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Pakistani Shia activist shot martyred in Karachi
August 27, 2014
Pakistani Shia activist shot martyred in Karachi
A Pakistani activist has been shot martyred by takfiri terrorists of Ahl-e-Sunnat-Wal-Jamaat in Karachi. The takfiri terrorists attacked on the activist near Nipa Chowrangi area of Gulshan-e-Iqbal. The martyr’s funeral prayer was offered after Dhuhr and Asr prayers at…
Saudi Arabia- Solidarity with Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr
August 27, 2014
Saudi Arabia- Solidarity with Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr
World calls on Saudi Arabia to release Ayatollah Nimr al-Nimr There have been calls for the release of Saudi Arabian Shi’ah scholar, Ayatollah Shaykh Nimr Baqir an-Nimr, from around world. Both Muslims and non-Muslims have issued statements in support…
Yemeni Houthis stage anti-gov’t sit-ins
August 27, 2014
Yemeni Houthis stage anti-gov’t sit-ins
Houthi Shias and their supporters in Yemen have held sit-ins and demonstrations in order for the Yemeni government to meet their demands. The sit-ins were staged on the outskirts of the Yemeni capital, Sana’a. They have warned the Yemeni…
Bahraini regime forces launch new crackdown on protests
August 27, 2014
Bahraini regime forces launch new crackdown on protests
Regime forces in Bahrain have launched a new crackdown on anti-government demonstrations in the country. In a number of villages near the Bahraini capital, Manama, regime forces fired tear gas and rubber bullets at demonstrators. The crackdown came as…
Seven ISIL terrorists killed northwest of Hilla city in Iraq
August 27, 2014
Seven ISIL terrorists killed northwest of Hilla city in Iraq
Iraqi security forces killed seven ISIL terrorists and destroyed a car bomb that was ready to go off in a security operation in one of the farms in the Bahbahan area, affiliated to Jurf al-Sakhar district, northwest of Hilla. …
Food supplies sent to Sinjar’s people by Shirazi relief committee
August 27, 2014
Food supplies sent to Sinjar’s people by Shirazi relief committee
Food supplies sent to Sinjar’s people by relief committee affiliated to Public Relations Department of the office of the Grand Ayatollah Sayed Shirazi, may Allah prolong his lie. Food supplies have been sent to Sinjar’s people by the relief…
730,000 illiterate women in Saudi Arabia
August 25, 2014
730,000 illiterate women in Saudi Arabia
Women account for 60 percent of illiterate residents in Saudi Arabia, according to studies conducted by the Central Department of Statistics & Information. Almost 730,000 women cannot read or write, according to the study. More than 426,000 men, by…
Yemeni Shias to continue anti-government rallies
August 25, 2014
Yemeni Shias to continue anti-government rallies
Leader of Yemen’s Shia Houthi movement says anti-government protests will continue in the capital Sana’a as people demonstrate for the fifth consecutive day to force the Yemeni government to resign. He also called on Yemenis to gather for Friday prayers…
Saudi Shias hold anti-regime protest in Qatif
August 25, 2014
Saudi Shias hold anti-regime protest in Qatif
A fresh anti-regime protest has been staged in Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province despite the ongoing crackdown on rallies. Demonstrators in the Qatif region slammed the regime’s suppression of the Shia population. Protesters also expressed solidarity with jailed clerics including…
Residents of Amerli, ISIL-besieged Shia town, fighting on their own
August 25, 2014
Residents of Amerli, ISIL-besieged Shia town, fighting on their own
Amerli, a town170km north of Baghdad, has been under siege by terrorists of the so-called Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) for more than two months. The town is home to members of Iraq’s Shia Turkmen minority,…