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Afghans Protest, Say Entire $7 Billion Held in US Belongs to Them
February 13, 2022
Afghans Protest, Say Entire $7 Billion Held in US Belongs to Them
Demonstrators in Afghanistan’s capital Saturday condemned President Joe Biden’s order freeing up $3.5 billion in Afghan assets held in the U.S. for families of America’s 9/11 victims, saying the money belongs to Afghans.Protesters gathered outside Kabul’s grand Eid Gah mosque…
Indian Muslim students: Hijab ban forces choice between religion and education
February 13, 2022
Indian Muslim students: Hijab ban forces choice between religion and education
Muslim students in Indian universities denounced the decision of their colleges to expel veiled women, considering it a humiliating decision that will force them to choose between religion and education.A 21-year-old Muslim student, who lives in the Udupi neighborhood in…
India: The rise of religious extremism against Shias by the Wahhabi movement
February 13, 2022
India: The rise of religious extremism against Shias by the Wahhabi movement
There has been much talk about extremism and the sharp rise of Wahhabism in India in recent years, with the aim of destabilizing the country’s Shias by launching terrorist attacks.One India newspaper reported yesterday, that India is witnessing a frightening…
International Nonviolence Organization calls for wise intervention to defuse the Ukraine crisis
February 13, 2022
International Nonviolence Organization calls for wise intervention to defuse the Ukraine crisis
The International Non-violence Organization, Free Muslim, has expressed its deep concern about the Ukrainian crisis, calling on wise people in the two countries to defuse the crisis and banish the specter of a global war looming on the horizon of…
El Mundo: Hindus campaign to ban headscarves in Indian schools escalates
February 12, 2022
El Mundo: Hindus campaign to ban headscarves in Indian schools escalates
The Spanish newspaper “El Mundo” published a report in which it talked about the campaign launched by the Hindus to ban the veil in schools, coinciding with the electoral season in seven Indian states.In its report, the newspaper said that…
Taliban arrests 2 journalists on assignment with United Nations
February 12, 2022
Taliban arrests 2 journalists on assignment with United Nations
Taliban forces in Kabul arrested North, a former BBC journalist on assignment for the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, and another journalist whose name was not released, and transferred them to an undisclosed location, according to a statement on Twitter…
Cambridge Central Mosque donates tons of food ‘at a time of tremendous need’
February 12, 2022
Cambridge Central Mosque donates tons of food ‘at a time of tremendous need’
This week, Cambridge Central Mosque donated 8.8 tons of food to Cambridge Sustainable Food.The donation came with support from national charity, Islamic Relief UK and included large amounts of staple ingredients including rice, pasta, oil, olives, salt, tea bags, stock…
Expansion of the Islamic Art Gallery at the Museum of Houston
February 12, 2022
Expansion of the Islamic Art Gallery at the Museum of Houston
The Houston Museum of Fine Arts in the United States is doubling the area of its Islamic art gallery by opening new galleries in early 2023.The new galleries will display hundreds of other works of art including paintings, manuscripts, ceramics,…
International Nonviolence demands the international community to take responsibility for Israeli violations
February 12, 2022
International Nonviolence demands the international community to take responsibility for Israeli violations
The International Nonviolence Organization, Free Muslim, has expressed its disapproval of the silence of the international community and its official institutions for what the Israeli authorities are committing against the Palestinian people.In a statement received by Shia Waves, the organization…
Forums, seminars and special programs from around the world commemorate the birth anniversary of Imam Ali, peace be upon him
February 12, 2022
Forums, seminars and special programs from around the world commemorate the birth anniversary of Imam Ali, peace be upon him
Several Shia institutions and centers in America, Britain and European countries have affirmed their readiness to set up religious and cultural programs and forums in commemoration of the birth anniversary of the Commander of the Faithful, Ali ibn Abi Talib,…