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Sayyida Fatimah al-Masoomah, peace be upon her, was martyred on the 10th of Rabi al-Thani, 201 A.H. at the age of 28. In addition to being the daughter, sister and aunt of the immaculate Imams, she was Alemah (knowledgeable) and…

Bangladesh has started evacuating about 1.5 million people from its 10 coastal districts to the government shelters as Cyclone Hamoon turned severe on Tuesday, Anadolu Agency reported. According to meteorological officials, the storm is likely to cross coastal Bangladesh between…

The honourable house of the Supreme Religious Authority, His Eminence, Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Sadiq al-Husseini al-Shirazi, in the holy city of Qom, commemorated the martyrdom of the daughter of the Holy Prophet, peace be upon him and his family, Sayyeda…

In its latest report, the European Union’s tax observatory announced that “if the 3,000 billionaires living on the planet paid only 2% of their wealth in tax, the inequality in the world could be tackled with the money.” The tax…

The new chair of the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Jim Skea, has warned that the chances of the world limiting the rise in global temperatures to 1.5C since pre-industrial times are now less than the one-third to one-half…

The world must “stand together against Islamophobia,” said Australia’s foreign minister on Tuesday. Penny Wong’s remarks came after two mosques in Adelaide, South Australia were hit by arson attacks last week, a development she said left her “appalled.” “All of…

Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), an entity of extremists with ties to the Islamic State group, killed at least 26 people in eastern Congo on Monday, Associated Press reported on October 24. Most of the victims were shot in their homes,…

Avian flu has reached the Antarctic, raising concerns for isolated populations of penguins and seals that have never been exposed to the deadly H5N1 virus before. Scientists are raising concerns about possible “catastrophic breeding failure” of the region’s fragile wildlife…

The local government of California, USA, has honoured a Shia organization for its active role in helping children and women in need. The Council of Shia Muslims in Southern California, USA, announced on Wednesday that the International Time Organization for…

The daily scholarly meeting of Grand Ayatollah Seyyed Sadegh al-Hosseini al-Shirazi was held on Tuesday, the 8th of Rabi al-Thani. In this session, Grand Ayatollah Shirazi answered a question regarding verse 88 of Surah Al-Shu’ara, where one of the names…