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The Bahraini government is using its “political isolation laws” and a series of other tactics to keep the opposition out of public office and other aspects of public life, according to a report by NGO Human Rights Watch. The report…

Ahl al-Bayt Servants committee, affiliated to the Religious Authority in holy Karbala, began holding its annual mourning processions on the martyrdom anniversary of Lady Fatima al-Zahra, peace be upon her. Mourning processions are held periodically in holy city of Karbala,…

An Iraqi group of visitors from southern governorates arrived at the shrine of Sayyida Zainab (peace be upon her) after a journey that lasted for days, walking towards her sanctified shrine in the Syrian capital, Damascus. Shia Waves Agency monitored…

The head of the Muslim Students’ Union in the schools of the city (Gilder Land) in the Dutch capital, Amsterdam, called on the government to declare Eid al-Fitr as a “school holiday” in the country, as part of the region’s…

The Spanish government has applied to UNESCO to preserve the Spanish knot, a technique that was inherited from the Muslims during the Andalusian Islamic period. Carrying the carpet weaving technique to the present day with the name “Spanish knot,” Spain…

The European Commission announced yesterday, Monday, that it began the process of selecting a new European Union coordinator to combat hatred and discrimination against Muslims to succeed the outgoing coordinator, Tommaso Ciamparino. Speaking at a press conference in Brussels, European…

Judges at the International Criminal Court decided yesterday, Monday that Prosecutor Karim Khan can resume an investigation into atrocities in Afghanistan, which has been delayed for more than two years. The judges said the investigation could move forward, as Kabul…

In a joint statement, 50 countries from around the world condemned Chinese violations against Uyghur Muslims. A joint statement by “50 countries” from around the world condemning Chinese violations against Uyghur Muslims “50 countries” signed a joint statement condemning the…

The religious sociologist and researcher at the Center for Islamic Christian Studies at Oxford University, Dr. Richard McCallum, stressed the need to respect the freedom of Muslims in the United Kingdom to broadcast the call to prayer over mosque loudspeakers,…

The death toll from the collapse of a colonial-era suspension bridge in India’s western Gujarat state has risen to 132, according to officials, as rescue workers worked through the night, combing the Machhu River for survivors. Gujarat’s home minister, told…