Africa

Representatives of Imam Hussein Media Group have returned from a fruitful visit to the East African country of Tanzania. The delegation visited numerous orphanages and relief programs, the highlights of which were the Wipas project based in Kibaha and the…

Rwandan authorities have banned the morning call to prayer from minarets using loudspeakers, claiming that it violates the country’s noise control laws. A number of Muslim residents said, “The decision violated their rights to perform a basic ritual of the…

Heavy rains and flooding battered the eastern coast of South Africa on Wednesday, killing at least 306 people, damaging roads and destroying homes. The tragedy marked “one of the darkest moments in the history” of the KwaZulu-Natal province, the regional…

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…