Focusing on al-Ḥaraka al-Islamiyya fī Nayjīriyā (Islamic Movement in Nigeria), which is the largest Shia group in the country, this article examines Shia’s growth and social relations between its members and...
Read More »Sheikh al-Zakzaky, Wife Acquitted Freed from Jail
A court in Nigeria’s central state of Kaduna has acquitted Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky, leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, and his wife of all the charges levelled against the...
Read More »Status of Shia Muslims in Nigeria
Nigerian Shia Muslims are a group based in Kaduna state, but with significant presence in some other northern states. No clear statistics of Shia population are...
Read More »Nigeria to immediately Release Sheikh Zakzaky: Lebanese Clerics
The Association of Lebanon’s Muslim clerics is demanding the immediate release of jailed Nigerian Shia scholar and leader Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky whose health condition is...
Read More »Nigerian Army Opens Fire on Sheikh Zakzay’s Protesters
The Nigerian army has opened fire on protesters demanding the release of top Muslim cleric Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky, who has been held for four years on trumped-up allegations...
Read More »End Killing of Shias in Nigeria: Human Rights Watch
Nigerian authorities have failed to ensure justice for the killings of hundreds of members of the Shia Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) since 2015, Human Rights Watch said today in releasing a...
Read More »Nigerian Shi’as Visited Churches to Celebrate Christmas & Advocate for Peace
Members of the Islamic Movement In Nigeria (IMN) yesterday visited some Churches in Kaduna as part of Christmas celebration and advocated for peaceful coexistence among all and sundry in the country...
Read More »Nigerian Police Disrupt Shia Muslim Ashura Procession
Nigerian police have disrupted Muharram ceremonies in the northern city of Sokoto, arresting at least six of the participants...
Read More »Sheikh Zakzaky Will Be Handed over to Kaduna State
The Federal government is set to hand over Sheikh Zakzaky to Kaduna State for trial any moment from...
Read More »Amnesty Calls to End ‘Unlawful’ Detention of Sheikh Zakzaky
Amnesty International has called on the Nigerian government to comply with a court ruling that calls for...
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