrorist group made up of three people who were prepared to commit attacks and who were also looking to join the terrorist group in…
Terrorists kill 2, abduct 4 women in Kaduna village

Terrorists kill 2, abduct 4 women in Kaduna village

A community leader and his nephew were reportedly killed by terrorists in the Unguwan Mai Awo village in Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna state. The terrorists who attacked the village around 3.30 am on Wednesday, also abducted 4 women…
Webinar on Freedom of Expression in the Digital Age

Webinar on Freedom of Expression in the Digital Age

On 18 January 2023, the United Nations System Staff College (UNSSC) and UNESCO will host a webinar on the theme of Freedom of Expression in the Digital Environment. While the digital era has presented opportunities for enhancing freedom of expression,…
Revival of Ashura and persecution of Shias among most prominent events documented by photographers in 2022

Revival of Ashura and persecution of Shias among most prominent events documented by photographers in 2022

Pantagraph, the American Illustrated News Service, published four photographs on some of the prominent Shia events that took place in 2022, which were divided between the revival of Ashura ceremonies and the suffering, oppression and killing of Shia minorities. The…
Al-Muhaqqiq Al-Karaki Seminary in Karbala honors its outstanding students

Al-Muhaqqiq Al-Karaki Seminary in Karbala honors its outstanding students

The Al-Muhaqqiq Al-Karaki Seminary, affiliated with the Supreme Religious Authority in the holy city of Karbala, honored its outstanding students in the semester exams in a ceremony that included a speech by the director of the seminary, Sheikh Haydar Al-Mawla,…
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