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Detained Bahraini Shia cleric assaulted and denied medical care
September 29, 2022
Detained Bahraini Shia cleric assaulted and denied medical care
Leading Shia cleric, Abduljalil al-Miqdad has been brutally assaulted at Bahrain’s notorious Jaw Prison en route to his medical appointment. Al-Miqdad is the founder of a Shia opposition political group in Bahrain. He has spent 11 years in prison and…
Academics call on PM Liz Truss to release Saudi women’s rights activists
September 29, 2022
Academics call on PM Liz Truss to release Saudi women’s rights activists
Salma al-Shehab, 34, is an activist who is best known for supporting and speaking for women’s rights in Saudi Arabia through her social media. She was arrested in January 2021 and sentenced in August to 34 years in prison followed…
Conclusion of 8th Int’l Conference on Islamic Studies on Islamophobia
September 29, 2022
Conclusion of 8th Int’l Conference on Islamic Studies on Islamophobia
Yesterday, Wednesday, the activities of the Eighth International Conference on Islamic Studies, organized by Sharif Hedayatullah State University in Indonesia, in cooperation with the Faculty of Da`wah, Al-Azhar University in Cairo, was concluded. Dr. Ali Gomaa, the former Grand Mufti…
Ayatollah Shirazi urges governments of Islamic countries to make Ashura an official holiday
September 29, 2022
Ayatollah Shirazi urges governments of Islamic countries to make Ashura an official holiday
The Supreme Religious Authority, His Eminence, Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Sadiq al-Husseini al-Shirazi, urged governments in Islamic countries to make Ashura of Imam al-Hussein (peace be upon him) an official holiday, to commemorate this great tragedy and to remind the world…
Grand Ayatollah Shirazi stresses on addressing obstacles facing Arbaeen Pilgrimage
September 29, 2022
Grand Ayatollah Shirazi stresses on addressing obstacles facing Arbaeen Pilgrimage
The Supreme Religious Authority, His Eminence, Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Sadiq al-Husseini al-Shirazi, stressed the need to address all obstacles facing the pilgrims who participate in commemorating the Arbaeen Pilgrimage. His Eminence said that the efforts made in this regard must…
Red banner returns atop Al-Abbas’s holy dome on first of Rabi` al-Awwal
September 28, 2022
Red banner returns atop Al-Abbas’s holy dome on first of Rabi` al-Awwal
Today, Wednesday, the al-Abbas Holy Shrine returned the red banner above the dome of the shrine of Aba al-Fadl al-Abbas (peace be upon him) with the advent of the month of Rabi’ al-Awwal. The black banners, hung on inner and…
UN warns of deteriorating situation in Afghanistan due to Taliban policies
September 28, 2022
UN warns of deteriorating situation in Afghanistan due to Taliban policies
The head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) Markus Potzel, warned, yesterday, Tuesday of the deteriorating situation in Afghanistan due to the failure of the Taliban authorities to fulfill their promises to respond to the needs of…
Afghanistan: The Office of Grand Ayatollah Shirazi commemorates the martyrdom anniversary of the Prophet, peace be upon him and his family
September 28, 2022
Afghanistan: The Office of Grand Ayatollah Shirazi commemorates the martyrdom anniversary of the Prophet, peace be upon him and his family
The Office of the Supreme Religious Authority, His Eminence, Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Sadiq al-Husseini al-Shirazi, in the Afghan city of Mazar-i-Sharif, commemorated the martyrdom anniversary of the Greatest Prophet, peace be upon him and his family, by setting up mourning…
Holy Karbala: Preparations continue for transferring the grille of Lady Zainab, peace be upon her, to Syria
September 28, 2022
Holy Karbala: Preparations continue for transferring the grille of Lady Zainab, peace be upon her, to Syria
The Al-Abbas Holy Shrine continues its preparations to transfer the holy grille of Lady Zainab al-Kubra, peace be upon her, to Syria. The new grille of the shrine of Lady Zainab, peace be upon her, is scheduled to arrive in…
More than a million pilgrims visited the Holy Shrine of Imam Redha (peace be upon him) on the night of his martyrdom
September 28, 2022
More than a million pilgrims visited the Holy Shrine of Imam Redha (peace be upon him) on the night of his martyrdom
Coinciding with the martyrdom anniversary of the eighth leader of the world’s Muslims – Imam Redha, peace be upon him – many pilgrims went to the holy city of Mashhad. According to the announcement by the Hoyl Shrine officials, about…