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Syrian Army strongly repels ISIS major offensive at DeirEzzor Airport
April 27, 2016
Syrian Army strongly repels ISIS major offensive at DeirEzzor Airport
ISIS launched a major offensive at the DeirEzzor Airport on Saturday, attacking this large military installation from several flanks controlled by the Syrian Arab Army’s 137th Artillery Brigade of the 17th Reserve Division. ISIS launched a major offensive…
Ahlul Bayt Center of Toledo holds intellectual seminar about Ahlul Bayt
April 25, 2016
Ahlul Bayt Center of Toledo holds intellectual seminar about Ahlul Bayt
Dr. Jihad Abbas, a vascular surgeon, board member, and one of the six people who founded Toledo’s latest mosque, located in the former Banner Mattress & Furniture Co. superstore at Hill Avenue and Holland-Sylvania Road. The center practices the Shia…
Afghan teacher brings books by bicycle to children in isolated places
April 25, 2016
Afghan teacher brings books by bicycle to children in isolated places
A school teacher delivers books by bicycle to children in remote areas of Afghanistan, giving them a chance to learn to read and gain knowledge. A school teacher delivers books by bicycle to children in remote areas of…
Pakistani Shia, Sunni delegation examines Iraq’s peaceful coexistence between faiths
April 21, 2016
Pakistani Shia, Sunni delegation examines Iraq’s peaceful coexistence between faiths
Pakistani delegation including Sunni scholars and journalists to examine the peaceful coexistence between The International Media of the Imam Hussein Holy Shrine has invited a Pakistani delegation including Sunni scholars and journalists to examine the peaceful coexistence between the…
Quran in Braille gifted to the blind association in Yemen
April 21, 2016
Quran in Braille gifted to the blind association in Yemen
copies of the Holy Quran in Braille to the Rehabilitation Association for the Blind in Seiyun city Kuwait’s Nur Al-Furqan Institute gifted copies of the Holy Quran in Braille to the Rehabilitation Association for the Blind in Seiyun city…
347 Shia buried in mass graves by Nigerian military, Kaduna state official confirms
April 18, 2016
347 Shia buried in mass graves by Nigerian military, Kaduna state official confirms
The Kaduna State government announced on Monday that 347 Shiites were killed by Nigerian troops and buried in mass graves in December 2015. Secretary to the State Government Balarabe Lawal made the announcement during the Public Hearing of the Judicial…
Suicide bombing kills dozen of Afghan army recruits
April 18, 2016
Suicide bombing kills dozen of Afghan army recruits
At least 12 people were killed and dozens wounded on Monday when a suicide bomber attacked a bus carrying Afghan army recruits near Afghanistan’s eastern city of Jalalabad, officials have said. At least 12 people were killed and…
Afghanistan earthquake shakes major cities
April 17, 2016
Afghanistan earthquake shakes major cities
6.6 earthquake has been felt across a number of major cities across south-west Asia A magnitude 6.6 earthquake has been felt across a number of major cities across south-west Asia. The earthquake struck in Afghanistan, close to its border…
Funeral prayers of three Pakistani martyrs offered in Karachi
April 17, 2016
Funeral prayers of three Pakistani martyrs offered in Karachi
Funeral prayers of Karachi’s martyrs have been held at IncholiI mambargah Funeral prayers of Karachi’s martyrs have been held at IncholiI mambargah Shuhadae Imambargah in Bafarzone. According to local sources, terrorists of banned Ahl e Sunnat wal-Jamat had martyred…
Historic Shia Chair Celebrated at Inauguration Banquet
April 17, 2016
Historic Shia Chair Celebrated at Inauguration Banquet
The first academic chair dedicated to Shia Studies in North America had its formal debut earlier this year at an inauguration banquet at Hartford Seminary. The first academic chair dedicated to Shia Studies in North America had its…