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		Followers of Ahlul Bait celebrate the Day of Prophethood and Imamate in Tanzania
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
January 27, 2016
Followers of Ahlul Bait celebrate the Day of Prophethood and Imamate in Tanzania
						celebrated the Day of Prophethood and Imamate in the center of Ahlulbayt     Followers of Ahlul Bait, peace be upon them, have celebrated the Day of Prophethood and Imamate in the center of Ahlulbayt, peace be upon them, in Arusha city in Tanzania.…					
				
			
		Shia Rights Watch releases January’s report on violations against Shias around the world
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
January 27, 2016
Shia Rights Watch releases January’s report on violations against Shias around the world
						monthly report on the main anti-Shia human rights’ violations from December 25th to January 25th   Shia Rights Watch Organization has released its monthly report on the main anti-Shia human rights’ violations from December 25th to January 25th. The report presented the…					
				
			
		Four suicide attackers kill at least 35 people in Cameroon
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
January 26, 2016
Four suicide attackers kill at least 35 people in Cameroon
						Four suicide bombers attacked a market and town in Cameroon’s Far North region near the border with Nigeria   Four suicide bombers attacked a market and town in Cameroon’s Far North region near the border with Nigeria, killing at least…					
				
			
		Pakistan closes schools in province amid Taliban threats
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
January 26, 2016
Pakistan closes schools in province amid Taliban threats
						Pakistani authorities closed all the schools in the country’s largest province   Pakistani authorities closed all the schools in the country’s largest province, Punjab, following an alert over possible terrorist attacks. A government memo says there is intelligence that 13…					
				
			
		Aligarh Muslim University to host international Quran conference
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
January 25, 2016
Aligarh Muslim University to host international Quran conference
						India, is organizing a two-day International Conference on “Social and Spiritual Teachings   Professor K. A. Nizami Centre for Quranic Studies in Aligarh Muslim University, India, is organizing a two-day International Conference on “Social and Spiritual Teachings of the Quran…					
				
			
		The Shia Institute to hold symposium on martyrdom of Imam Hussein in London
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
January 25, 2016
The Shia Institute to hold symposium on martyrdom of Imam Hussein in London
						Shia Institute at the University of London to address one of the perennial issues in the Shia tradition   Three-day international symposium, starting from August 31, will be held by the Shia Institute at the University of London to address one…					
				
			
		New magazine specialized in Shia studies recently released
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
January 24, 2016
New magazine specialized in Shia studies recently released
						a new magazine specialized in Shia Studies has been recently released under the title of SSR     In collaboration with the International Consultation and Surveying Group, a new magazine specialized in Shia Studies has been recently released under the…					
				
			
		Police in Tajikistan shave beards of 13,000 Muslims
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
January 24, 2016
Police in Tajikistan shave beards of 13,000 Muslims
						police in Tajikistan shaved beards of nearly 13,000 men and shut down more than 160 shops selling Muslim clothing   In their attempt to curb radicalization, police in Tajikistan shaved beards of nearly 13,000 men and shut down more than…					
				
			
		Journalist wearing headscarf denied entry at European Parliament
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
January 24, 2016
Journalist wearing headscarf denied entry at European Parliament
						Anadolu Agency journalist after she refused to remove her headscarf for an ID photo   The European Parliament briefly refused to let in an Anadolu Agency journalist after she refused to remove her headscarf for an ID photo. The Anadolu…					
				
			
		Radical Dutch MP stirs more anti-Islam tensions
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
January 24, 2016
Radical Dutch MP stirs more anti-Islam tensions
						Geert Wilders has once again stirred tensions by distributing fake pepper sprays in a market   Far-right Dutch lawmaker Geert Wilders has once again stirred tensions by distributing fake pepper sprays in a market, claiming that women must defend themselves…