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A Leeds University PhD candidate focused on healthcare and mother of two has been sentenced to 34 years in Saudi Arabian prison, the longest sentence ever given to a women’s rights defender in the kingdom, researchers and activists say. Salma…

The South Wales Argos daily newspaper, published in Newport, western Britain, reported that the oldest Husseini mourners in the city held the Ashura ceremony of Imam Hussein (peace be upon him) in a remarkable and significant way. Newport is the…

The Iraqi Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced the completion of preparations for the Interfaith Dialogue Conference scheduled for October, in coordination with Shia, Sunni, Christian, Mandaean and Yazidi endowments, with the participation of the Pontifical Council in the Vatican State.…

The Engineering Projects Department at Imam Hussain Holy Shrine has begun construction work at the Noor Al-Imam Al-Hussein Institute for the Blind and Visually Impaired, after allocating a plot of land by the shrine in Karbala. The institute’s official, Sami…

A report by Shia Waves News Agency shed light on the lives of the Afghan people, a year after the Taliban movement seized power and took over the reins of power in the country. The report mentioned, “The chaotic end…

Al-Hamza bin Abdul Muttalib (peace be upon him) mosque in the Saihat region of Qatif, Saudi Arabia, carried out a social experiment among a number of young children working to provide Husseiniyah services to mourners on the painful Ashura commemoration,…

The followers of Ahlulbayt, peace be upon them in the city of Detroit, in the US state of Michigan, continue holding mourning ceremonies that commemorate the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, his pure family and his honorable companions, peace be upon…

The State of Ghana, in the African continent, hosted the mourning ceremonies on the anniversary of the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, peace be upon him. The official website of the Shirazi religious authority stated in a statement that dozens of…

Thirty-one people were killed in heavy rains that caused flash floods in northern Afghanistan, the state news agency said Monday. The Bakhtar news agency reported that the floods that occurred on Sunday in the northern Parwan province killed women and…

The Taliban marked the first anniversary of their return to power in Afghanistan with a “national holiday” on Monday, following a turbulent year that saw women’s rights crushed and a humanitarian crisis worsen. Exactly a year ago, the hardline terrorists…