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Air strikes target capital of Ethiopia’s Tigray; 3 civilians dead

Air strikes target capital of Ethiopia’s Tigray; 3 civilians dead

Ethiopian military air strikes hit the capital of the Tigray region and killed at least three people, witnesses said on Monday, returning the war abruptly to Mekelle after several months of peace.Ethiopia’s government initially dismissed the reports, but the state…
90 schoolgirls and teachers freed after 118 days of kidnapping in northwest Nigeria

90 schoolgirls and teachers freed after 118 days of kidnapping in northwest Nigeria

Bandits released 90 female students and faculty members at a federal government school in the western Nigerian state of Kebbi, 118 days after they were kidnapped, without knowing whether a ransom was paid or not.The Nigerian newspaper, The Independent, reported…
Anger in Nigeria after video of torture of students in a Quran school went viral

Anger in Nigeria after video of torture of students in a Quran school went viral

The principal of a Quranic school in Kwara State, Nigeria, has been suspended after a video went viral showing students being violently punished.One of the videos showed four men beating a girl with what looked like sticks in front of…
Followers of Grand Ayatollah Shirazi organize Arbaeen march in Guinea

Followers of Grand Ayatollah Shirazi organize Arbaeen march in Guinea

Dozens of followers of the Supreme Religious Authority, Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Sadiq al-Husseini al-Shirazi, in Guinea, held a march on the Arbaeen anniversary of Imam Hussein, peace be upon him.Dozens of men, women and children participated in the march, in…
International Nonviolence Organization warns of the return of authoritarian practices to Tunisia

International Nonviolence Organization warns of the return of authoritarian practices to Tunisia

The International Nonviolence Organization, Free Muslim, confirmed that it had access to statements issued by human rights organizations indicating the occurrence of a number of government measures of an arbitrary nature against activists and civilians on a political background in…
International Nonviolence condemns the assassination of the Rohingya leader in Bangladesh and demands an investigation into the circumstances of the crime and those behind it

International Nonviolence condemns the assassination of the Rohingya leader in Bangladesh and demands an investigation into the circumstances of the crime and those behind it

The International Non-violence Organization, Free Muslim, has expressed its condemnation and denunciation of the blatant crime committed against the Rohingya leader in Bangladesh, calling on the international body of the United Nations to investigate and reveal the circumstances of this…
Pope criticized after ignoring the killing of Shias in a speech directed to the Nigerian government

Pope criticized after ignoring the killing of Shias in a speech directed to the Nigerian government

Social media influencers criticized the Pope after he ignored the killing of Shias during theArbaeen anniversary of Imam Hussein, peace be upon him, in a speech directed to the Nigerian government.The Pope called on Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari to seek…
Madagascar: The people of Ambitsubitsuki Village commemorate the Arbaeen

Madagascar: The people of Ambitsubitsuki Village commemorate the Arbaeen

A group of Shias and followers of the Supreme Religious Authority, Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Sadiq al-Husseini al-Shirazi, commemorated the Arbaeen of Imam Hussein, peace be upon him, in the village of Ambitsubitsuki, Madagascar.A mourning ceremony was held, based on the…
Nigeria: Martyrs and wounded mourners in marches commemorating the Arbaeen of Imam Hussein, peace be upon him

Nigeria: Martyrs and wounded mourners in marches commemorating the Arbaeen of Imam Hussein, peace be upon him

Eight people were killed and others were injured when security forces fired on the participants in the Arbaeen marches of Imam Hussein, peace be upon him, in the Nigerian capital Abuja.Local sources reported, that the security forces opened fire on…
Madagascar: Mourning ceremonies in houses of university students on Arbaeen

Madagascar: Mourning ceremonies in houses of university students on Arbaeen

University students in the city of Majunga, Madagascar, commemorated the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein, his family and companions, peace be upon them all.The organizers of the Husseini events stated that a group of university students in Majunga commemorated Arbaeen…
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