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Members of the Shia community in New York participated in a protest in front of the Pakistani consulate to protest the killing of Shias, the latest of which was the tragedy in Pakistan, and expressed solidarity with the families of…

The German writer, Professor Udo Touroschka, affirmed that Islam is a universal religion and that its followers wish to spread the message of the Islamic religion that seeks the survival of people in all parts of the world.Touroschka, along with…

Former Turkish People’s Assembly member, Mahmud Kabalan, stressed the endeavor to establish security and peace with the Iraqi people through continuous communication with the followers of the Ahlulbayt, peace be upon them, indicating at the same time that the Karbala…

An initiative presented by the far-right Dutch Freedom Party has sparked widespread controversy, after it called for the establishment of a new ministry to take over the task of eliminating the “Islamic presence” and closing Islamic schools in the country.The…

The number of Muslims living in Japan, though small, has more than doubled in the past decade, from 110,000 in 2010 to 230,000 at the end of 2019 (including as many as 50,000 Japanese converts), according to Tanada Hirofumi of…

The Imam Hussein Association, affiliated with the Shirazi Religious Authority, in the city of Segou, Mali, continues to organize many different religious, cultural and charitable activities.The association stated in a statement, “It is through the efforts of a group of…

The Ethiopian government vowed Monday to restore the partially damaged Al Nejashi Mosque in the country’s northern Tigray region.The iconic mosque, located in the Kilte Awulaelo woreda, or district, was struck by heavy weapons at multiple points including its minarets…

Brushing aside pressure from various Muslim countries to stop cremating Muslim bodies, Sri Lanka on Thursday declared that it will continue to cremate all the bodies that have died of COVID-19.Health Minister Pavithra Wanniarachchi told the Parliament on Thursday, stressing…

The International Nonviolence Organization, Free Muslim, appealed to the High Commissioner for Refugee Rights to provide relief to refugees in Bihac camp in the state of Bosnia.The organization said in a statement, received by Shiawaves, that it was informed, through…

Russian President Vladimir Putin said he is grateful to the people who convert to Islam for carefully conserving Christian monuments in Syria.In an interview with journalist Yevgeny Poddubny, Putin added in the documentary “There is no room for error. The…