anti-Shia
Indian Professor: Muslims are being projected as enemies through constant campaigns
India
August 28, 2022
Indian Professor: Muslims are being projected as enemies through constant campaigns
Delhi University Professor Apoorvanand said there is a need for solidarity to counter campaign against Muslims and other minority communities.…
Religious freedom in Afghanistan ‘drastically deteriorated’ after Taliban took over, US commission says
Afghanistan
August 25, 2022
Religious freedom in Afghanistan ‘drastically deteriorated’ after Taliban took over, US commission says
After one year in power, the Taliban has harshly cracked down on all forms of religion that do not conform…
Nigeria: Forces kill six Shia mourners, wound over 50 while commemorating sacred rituals of Ashura
Africa
August 10, 2022
Nigeria: Forces kill six Shia mourners, wound over 50 while commemorating sacred rituals of Ashura
Media outlets reported the martyrdom of six Nigerian Shia Muslims during an attack by security forces on mourning ceremonies commemorating…
Kuwaitis criticize Kuwaiti News Agency’s decision to oblige its Shia employees to work on Ashura
Kuwait
August 9, 2022
Kuwaitis criticize Kuwaiti News Agency’s decision to oblige its Shia employees to work on Ashura
Politicians, media professionals and activists in Kuwait urged the Minister of Information to cancel the decision of the Kuwait News…
USA: Four Shia Muslims killed, AMBA recommends Shia mosques to increase security in Ashura
America
August 9, 2022
USA: Four Shia Muslims killed, AMBA recommends Shia mosques to increase security in Ashura
Authorities identified last Monday the fourth victim in a series of killings of Muslim men in Albuquerque, New Mexico, as…
Shia Rights Watch denounces Bahrain’s expulsion of Shia reciters out of the country
Bahrain
August 8, 2022
Shia Rights Watch denounces Bahrain’s expulsion of Shia reciters out of the country
The International Shia Rights Watch Organization condemns in the strongest terms the sectarian policies pursued by the authorities in Bahrain…
Bahraini regime tightens crackdown on Shias ahead of Ashura commemorations
Bahrain
August 4, 2022
Bahraini regime tightens crackdown on Shias ahead of Ashura commemorations
Bahraini forces have tightened their ruthless crackdown against Shia Muslims ahead of the occasion of Ashura, as the Al Khalifah…
India: Bollywood filmmakers apologise to Shia Muslims over ‘offensive’ song, scene
India
July 6, 2022
India: Bollywood filmmakers apologise to Shia Muslims over ‘offensive’ song, scene
Muslim organisations have protested against the song ‘Haq Hussein’ in the movie ‘Khuda Haafiz’, II – calling it hurtful to…
Bahrain prevents its citizens from visiting holy shrines
Bahrain
July 3, 2022
Bahrain prevents its citizens from visiting holy shrines
Marches took place in several Bahraini towns in protest against the authorities’ ban on visiting the holy shrines in Iraq,…
Shia Rights Watch releases its monthly report of the Anti-Shiism incidents from 25 August to 25 September
World
October 2, 2018
Shia Rights Watch releases its monthly report of the Anti-Shiism incidents from 25 August to 25 September
Shia Rights Watch released its monthly report of the anti-Shiism incidents from August 25 to 25 September. Shia Rights…