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A Saudi woman has been jailed for 45 years for her social media posts, a rights group said citing court documents, marking the second such case in weeks. Nourah al-Qahtani received the heavy sentence on appeal after she was convicted…

Observed this Tuesday, the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances reaffirms the need for victims’ families to know the truth about what happened to missing relatives. Enforced disappearances is a crime which is generally committed by State agents…

San Francisco’s public schools will add two holidays next academic year (2023). The school board voted to close all schools on two of the holiest Muslim days. “Hundreds of our children were left behind academically missing classes, missing assignments, when…

A US court in Indianapolis has sentenced a suspect in the 2020 mosque shootings in Indiana to 12 years in prison. Court documents reveal that Jonathan Warren, 22, shot at the Al Noor Mosque while driving a speeding car, on…

A college in the US state of Arizona has launched a new center that focuses on the experience and contributions of Muslims in the country. The Center of Muslim Experience in the United States by Arizona State University “will facilitate…

Proceeding from its lofty goals and humanitarian mission, the Misbah Al-Hussein Foundation for Relief and Development in the holy city of Karbala launched the “Pilgrim’s Wheelchair” initiative, which aims to serve the elderly, sick and people with special needs and…

Today, Tuesday, the holy city of Karbala has witnessed a large influx of pilgrims, amid remarkable security stability. The correspondent of Shia Waves News Agency said that large crowds of pilgrims are flocking to the Holy Shrine of Imam Hussein…

Cataclysmic flooding in Pakistan, triggered by unprecedented monsoon rainfall and glacial melting, has killed over 1,000 people and destroyed hundreds of thousands of homes and millions of acres of crops, affecting more than 30 million Pakistanis and causing billions of…

The nationwide curfew imposed by the Iraqi government was lifted today. Borders with Iran have reopened and the security situation is stable. Meanwhile, Najaf and Baghdad international airports announced the continuation of their flights without interruption. Iraq is witnessing the…

Today, Tuesday, Najaf International Airport announced the continuation of its flights without interruption. Najaf Airport Director Captain Hikmat Ahmed said, in a press statement followed by Shia Waves News Agency, that Najaf International Airport continues with its flights, and no…