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Report: 55 million people forced into internal displacement in 2020
May 20, 2021
Report: 55 million people forced into internal displacement in 2020
Today, the Indian website ‘Indiatimes’ published a report issued by the Displacement Monitoring Center, which revealed that the number of internally displaced persons in the world during the year 2020 reached about 55 million people.The report stated, “The world has…
India: Dozens of victims and missing people in violent cyclone
May 18, 2021
India: Dozens of victims and missing people in violent cyclone
At least twenty-one people were killed and ninety-six were considered missing after a violent cyclone swept across western India, exacerbating the suffering of millions of people amid a catastrophic wave of the Coronavirus that is striking the densely populated Asian…
Restoration of Asia’s largest Quran manuscript in India
May 18, 2021
Restoration of Asia’s largest Quran manuscript in India
The head of the Noor International Center for Microfilm announced the restoration of Asia’s largest Quran manuscript in India.The head of the center, Mehdi Khawaja Berry, said in an interview with the press that the Baroda Quran is the largest…
How did the Indian Shias succeed in adapting to the coronavirus to hold ceremonies of the great month of Ramadan?
May 9, 2021
How did the Indian Shias succeed in adapting to the coronavirus to hold ceremonies of the great month of Ramadan?
Followers of the Ahlulbayt, peace be upon them, in India continue to flock to the mosques and Husseiniyat to perform prayers and ceremonies for the great month of Ramadan, while the majority succeeded in adapting to the health conditions by…
Indians throw thousands of idols on the street for not protecting them against the virus
May 6, 2021
Indians throw thousands of idols on the street for not protecting them against the virus
A large number of Indians have thrown the idols of the gods they worshiped on the streets, as the numbers of Coronavirus infections and deaths skyrocket in the country.The Indians expressed their anger at the idols that they worshiped and…
The “Asmaul Husna” Mosque: Prominent tourist attraction for tourists in Indonesia
May 2, 2021
The “Asmaul Husna” Mosque: Prominent tourist attraction for tourists in Indonesia
The “Asmaul Husna” Mosque in Gading Serpong area on the outskirts of the Indonesian capital, Jakarta, is a prominent tourist attraction in Indonesia.The mosque was established in 2013 with the 99 names of Allah written on its walls in Kufic…
Uzbekistan: Shia Muslim fined for having Shia material
May 1, 2021
Uzbekistan: Shia Muslim fined for having Shia material
A court in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, imposed a fine on a young Shia man named Rashid Ibrahimov for having Shia religious material on his mobile phone.According to what was published by Forum 18, and followed by Shia Waves, Ibrahimov’s phone was…
Renewed clashes displace thousands in Myanmar, UN reports
April 29, 2021
Renewed clashes displace thousands in Myanmar, UN reports
Fresh clashes between Myanmar security forces and regional armed groups have displaced thousands across the country, the UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said on Tuesday.According to the Office, almost 50 clashes between the military and the Kachin…
Proposal to convert mosques in India into hospitals for treating Coronavirus patients
April 26, 2021
Proposal to convert mosques in India into hospitals for treating Coronavirus patients
Shia cleric and imam of Zuma Mosque in India, Syed Jawad Naqvi, proposed that all mosques in the country be converted into hospitals to treat Coronavirus patients.Media outlets followed by Shia Waves reported that, “The Shia cleric, Maulana Syed Jawad…
The National Museum of Tatarstan displays the largest Quran in the world
April 22, 2021
The National Museum of Tatarstan displays the largest Quran in the world
Russian media reported that the National Museum of the Republic of Tatarstan, located in central Russia, displays the largest Quran in the world, as well as ancient treasures and antiquities that show the close relationship of the Tatarstanis to Islam…