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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.…

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…

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…

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…

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…

 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…

Thousands of mourners are mourning the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein, peace be upon him, in the Husseiniyah of Ale Yassin, one of the centers affiliated with the Office of Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Sadiq al-Husseini al-Shirazi, in Sydney, Australia.  Sheikh…

With the first ten days of Muharram rolling around, millions of Shia Muslims around the world prepare to commemorate the anniversary of the tragic martyrdom of Imam Hussein (peace be upon him) and his companions. Although centuries have passed since…

The Ahlulbayt Committee, which is affiliated with the Shirazi Religious Authority in Ghana, is reviving the first ten days of the sacred month of Muharram, by holding Husseini mourning ceremonies. The ceremonies are attended by a group of followers of…

A United Nations panel has ruled that France discriminated against a Muslim woman who was prevented from attending a public school apprenticeship with a headscarf, according to a UN document. In 2010, Naima Mazhoud, now 45, was due to train…