Shia Muslims

Kenyan Shia Muslims observe Ashura mourning rituals

Aug 08, 2022 12:30

Kenyan Shia Muslims, alongside the other followers of Imam Hussein (PBUH) worldwide, held mourning rituals of Muharram on Ashura day in Nairobi, the capital of the country.
Moharram mourning rituals in Afghanistan among wave of blasts

Aug 08, 2022 07:02

People of Afghanistan observe Muharram mourning rituals regardless of the recent wave of terrorist attacks.
Muslims in Kashmir mark Imam Hussein's (PBUH) martyrdom anniversary

Aug 08, 2022 06:51

Thousands of Kashmiri Muslims attended a rally in Srinagar to observe the Moharram mourning processions on the anniversary of Imam Hussein's (PBUH) martyrdom.
Devotees in Pakistan mark the International Day of Hazrat Ali Asghar (AS)

Aug 06, 2022 15:06

Muslims in Pakistan and other countries across the world mark the International Day of Hazrat Ali Asghar (AS), the six-month-old son of Imam Husain (AS) who was martyred on the Day of Ashura.
Muslims hold Eid al-Ghadir celebration in Nigeria

Jul 18, 2022 12:45

In major cities and villages across Nigeria, Shia Muslims have organized the annual Eid al-Ghadir celebration on Sunday.
Shia Muslims in Iran celebrate Eid al-Ghadir

Jul 18, 2022 08:03

Every year in the lunar month of Dhu Al-Hijjah, Muslims celebrate Eid al-Ghadir. Shias in Iran commemorate the occasion in large gatherings this year after easing COVID restrictions.
Leader pardons, commutes sentences of prisoners to mark Eids

Jul 17, 2022 15:39

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has pardoned or commuted the sentences of a large group of Iranian prisoners, marking two important Islamic festivities.
Bahrain: Ayatollah Isa Qassim calls for united action against ‘disastrous’ upcoming polls

Jul 15, 2022 15:49

Bahrain’s most prominent religious scholar has dismissed the upcoming parliamentary elections as “a new disaster and calamity” for the Persian Gulf nation, stating that the polls will only reinforce the Aal-e Khalifah dynasty’s reactionary and oppressive measures and jeopardize the interests of the Bahraini people.
Bahrain: Aal-e Khalifah regime bans pilgrimage to Iraq & Syria

Jul 02, 2022 12:23

In yet another indication of entrenched hostilities against Shia Muslims in Bahrain, the Aal-e Khalifah regime has banned the pilgrimage to the holy cities in Iraq and Syria.
Imprisoned Azerbaijani Muslim leader goes on hunger strike over profanity

Jun 12, 2022 13:38

The imprisoned leader of Azerbaijan’s Movement for Muslim Unity (MMU) has reportedly gone on an open-ended hunger strike in protest at blasphemous remarks by members of the country’s Office for Combating Organized Crime (BMCMI).