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Dubai is building the world’s first 3D-printed mosque

Dubai is building the world’s first 3D-printed mosque

Dubai will be constructing the world’s first 3D-printed mosque. Plans for the 2,000-square-metre mosque were released by Dubai’s Islamic Affairs and Charitable Activities Department (IACAD) on its website. The mosque will be able to hold 600 worshippers at one time.…
Shirazi-affiliated Foundations honor girls who reached age of puberty in Basra, Iraq

Shirazi-affiliated Foundations honor girls who reached age of puberty in Basra, Iraq

The Ahl al-Bayt Foundation (peace be upon them) in Basra Governorate, in cooperation with the Mesbah Al-Hussain Foundation (peace be upon him) for Relief and Development, honored a number of orphan girls who had reached the age of puberty. The…
Pakistan intensifies clampdown on journalists, fails to protect rights of minorities, HRW says

Pakistan intensifies clampdown on journalists, fails to protect rights of minorities, HRW says

Pakistani authorities intensified their clampdown on media, civil society groups, and opposition activists in 2022, while failing to protect the rights of minorities and other at-risk groups, Human Rights Watch said Thursday in its World Report 2023. Devastating floods that…
Head of Pakistani Senate visits holy shrines in Najaf and Karbala

Head of Pakistani Senate visits holy shrines in Najaf and Karbala

The official Islamabad Post newspaper reported that a high-profile delegation arrived yesterday, Wednesday, January 11, 2023, to the holy shrines in the cities of Najaf and Karbala to strengthen the bonds of brotherhood with the clergy in Iraq. The newspaper…
Revival of Ashura and persecution of Shias among most prominent events documented by photographers in 2022

Revival of Ashura and persecution of Shias among most prominent events documented by photographers in 2022

Pantagraph, the American Illustrated News Service, published four photographs on some of the prominent Shia events that took place in 2022, which were divided between the revival of Ashura ceremonies and the suffering, oppression and killing of Shia minorities. The…
Misbah Al-Hussein Foundation distributes firewood to the needy in Afghanistan

Misbah Al-Hussein Foundation distributes firewood to the needy in Afghanistan

In cooperation with the IHC organization, the Misbah Al-Hussein Foundation for Relief and Development, affiliated with the Office of the Supreme Religious Authority, Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Sadiq Al-Husseini Al-Shirazi, distributed firewood to the poor and needy families in the city…
Up to 4 million children in Pakistan still living near stagnant and contaminated floodwater

Up to 4 million children in Pakistan still living near stagnant and contaminated floodwater

More than four months after a national state of emergency was declared in Pakistan, up to 4 million children are still living near contaminated and stagnant flood waters, risking their survival and wellbeing, UNICEF warned today. Acute respiratory infections among…
Joint NGO Statement: In solidarity with political dissidents and human rights defenders in Saudi Arabia

Joint NGO Statement: In solidarity with political dissidents and human rights defenders in Saudi Arabia

A joint statement from the world’s top NGOs was released in solidarity with political dissidents and human rights defenders in Saudi Arabia. The statement says, “In recent years, Saudi authorities’ ongoing crackdown on dissenting voices has only increased in scope…
Head of Najaf Office of Imam Hussein Media Group discusses joint religious and media cooperation with the Private Secretary of Al-Sahla Mosque

Head of Najaf Office of Imam Hussein Media Group discusses joint religious and media cooperation with the Private Secretary of Al-Sahla Mosque

The director of the Najaf Office of the Imam Hussein Media Group, Sheikh Abdul Hamid Al-Amiri, discussed with the Private Secretary of the Al-Sahla Mosque, Sayyed Mudher Al-Madani, prospects for joint cooperation in the media field and disseminating the culture…
Pakistan to seek $16 billion to rebuild flood-hit country at UN conference

Pakistan to seek $16 billion to rebuild flood-hit country at UN conference

Pakistan and the United Nations held a major conference in Geneva on Monday aimed at marshaling support to rebuild the country after devastating floods. Record monsoon rains and melting glaciers last September displaced some 8 million people and killed at…
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