Africa

The Ahlulbayt Association, affiliated with the Shirazi Religious Authority in Niamey, Niger, commemorated the martyrdom of Abu Abdullah al-Hussein, peace be upon him.Since the first day of Muharram, the Association held mourning ceremonies, which were attended by a group of…

For the fourth year in a row, Shia Muslims in Mexico City, along with a number of people of other religions, participated in the mourning procession in honor of Imam Hussein, peace be upon him.The march, which included a large…

Nigerian police attacked a mourning procession for Imam Hussein, peace be upon him, in Sokoto state, which resulted in the martyrdom of three mourners and the injury of 12 others.According to Nigerian sources, the death toll from the Nigerian police…

At least 22 people were killed in an attack attributed to an armed militia targeting a convoy of Muslim pilgrims in Nigeria’s central Plateau state, Nigerian police said.Police spokesman Oba Ogaba said that “a group of suspected Irigoi youths”, a…

An Amnesty International report revealed that Ethiopian and Eritrean forces raped hundreds of women and girls in the war-torn Tigray region and imposed sexual slavery and mutilation on some of the victims.The report was based on interviews with 63 victims,…

The Sayyed al-Shuhada Committee has inaugurated the first Husseiniyah and Islamic Seminary for Women in the capital of Niger, Niamey, in the presence of religious and cultural figures and a large crowd of people.In a statement received by Shia Waves,…

The Egyptian President, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, directed to restore the sites of the Ahlulbayt, peace be upon them.Religious cleric Mahmoud al-Sharif confirmed in exclusive statements that al-Sisi directed the restoration of sites belonging to the Ahlulbayt, peace be upon them,…

Nigeria has been hit by a surge in cholera cases in recent weeks, focused on the country’s north and adding to a public health crisis accompanied by a rise in COVID-19 cases.“In the last two weeks we had new and…

Yesterday, Wednesday, a Nigerian court issued a ruling for the release of Shia cleric Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky and his wife, after 6 years in prison.Nigerian sources said that the trial ended yesterday, in favor of Sheikh Zakzaky, and the judge…

Yesterday, Wednesday, a Nigerian court issued a ruling for the release of Shia cleric Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky and his wife, after 6 years in prison.Nigerian sources said that the trial ended yesterday, in favor of Sheikh Zakzaky, and the judge…