Africa

More than 300 schoolboys are still missing after gunmen attacked a secondary school in Kankara, a town in Nigeria’s northwestern Katsina state, authorities said.Attackers on motorcycles stormed the all-boys Government Science School late on Friday and engaged security forces in…

Sayyed al-Shuhada Committee, affiliated with the Shirazi Religious Authority in Kuwait, announced its intention to build the first Husseiniyah and seminary for women in Niger.In a statement, the Committee stated that as part of its ongoing religious projects in the…

The Umm al-Baneen Center for Women, affiliated with the Shirazi Religious Authority in the city of Majunga, Madagascar, announced the establishment of the Committee for the Care of Muslim Women.In a statement received by Shiawaves, the center stated that this…

The International Criminal Court is looking into the mass killings in Nigeria in 2015, in which more than 300 Shia Muslims were massacred and buried in Zaria.“A petition was signed calling on the International Criminal Court to prosecute the Inspector…

Warith al-Anbiya Institute for Preacher Preparation continues to conduct various activities aimed at spreading the culture and teachings of the Ahlulbayt, peace be upon them.The director of the institute, Sheikh Ahmed al-Amili, said in a statement that the Safinat al-Najat…

Press reports revealed that a modern Quranic school and medical center will be established in the main mosque in the Ugandan city of Zigoti.According to reports, the mosque, which was built with the donation of philanthropists and Muslims in the…

The International Committee of Sayyed al-Shuhada, affiliated with the Shirazi Religious Authority in Kuwait, has distributed large quantities of food baskets to the poor families in the countries of eastern Africa.This comes within the committee’s long-term project, which is being…

Husseiniyat Khadamat Khuddam al-Hussain, affiliated with the Shirazi Religious Authority in Sweden, held a mourning ceremony on the occasion of the martyrdom anniversary of Sayyeda Fatima al-Zahraa, peace be upon her.The ceremony was attended by a group of followers of…

At least five worshippers were killed and 40 others kidnapped when armed gunmen attacked a mosque in northwestern Nigeria, local media reported Sunday.The attack by armed gangs occurred at a mosque in Zamfara state. The imam was among those reportedly…

The International Sayyed al-Shuhada Committee, which is affiliated with the Shirazi Religious Authority in Kuwait, continues its service activities in the medical and cultural fields in the eastern African countries.The committee said in a statement that it had established a…