In all the events that occurred before, during, and after the Day of Ashura, the role of the women was especially remarkable as they were exemplars in demonstrating how to resist against oppression. There were wives, mothers, sisters, and daughters in the camp of Imam Husayn who displayed love and...
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Human Rights Watch (HRW) says Saudi Arabia has permitted government-appointed scholars and clerics to incite hatred and discrimination against the country’s religious minorities, including Shia...
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In a TV speech, Irish Christian scholar Chris Hewer talks about the lessons all human beings can get from the events of Karbala and Imam Hussein (AS) uprising against the tyranny of Yazid...
Read More »Photos of Late Shia Scholars in Imam Hussain’s (p.b.u.h) Mourning
Photos of Late Shia Scholars in Imam Hussain's (p.b.u.h) Mourning...
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On Thursday, Algeria’s Prime Minister, Ahmed Ouyahia, announced that Islamic banking and financial services are to be approved in two public government banks before the end of this year and will be approved in four...
Read More »Istanbul Conference Discusses Dangerous of Salafism
A three-day conference on Salafism began in Istanbul Friday, where leading academics and experts debated the merits and demerits of the conservative movement in the...
Read More »What do Non-Muslims say about Imam Hussain (as)?
Imam Hussain (as) was the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon them both, who was martyred by the evil forces of despotism. This is a collection of short quotations about him from a wide variety of...
Read More »Karbala, the Manifistation of Fiqh in Imam’s Behavior
Hajj and jihad are Jurisprudential (Fiqhi) issues such as fasting and praying. When in the words of infallible imams (A.S) these four issues of Fiqh and worship are connected to the central axis of Welaya, that axis will also be based on the rule of...
Read More »Pilgrimage to Karbala: Commemorating a Past Sacrifice and Preparing for a Future Revolution
By securing the survival of Islam, Imam Hussain (as) also facilitated the ultimate global revolution that will unseat all injustice and evil rulers and governments and inaugurate the lasting dominion of God’s loving and...
Read More »Pakistan Shia Ulema Council Wants Muharram Events Open for all Sects
The Shia Ulema Council (SUC) on Thursday demanded the government ease security protocols and facilitate the local population, including those belonging to the Sunni school of thought, to participate in...
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