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The Supreme Religious Authority, Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Sadiq al-Husseini al-Shirazi, has received at his honourable house the director and students of the religious seminary of Allama Ibn Fahad Al-Hilli based in Holy Karbala, Iraq. The official website of the Supreme…

The courtyard and Shrine of KadhimiyaImams (peace be upon them) were covered in black ahead of the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Jawad (peace be upon him), officials told Shia Waves. The gates and walls of this sacred Shrine have been…

Iraqi officials and NGOs on Monday held a meeting to discuss resolving the issue of an Islamic State (ISIS) detention camp in northeast Syria which has become a “supreme security interest” for Baghdad, the foreign ministry announced. The camp of…

The Hajj delegation of Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Sadiq al-Husseini al-Shirazi has begun its cultural and religious activities in Holy Medina. The correspondent of Shia Waves Agency in Medina said that, “The Hajj delegation of Grand Ayatollah Shirazi has begun its…

The New Zealand news website “Stuff” has published a new report on the life of a Shia Hazara family who fled Pakistan due to increasing violence and killings that forced thousands of Shia Hazara Muslims to flee their country in…

Suspected ISIS militants armed with light weapons killed at least two Iraqi officers and wounded three other members of the army in northern Kirkuk province on Saturday overnight, according to the military. The attack targeted an army outpost in Dibis…

The director of the Spain-based Alul-Bayet Foundation has confirmed that their delegation to Holy Karbala found peaceful coexistence and respect for all faiths and nationalities. The Foundation’s delegation visited the Abbas Holy Shrine and met its legal custodian and other…

The members of the Hajj delegation of Grand Ayatollah Shirazi’s office traveled to the holy city of Madinah for their annual service to Hajj pilgrims. After arriving in the city, the delegation set up the Hajj Office of the Grand…

The Shia followers of Ahlulbayt, peace be upon them, have commemorated the martyrdom anniversary of Imam al-Redha, peace be upon him, at his pure shrine in the holy city of Mashhad, according to the narration of his martyrdom on the…

On the International Shia Day marked on the 12th of June, Shia Rights Watch (SRW) has reaffirmed the need to intensify all International efforts to combat and restrict all forms of oppression, official and popular abuse inflicted on Shia Muslims…