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Uzbekistan will allow girls to wear headscarves in schools in a bid to ensure devout Muslim families send their daughters to school, the Central Asian country’s Education Ministry said.Islam is the dominant religion in Uzbekistan, but the authoritarian government is…

The local Italian newspaper, Gazzetta di Modena, reported that the people of the city of Modena held a mourning procession on the martyrdom anniversary Imam Hussein ibn Ali, peace be upon him.The newspaper stated, “The crowds of mourners gathered in…

About 150 people died of starvation in Ethiopia’s war-hit Tigray region in August, the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) has said.These are the first hunger-related deaths that the TPLF has reported since its fighters recaptured most of the region from…

The semi-official Indonesian newspaper, Gesuri, published an article in which it refuted the false allegations promoted by the Wahhabi media against the Shias.The newspaper said in its article, “After a series of discussions with one of the universities, the invalidity…

The Prime Minister of New Zealand and the New Zealand Police said that a terrorist inspired by the ideology of the ISIS terrorist organization was shot dead after he stabbed and wounded at least 5 people in a shopping mall…

Shia Waves news agency monitored events held in honor of Imam Hussein, peace be upon him, in the Italian cities of Capri and Milan, during the month of Muharram, which marks the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein, his family and…

US Department of Homeland Security officials are concerned that far-right groups could carry out violent attacks inside the country after the Taliban terrorist movement took control of Afghanistan, according to reports.John Cohen, the head of the Department of Homeland Security’s…

Shahana Hanif, the daughter of Bangladeshi immigrants and community organizer, made history last month when she became the first Muslim woman elected to New York City Council, one of the first South Asian reps, and first woman of color to…

Nigerian police say gunmen have abducted more than 70 students in the country’s northwest, in the latest in a series of school attacks targeting pupils.Zamfara state police spokesman Mohammed Shehu said in a statement that a large group of attackers…

An American restaurant chain fired an assistant manager at a company site in Missouri for assaulting a Muslim woman and removing her hijab.The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) had called for the dismissal of the assistant manager, and reported that…