Africa
Anger in Nigeria after video of torture of students in a Quran school went viral
October 12, 2021
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
October 12, 2021
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
October 9, 2021
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
October 5, 2021
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
October 2, 2021
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
September 29, 2021
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
September 29, 2021
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
September 23, 2021
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…
Macron announced the killing of ISIS leader, al-Sahrawi
September 16, 2021
Macron announced the killing of ISIS leader, al-Sahrawi
France’s president announced late Wednesday that the leader of ISIS terrorist group in the Greater Sahara had been killed, describing Adnan Abu Walid al-Sahrawi’s death as “a major success” for the French military after more than eight years fighting extremists…
Ethiopia’s Tigray crisis: TPLF says 150 have died of starvation
September 8, 2021
Ethiopia’s Tigray crisis: TPLF says 150 have died of starvation
About 150 people died of starvation in Ethiopia’s war-hit Tigray region in August, the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) has said.These are the first hunger-related deaths that the TPLF has reported since its fighters recaptured most of the region from…