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A 30-year-old ban on holding Shia Mourning ceremonies in the Indian state of Kashmir has been lifted, Indian local authorities say. The commissioner of Kashmir announced that permission has been issued for holding Shia mourning in this state and called…

Another explosion in the Shiite area of Sayyidah Zainab in the southern suburbs of Damascus claimed several lives and caused damage. A woman was also martyred in this terrorist attack which happened near Sayyidah Al-Sham Hotel. The Associated Press also…

The loyal Shia followers of Ahlulbayt, in Nigeria, have continued to commemorate the rituals of Ashura by holding mourning ceremonies and processions. The Nigerian mourners in the city of Kano raised the black banner of Imam Hussein, peace be upon…

The residence of the Supreme Shia Marja will receive the magnificent gathering of Hosseini mourners on Ashura Night of the Master of the Martyrs (peace be upon him), according to the Iranian calendar. This meeting will take place at 21:30…

The UN children’s agency UNICEF released a statement on Monday in which it confirmed that at least 435 children have been killed and at least 2,025 injured since violence broke out in Sudan three months ago. Ted Chaiban, UNICEF deputy executive…

The traditional ceremony of “Mashq e Shamshir” (Sword drill) on the eve of Ashura is held every year in the holy city of Karbala. This ceremony is also performed in Holy Najaf from the sixth of Muharram for three nights…

The annual human rights conference will be held on September 27 and 28 of this year at the University of Turin, Italy, with the presence of a number of human rights advocates and thinkers from different countries. The main goal…

The holy month of Muharram holds immense significance for Shia Muslims worldwide. For the Hazara Shia community in Afghanistan, observing Muharram has been a time of spiritual reflection and solemn remembrance. However, under the rule of the Taliban, the Hazara…

 An interesting article from Awazthevoice reported this week how the residents of an Indian village in the Karnataka region still continue to observe Muharram mourning rituals despite the fact that the village does not have any Muslim inhabitants. The villagers…

The Shia Rights Watch (SRW), a non-profit organization that defends Shia rights around the world, issued a statement condemning the widespread sectarian persecution practices targeting Shia Muslims in Saudi Arabia and Afghanistan with the beginning of the holy month of…