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Nigeria: Forces kill six Shia mourners, wound over 50 while commemorating sacred rituals of Ashura 

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 the martyrdom of Imam Hussein (peace be upon him). The media said: “Yesterday evening, Nigerian forces attacked a group of…
Fatima al-Zahra Islamic Cultural Center in Switzerland holds Ashura mourning ceremonies 

Fatima al-Zahra Islamic Cultural Center in Switzerland holds Ashura mourning ceremonies 

 The Fatima al-Zahra Islamic Cultural Center in Winterthur, Switzerland, one of the centers affiliated with the Office of the Supreme Religious Authority, Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Sadiq al-Husseini al-Shirazi, may Allah prolong his life, hosted the mourning ceremonies for the year…
USA: Four Shia Muslims killed, AMBA recommends Shia mosques to increase security in Ashura

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 the deaths sent ripples of fear through Islamic communities nationwide. Three of the slayings happened in the past week. Now…
Madagascar: Believers hold Husseini mourning ceremonies in Majunga

Madagascar: Believers hold Husseini mourning ceremonies in Majunga

On the arrival of the sorrowful month of Muharram 2022, Shia believers and followers of the Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Sadiq al-Husseini al-Shirazi, may Allah prolong his life, in the city of Majunga in Madagascar began holding Husseini mourning ceremonies at…
International Nonviolence Organization calls for transparent investigation into the killings of Muslims in New Mexico

International Nonviolence Organization calls for transparent investigation into the killings of Muslims in New Mexico

The International Nonviolence Organization (Free Muslim) has expressed its strong condemnation and denunciation of the serial killings targeting Muslims in the US state of New Mexico, calling for a transparent and rapid investigation to uncover the circumstances of these crimes.…
Under the patronage of the Shirazi Religious Authority, first Shia center in Athens inaugurated on the Ashura commemoration of Imam Hussein (peace be upon him)

Under the patronage of the Shirazi Religious Authority, first Shia center in Athens inaugurated on the Ashura commemoration of Imam Hussein (peace be upon him)

Shias of the Ahlulbayt (peace be upon them) in Greece are now able to revive their various religious rituals and mourning activities, in the new Mahdia Center, which was recently inaugurated with the efforts of followers of the Supreme Religious…
Bangladesh witnesses launch of Husseini mourning ceremonies

Bangladesh witnesses launch of Husseini mourning ceremonies

The Bangladeshi online newspaper, Barta24, reported the launch of the special mourning ceremonies for the holy month of Muharram and the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, peace be upon him, at the eternal battle of Karbala.  The newspaper said in a…
West Africa: First Husseiniyah establishes mourning ceremonies over martyrdom of Imam Hussein, peace be upon him

West Africa: First Husseiniyah establishes mourning ceremonies over martyrdom of Imam Hussein, peace be upon him

The Husseiniya of Lady Fatima al-Zahra, peace be upon her, in the city of Niamey, the capital of Niger, established mourning ceremonies of Imam Hussein, peace be upon him, on the painful tragedy of Ashura, with the active participation of…
Chicago: Husseini mourning ceremony and religious Q&A session in English

Chicago: Husseini mourning ceremony and religious Q&A session in English

Coinciding with the beginning of Muharram 1444, the Ahlulbayt Center in Chicago, USA organized mourning ceremonies and a religious Q&A session in English.  In the ceremonies, which have been held since the first of Muharram and continue until the 13th…
The first official mourning ceremony of Imam Hussein, peace be upon him, in Qatar

The first official mourning ceremony of Imam Hussein, peace be upon him, in Qatar

 For the first time, a mourning ceremony for Imam Hussein (peace be upon him) was officially held in Qatar. Photos published by Husseiniyat al-Rasool al-A’dham in Doha, the capital of Qatar, indicate that for the first time, a Husseini mourning…
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