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Grand Ayatollah Shirazi urges Shia community to introduce world to Imam Hussein and Ahlul-Bayt by any means possible, including making film Grand Ayatollah Seyyed Sadiq Hosseini Shirazi gave a speech on the Night of the Lonely Occasion of Aba Abdullah…
Millions of Shia Muslims commemorate Ashura, Tuwayrij Run in Holy Karbala

Millions of Shia Muslims commemorate Ashura, Tuwayrij Run in Holy Karbala

The local government of the holy city of Karbala revealed, on Saturday, that millions of the Shia lovers of Ahlulbayt, peace be upon them, commemorated the Ashura and the Tuwayrij Massive Run. The first deputy governor of Holy Karbala, Jassim…
Afghanistan: Three Shia mourners martyred due to Taliban shooting at Ashura procession

Afghanistan: Three Shia mourners martyred due to Taliban shooting at Ashura procession

According to local sources in the southern Afghan city of Ghazni, three Shia followers of Ahlulbayt, peace be upon him, were killed and others were injured as as a result of shooting at an Ashura ceremony in the Nowabad District…
Thailand: Shia devotees hold Tatbir ritual in commemoration of Ashura

Thailand: Shia devotees hold Tatbir ritual in commemoration of Ashura

The Shia followers of Ahlulbayt, peace be upon them, in Thailand’s capital, Bangkok, circled a symbolic tomb designed to commeorate the Ashura of Imam Hussein, peace be upon him, with blood covering their faces and bodies. In a video footage…
Nearly 200 news agencies, 900 journalists covered Muharram ceremonies in Iraq

Nearly 200 news agencies, 900 journalists covered Muharram ceremonies in Iraq

The Iraqi Communication and Media Commission has announced that nearly 200 media agencies covered the mourning ceremonies and processions during the first ten days of the holy month of Muharram. The head of the commission said in a statement received…
Abalfazl al-Abbas Holy Shrine holds international Ashura photography competition

Abalfazl al-Abbas Holy Shrine holds international Ashura photography competition

The Department of Intellectual and Cultural Affairs of Abalfazl al-Abbas Holy Shrine, peace be upon him, has launched an international Ashura photography contest around the world. Ali Al-Jyashi, the director of this center, said: “The subject of the photography contest…
Two Years On: Muslim Truck Driver Vanishes After Cow Vigilante Ambush in India

Two Years On: Muslim Truck Driver Vanishes After Cow Vigilante Ambush in India

Al-Jazeera recently reported on Rafiq Tamboli, a 33-year-old Muslim truck driver from Qureshi Nagar in Mumbai, who has been missing for two years after being intercepted by cow vigilantes in Maharashtra. The incident occurred on June 4, 2021, when Rafiq…
Young Christians attend mourning session in Chicago, USA

Young Christians attend mourning session in Chicago, USA

A mourning ceremony in English has started in Chicago, USA. This assembly is held every night during the first ten days of Muharram 1445 Hijri in Ahlul Bayt centre.  In these sessions, Hojjat al-Islam Sheikh Javad Saadatmand gives lectures every…
Shia devotees of Ahlulbayt hold Ashura mourning ceremonies in Madrid, Spain

Shia devotees of Ahlulbayt hold Ashura mourning ceremonies in Madrid, Spain

The Shia communities in Madrid, Spain have continued to hold their mourning ceremonies and processions over the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, peace be upon him The director of Ahlulbayt Foundation Madrid, Musa al-Haj Kamel al-Assam, spoke to Shia Waves Agency:…
20,000 copies of Holy Quran front cover picture to be carried during annual Hussein march in London

20,000 copies of Holy Quran front cover picture to be carried during annual Hussein march in London

The Imam Hussein Holy Shrine has announced that 20,000 copies of the front cover picture of the Holy Quran and a 120-meter-long Hussein banner will be present during the Annual Husseini March that will be launched on the Tenth of…
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