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French model and reality TV star Marine El Himer has converted to Islam, saying these moments mark the “happiest day” of her life. Himer on Saturday shared her photos in hijab near the Kaaba, Islam’s holiest site in Mecca, two…

The office of the Supreme Religious Authority, His Eminence, Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Sadiq al-Shirazi, in the Lebanese capital, Beirut, held a mourning ceremony on the holy Fatimid days. The ceremony was attended by a group of clerics, activists and a…

A copy of the Holy Quran handwritten jointly by some 1750 pilgrims from 16 countries was gifted to the Holy Shrine of Al-Abbas, peace be upon him. The pilgrims had each handwritten a part of the Quran during the annual…

Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Sadiq al-Husseini al-Shirazi, may Allah prolong his life, continues to deliver his lectures in advanced jurisprudence in his honorable house in holy Qom, Iran. In a lecture he delivered on Rabi al-Thani 7, his Eminence talked about…

Around 25 million Muslims live in the European Union, with 28 members. The majority of the people there have ended up unemployed due to the misperceptions and prejudgments about European Muslims, who are considered a “threat” to European societies and…

Imam Hussein Media Group handed over a shield and a certificate of appreciation to the Holy Karbala Health Department, in appreciation of its efforts in serving the pilgrims of Imam Hussein on the Arbaeen Pilgrimage, and its participation in the…

A new survey on religion in Canada, conducted by the Statistics Canada of the Canadian Parliament, showed that the number of Muslims has tripled since the year (1996) to become the fastest growing religion in the country.  According to the…

 A delegation from the Iraqi Center for the Documentation of Extremist Crimes discussed ways of joint cooperation with the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in Geneva.  Dr. Abbas Al-Quraishi, Director of the Center, said: “The meeting included a discussion…

The Husseiniyah of Al Yasin, affiliated with the Shirazi Religious Authority in the Australian city of Sydney, established mourning ceremonies on the martyrdom anniversary of Lady Fatima al-Zahra, peace be upon her. In a statement received by Shia Waves News…

Two Rohingya refugees were killed and five others were injured in Myanmar on Friday when several mortar shells hit their villages during a battle between the junta forces and a rebel group, raising panic among refugees living in Bangladesh’s camps,…