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Yesterday, Saturday evening, the head of the Supreme Islamic Shia Council, Sheikh Abdul Amir Qabalan, passed away at the age of 85, due to a health problem.This came in a statement by the Council and a brief statement published by…

The Prime Minister of New Zealand and the New Zealand Police said that a terrorist inspired by the ideology of the ISIS terrorist organization was shot dead after he stabbed and wounded at least 5 people in a shopping mall…

The Pakistani ambassador to Iraq, Ahmed Amjad Ali, confirmed on Saturday, that 300,000 pilgrims come annually from Pakistan to visit the holy shrines in Iraq, and this year in particular witnessed a development in relations as a result of the…

Shia Waves news agency monitored events held in honor of Imam Hussein, peace be upon him, in the Italian cities of Capri and Milan, during the month of Muharram, which marks the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein, his family and…

US Department of Homeland Security officials are concerned that far-right groups could carry out violent attacks inside the country after the Taliban terrorist movement took control of Afghanistan, according to reports.John Cohen, the head of the Department of Homeland Security’s…

The Supreme Religious Authority, Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Sadiq al-Husseini al-Shirazi, issued a statement of condolence to the Islamic nation on the passing of Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Muhammad Saeed al-Hakeem. The statement read: In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious,…

The Islamic world and the lovers of the Ahlulbayt, peace be upon them, lost yesterday, the twenty-fifth of Muharram, the great religious authority, Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Muhammad Saeed al-Hakeem, due to a sudden cardiac arrest, leaving the hearts of many…

Shahana Hanif, the daughter of Bangladeshi immigrants and community organizer, made history last month when she became the first Muslim woman elected to New York City Council, one of the first South Asian reps, and first woman of color to…

Nigerian police say gunmen have abducted more than 70 students in the country’s northwest, in the latest in a series of school attacks targeting pupils.Zamfara state police spokesman Mohammed Shehu said in a statement that a large group of attackers…

An American restaurant chain fired an assistant manager at a company site in Missouri for assaulting a Muslim woman and removing her hijab.The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) had called for the dismissal of the assistant manager, and reported that…