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An explosion tore through a crowded mosque in western Afghanistan on Friday, killing at least 18 people, including an extremist pro-Taliban cleric, and injuring another 21. The blast went off in the Guzargah Mosque in the western city of Herat…

Gunmen kidnapped dozens of worshippers attending Friday afternoon prayers at a mosque in Nigeria’s northwestern state of Zamfara, police and witnesses said. Armed gangs are rife across Nigeria’s northwest where they rob or kidnap for ransom, and violence has been…

The Department of Husseini Rituals and Processions in Iraq and the Islamic World, affiliated with the Holy Shrines of Imam Hussain and Al-Abbas (peace be upon them) announced the registration of more than 9,000 processions who intend to establish mourning…

Today, 5th of Safar, marks the martyrdom anniversary of Lady Ruqayah bint al-Hussein (peace be upon her), also known as the International Day of Ruqayah. Multiple centers around UK are hosting mourning ceremonies in commemoration of the sorrowful occasion. The…

The office of UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet has published its long-awaited report on alleged rights violations in China’s western Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, brushing aside Beijing’s demands to keep a lid on a report that fanned a tug-of-war…

The Holy Shrine of Lady Zainab al-Kubra, peace be upon her, in the Syrian capital, Damascus, witnessed a large influx of pilgrims on the beginning of the month of Safar. Pilgrims flock to the holy shrine from Iraq, Iran and…

The Sadiqiyah Charitable Cultural Foundation, affiliated with the Office of the Supreme Religious Authority, His Eminence, Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Sadiq al-Husseini al-Shirazi, in the province of Basra, issued a new book entitled “The Martyrdom of the Messenger (pbuh) and the…

Activists on Tuesday, August 29, circulated a video showing Saudi security men brutally assaulting a group of women at an orphanage in Saudi Arabia’s southwest. The video, first posted on Twitter, shows dozens of men dressed in security uniform and…

The Iraqi border crossings Authority has identified six entry points for pilgrims coming to the Arbaeen of Imam Hussein (peace be upon him). The director of media for border crossings, Alaa al-Din al-Qaisi, said, according to the official agency, that…

In the Egyptian capital, Cairo, there are many holy places and shrines belonging to the Ahlulbayt, peace be upon them. The deputy governor of the capital, Cairo, said that the government is working on projects to restore beauty to the…