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A group of religious, academic and elite personalities from (23) countries are hosted by Imam Hussein Holy Shrine to participate in the activities of the “Kawthar al-Isma International Festival’ in its second edition, with active participation by female researchers from…

The International Nonviolence Organization (Free Muslim) has expressed its strong condemnation of the escalation of racist rhetoric targeting Muslim communities in France, calling on the authorities to protect Muslims and work to limit the increasing dangers they face. In a…

Scholarly sessions of Grand Aytaollah Sayyed Sadiq al-husseini al-Shirazi, may Allay prolong his life, continue at his honorable house in Holy Qom, Iran. Government tax is not contained within the law of Shari’a. The Umayyads and Abbasids, as well as…

Members of India’s Muslim community have welcomed the government’s decision to scrap a “VIP quota” for Hajj, saying this will help open up spots for more pilgrims. Hajj is one of the five pillars of Islam that every able-bodied Muslims…

People across the UK are facing more rain, flooding and cold weather in the coming days. The Environment Agency has issued 117 flood warnings – mainly in west and south-west England and Yorkshire – as well as 187 flood alerts.…

Muslims in Germany are particularly vulnerable to discrimination based on their name and appearance, a racism survey has found. A government report said women with headscarves struggled to get jobs and children with Turkish names were marked down at school.…

The Karbala Center for Studies and Research, affiliated to Imam Hussein Holy Shrine, has issued a specialized scientific book in two parts under the title “Maqtal Al-Hussein” by the late author “Abdul Razzaq Al-Muqram, and the book has been fully…

The Shia followers of AhlulBayt, peace be upon them, in Syria expressed their great happiness on the anniversary of the birth anniversary of Sayyeda Fatima Al-Zahra (peace be upon her), extending their congratulations and blessings to Imam Al-Mahdi, may Allah…

Hundreds of people in the Somali capital Mogadishu, attended a government-organised rally on Thursday to protest against the al-Qaeda-linked al-Shabab group. Al-Shabab has been waging a bloody uprising against the internationally-backed central government since 2007, carrying out attacks in Somalia…

Coinciding with the honorable birth anniversary of Sayyeda Fatima al-Zahra (peace be upon her), more than a thousand young girls celebrated reaching the legal age of puberty. The ceremony was organized by the Secretariat of the Great Kufa Mosque in…