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Toronto-based Shia organization stresses importance of security awareness, support to official efforts
December 20, 2023
Toronto-based Shia organization stresses importance of security awareness, support to official efforts
The Twelver Shia Islamic Organization in Toronto, Canada, said that Muslims from Shia communities in the country are more responsive to security threats and terrorism that may be faced by members of Canadian society in general. In a statement to…
Global website publishes article on Shia Islam, Ahlulbayt
December 20, 2023
Global website publishes article on Shia Islam, Ahlulbayt
The ‘Articles Factory’, a cultural website specialized in publishing global research and studies, confirmed that the Shia sect is rich in rituals, values, and religious beliefs, but it is often misunderstood or ignored in the larger Islamic discourse. The website…
December 20 marks International Human Solidarity Day
December 20, 2023
December 20 marks International Human Solidarity Day
In 2005, the United Nations General Assembly designated December 20 as the International Human Solidarity Day. Report: If we go back a few hundred years ago, people probably did not know about each other’s status quo except for close people.…
Beijing train crash sends hundreds to hospital as heavy snow and freezing temperatures hit China
December 16, 2023
Beijing train crash sends hundreds to hospital as heavy snow and freezing temperatures hit China
Two subway trains collided in heavy snow in Beijing, sending 515 people to the hospital, including 102 with broken bones, authorities said Friday. The accident occurred Thursday evening in Beijing’s mountainous west on an above-ground portion of the sprawling subway…
Indian Shia pilgrims arrive in Holy Karbala after five-month-on-foot journey
December 13, 2023
Indian Shia pilgrims arrive in Holy Karbala after five-month-on-foot journey
Indian pilgrims Syed Ali Shahbaz and Syed Akbar Khan arrived in the holy city of Karbala, after a five-month-on-foot journey, covering a distance of 6,000 kilometres. Shahbaz said, “For 20 years, we have been thinking about taking a walking journey…
Pakistan: At least 27 terrorists killed in gun battles amid rising insecurity
December 13, 2023
Pakistan: At least 27 terrorists killed in gun battles amid rising insecurity
Pakistani security forces killed at least 27 terrorists in three different gun battles in Dera Ismail Khan district in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the military said on Tuesday. This comes after a deadly terrorist attack left 23 soldiers killed yesterday…
Tent-dwelling earthquake survivors in Nepal succumb to death amid plunging temperatures
December 13, 2023
Tent-dwelling earthquake survivors in Nepal succumb to death amid plunging temperatures
At least 38 people who survived an earthquake in Nepal have died after spending more than a month living in tents in freezing temperatures, the Guardian reported, citing illnesses such as flue, fever and pneumonia. More than 40,000 people are…
Climate change is among other factors threatening river deltas, new report warns
December 13, 2023
Climate change is among other factors threatening river deltas, new report warns
The Australian news network—The Conversation—has published a report in which it said that “River deltas are threatened by more than climate change – leaving hundreds of millions of people at risk.” It added that: “In recent times, coastal river deltas have…
Spain: 168 migrants rescued off the Canary Islands
December 13, 2023
Spain: 168 migrants rescued off the Canary Islands
Spanish coastguards have rescued 168 migrants on board two boats off the island of Tenerife, one of the Canary Islands in Spain, RT Arabic reported. Local authorities say the rescue service intercepted one of the boats with 25 people on…
Mourning procession to be launched to commemorate martyrdom anniversary of Sayyeda Fatima al-Zahra
December 13, 2023
Mourning procession to be launched to commemorate martyrdom anniversary of Sayyeda Fatima al-Zahra
Shia followers of Ahlulbayt, peace be upon them, will launch a funeral procession from the holy city of Karbala to the holy city of Najaf on Friday, to offer condolences to Imam Amir al-Mu’minin, peace be upon him, on the…