Africa

A community in Cape Town, South Africa, held a mass iftar for the first time, as Muslims around the world observe the holy month of Ramadan. Residents in Cafda stood side by side as they feasted at iftar time, thanks…

The Ahlulbayt Center, affiliated with the Shirazi Religious Authority in the city of Majunga, Madagascar, celebrated the birth anniversary of Imam Mahdi, may Allah hasten his reappearance.The celebration was attended by a group of Ahlulbayt followers, and included various joyful…

About 50 civilians were killed in attacks by terrorists against several villages in the volatile Ituri region in the northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, according to a local source.“The Ugandan rebels of the ADF attacked four villages and killed…

A campaign to feed children was launched in the city of Majunga, Madagascar, in honor of the blessed Shaaban holidays.A statement by the official website of the Shirazi Religious Authority, which was seen by Shia Waves, stated that the Lady…

Mali’s government denied allegations that the army had carried out mass summary executions of civilians in the center of the country earlier in March.The government’s statement follows a decision by the United Nations peacekeeping mission on Friday to launch an…

60 soldiers were killed and wounded, as a result of an attack by terrorists on an army camp in central Mali.The Malian army said in a statement, that 27 soldiers were killed and 33 others were wounded, while 7 soldiers…

Fighters affiliated with the Tigrayan People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) have been accused of committing atrocities including gang rape and assault in Ethiopia’s Amhara region, according to a new Amnesty International report.The Amnesty report, released Wednesday, said TPLF fighters “deliberately killed…

The International Non-violence Organization, Free Muslim, called on the United Nations to conduct an investigation to reveal the facts in the Ethiopian region of Tigray, warning that military forces committed serious violations against the population.In a statement received by Shia…

On the occasion of the International Hijab Day, the Hijab Exhibition was organized in Tanzania, in cooperation with the Pink Hijab Institute, in the presence of a number of ambassadors of Islamic countries, the head of the women’s section in…

Amnesty International called for the signing of a petition directed to Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune to release “prisoners of conscience”.This came in a tweet by Amnesty International, through its Arabic account on Twitter.The organization said that “40 detainees entered a…