Shia Muslims

Nasrallah: Enemy plot to make Hezbollah get into civil war won’t materialize

Aug 04, 2021 08:08

The Secretary General of Hezbollah Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah enemies are plotting to drag the Lebanese resistance movement into a civil war and tarnish its image, following the murder of a member by a number of extremists, saying the group will not be lured into such a trap.
Art, literature contests being held about Prophet Muhammad (Blessings of God upon him and his progeny)

Aug 01, 2021 01:00

The World Congress of Arts for Muhammad, The Prophet of Mercy, is holding contests in different languages and sub-categories of art and literature, with themes involving the Prophet Muhammad (Blessings of God upon him and his progeny) and Islam.
Iranians mark Eid al-Ghadir amid coronavirus pandemic

Jul 29, 2021 13:08

Eid al-Ghadir is one of the most important festivities on the Islamic calendar. While Eid al-Ghadir is an occasion for celebration, Muslims also view it as a chance to learn more about who Imam Ali (AS) was and why he was appointed by the Prophet Mohammad (SAWA) as his successor.
Nigerian Cleric Sheikh Zakzaky, wife freed from jail

Jul 29, 2021 01:43

Leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky and his wife were acquitted by a court in Nigeria’s central State of Kaduna of all the charges leveled against them.
Bahrain: Sheikh Isa Qassim calls for immediate release of political prisoners

Jul 16, 2021 06:58

Bahrain’s leading religious scholar Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim has called on the tiny Persian Gulf island state’s authorities to immediately release political prisoners because such an issue “cannot be postponed” until the Bahraini parliament is ready.
Bahrain's main opposition group renews call for release of jailed political opponents

Jul 02, 2021 01:36

Bahrain's main opposition group has renewed its call for the immediate release of political inmates being kept behind bars at detention centers across the tiny Persian Gulf island State, stressing that the right to free expression and freedom of peaceful assembly form the backbone of public demands.
Saudi officials plan to execute over 40 teenagers over participation in Qatif protests, say activists

Jun 20, 2021 02:55

Human rights activists have warned that Saudi authorities plan to execute dozens of teenagers from the kingdom’s Shia-populated Qatif region in Eastern Province over their participation in peaceful anti-regime protests.
Shia Muslims in Afghanistan call on govt. to protect them against terrorist attacks

Jun 15, 2021 12:12

Based on official statistics, systematic targeting of Shia Muslims in Afghanistan started almost seven years ago.
Saudi Arabia martyrs Shia Muslim youth for taking part in peaceful protests

Jun 15, 2021 12:07

Saudi authorities have martyred a youth from the Shia Muslim majority Qatif region in the Eastern Province over alleged incitement and taking part in peaceful protests against the regime in Riyadh among other baseless accusations.
Hundreds of outraged Bahrainis commemorate ‘martyred prisoner Barakat’

Jun 10, 2021 02:39

Hundreds of Bahrainis come out in rage in the capital Manama, commemorating a political prisoner, who died in the ruling Aal-e Khalifah regime’s captivity earlier from COVID-19 pandemic.