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UN expert decries ‘systematic’ attacks on Afghan Shias
September 13, 2022
UN expert decries ‘systematic’ attacks on Afghan Shias
Hazara and other Shia Muslim communities in Afghanistan are facing what seem to be “systematic” attacks that could amount to international crimes, a United Nations expert has warned. Afghanistan’s Hazaras have faced decades of abuse and state-sponsored discrimination, including by…
Organizations warn of a generational catastrophe due to the failure of a third of children to attend school in Sudan
September 13, 2022
Organizations warn of a generational catastrophe due to the failure of a third of children to attend school in Sudan
Aid organizations have warned that about seven million children, or the equivalent of a third of the children in Sudan, do not enroll in school, and do not get their chance to education, which threatens to create a “generational catastrophe.”…
Cornerstone laying ceremony for new headquarters of Islamic Forum in America
September 13, 2022
Cornerstone laying ceremony for new headquarters of Islamic Forum in America
A cornerstone laying ceremony for the new headquarters of the Islamic Forum in America was held, in the presence of a large crowd of members of the Arab and Islamic community, in Dearborn Heights, USA. A large number of government…
Face of Islam Exhibition launched in Texas, USA
September 12, 2022
Face of Islam Exhibition launched in Texas, USA
A photo exhibition has opened in San Antonio which seeks to highlight the diversity of Muslims in Texas. Faces of Islam, which features portrait photos highlighting the diversity of Muslims in Texas, made its public debut Saturday in San Antonio…
Tens of thousands of pilgrims from Afghanistan and Pakistan enter Iraq via Shalamcheh Border Crossing to participate in the Arbaeen
September 12, 2022
Tens of thousands of pilgrims from Afghanistan and Pakistan enter Iraq via Shalamcheh Border Crossing to participate in the Arbaeen
Tens of thousands of pilgrims from Afghanistan and Pakistan are entering Iraq via Shalamcheh Border Crossing to participate in the Walk of Love, the walk towards the Holy Shrine of Imam Hussein, peace be upon him, to participate in the…
Grand Ayatollah al-Najafi participates in the Arbaeen Walk towards holy Karbala
September 12, 2022
Grand Ayatollah al-Najafi participates in the Arbaeen Walk towards holy Karbala
The religious authority, His Eminence, Grand Ayatollah Sheikh Bashir al-Najafi, joined the millions of pilgrims walking towards the holy city of Karbala to commemorate the Arbaeen. This comes within the Grand Ayatollah’s annual habit of joining the believers in the…
Afghan girls take to streets to protest school closure in Paktia
September 11, 2022
Afghan girls take to streets to protest school closure in Paktia
Dozens of girls have protested in Afghanistan’s Paktia province after Taliban authorities shut their schools just days after classes resumed, agencies and local media reported, as an estimated three million secondary school girls are shut out of school for more…
Islamophobia in France: Basketball club manager fired for his Muslim faith
September 11, 2022
Islamophobia in France: Basketball club manager fired for his Muslim faith
A political figure close to French President Emmanuel Macron has instructed the dismissal of a basketball team manager because of his conversion to Islam. A new investigation by the French newspaper, Liberation, revealed a new story of the spread of…
International Nonviolence Organization calls on the Tunisian authorities to release prisoners of conscience and journalists
September 11, 2022
International Nonviolence Organization calls on the Tunisian authorities to release prisoners of conscience and journalists
The International Nonviolence Organization (Free Muslim) called on the Tunisian authorities to release prisoners of conscience and journalists. It stated in a statement received by Shia Waves News Agency, that the organization received human rights reports and press releases indicating…
Representative of the Pope visits Imam Ali Holy Shrine during the Arbaeen Pilgrimage
September 11, 2022
Representative of the Pope visits Imam Ali Holy Shrine during the Arbaeen Pilgrimage
The representative of Pope Francis and President of the Catholic University of Bozeman Peter, Dr. Surumi Spolj, and his accompanying delegation visited the Holy Shrine of Imam Ali (peace be upon him) during the Arbaeen Pilgrimage. The delegation was received…