Who is superior to Allah: Shia, Sunni, or Ahmadiyya?
Religion Who is superior to Allah: Shia, Sunni, or Ahmadiyya? Zobayer Sakib Create: 20:12, 29 July 2023 Before discussing Sunni and Shia Muslims or other groups of Islam, we have to know […]
From Traces of Intolerance
The traces of intolerance in Bandung and West Java stretch far. Not only does it fail to protect its citizens, the state often becomes an actor. BandungBermoving.id – October 24, 2015. Around […]
Urdu Dialogue: Orthodoxy or Rationalism?
Additional reading The Muslim Times has the best collection to overcome sectarian divide among the Muslims Reason or Orthodoxy: Which One Should Rule? The Taliban Rule: Do Muslims Prefer Camels Over […]
Non-Sunni Muslims face persecution in Africa, U.S. report says
Shi’a, Ahmadis, others face state action and private harassment By Mark A. Kellner– The Washington Times – Wednesday, October 20, 2021 While many Muslims in Africa live and practice their faith […]
Muharram-ul-Haram: Coordination network established to avert untoward situation: Ashrafi
APP 02 Aug 2021 ISLAMABAD: Special Representative to the Prime Minister on Interfaith Harmony and Middle East and President of Muttahida Ulema Board (MUB) Punjab Hafiz Tahir Mahmood Ashrafi said a […]
Events prior to Eid Al-Ghadir
July 26, 2021 – 9:56 AM News Code : 1163317 Source : IjtihadLink: The 18th of Dhu ‘l-Hijja is celebrated in the Shi’a world as the Feast of Ghadir Khumm in which Prophet Muhammad […]
Eid al-Ghadir
July 28, 2021 – 11:32 AM News Code : 1164044 Source : Wiki ShiaLink: Eid al-Ghadīr (Arabic: عید الغَدیر) is among important feasts and happy holidays of Shi’a held on Dhu l-Hijja 18 at […]
Officials: 31 Iraqi pilgrims die in stampede during holiday
Source: Associated Press By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA and ZEINA KARAM BAGHDAD (AP) — A walkway collapsed and set off a stampede in the holy city of Karbala on Tuesday as thousands […]
Nigeria’s Shia leader flies to India for medical treatment
Source: Associated Press By SAM OLUKOYA LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — The leader of Nigeria’s Shia community, Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky, and his wife have flown to India for medical treatment after […]
Shi’ite rivalry paralyzes Iraq’s government
Source: Reuters By John Davison, Ahmed Rasheed BAGHDAD (Reuters) – A growing rivalry between two powerful Shi’ite Muslim factions has paralyzed efforts to form a government in Iraq six months after […]
Afghan Shias in the firing line: ‘IS wants to wipe us out’
Source: BBC News By Secunder Kermani BBC News, Kabul Tears and wails of grief fill the air around a hilltop cemetery in the outskirts of Kabul. “Why did you leave us?” […]
In Iraq’s parliament, Shi’ite militia leaders plan to call the shots
Source: Reuters BYAhmed Rasheed, Babak Dehghanpisheh, Michael Georgy BAGHDAD (Reuters) – In May, Hassan Fada’am traded his military fatigues for a suit when he became one of 45 Shi’ite militiamen elected to […]
Nigerian army fire live rounds to disperse Shiite protesters
Source: CNN By Isaac Abrak and Bukola Adebayo, for CNN Members of Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) wave flags and chant slogans as they take part in a demonstration to […]
‘Walk to heaven’: Shiite pilgrims trek to Iraq’s Karbala
Source: Associated Press By PHILIP ISSA and HADI MIZBAN KARBALA, Iraq (AP) — Millions of Shiite Muslims from around the world are making their way this week to their sect’s […]
French police raid Shi’ite Muslim club in counter-terrorism swoop
Source: Reuters LILLE, France/PARIS (Reuters) – French police raided a Shi’ite Muslim faith center and arrested three of its leaders for illegal weapons possession in pre-dawn swoops on Tuesday that […]
‘Isis will be looking for targets’: guns and fear mark Afghan Ashura
Source: The Guardian By Emma Graham-Harrison in Kabul Two months ago, Mohammed Murtaza Turkmeni gathered up his savings and bought his first Kalashnikov. He was born, educated and started a family against […]
Afghan Shi’ites brace for attacks ahead of Ashura celebration
Source: Reuters By Abdul Qadir Sediqi, James Mackenzie KABUL (Reuters) – Afghan police and volunteer groups of armed civilians tightened controls across the capital Kabul on Wednesday ahead of Ashura, the […]
Cleric Sadr backs Iraq protests, calls for delay in government formation
Source: Associated Press BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Shi’ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, whose political bloc won Iraq’s May 12 election, called on all politicians to delay efforts to form a new government […]
Pakistani Hazaras face a constant threat of targeted violence. Many say the security response has been ghettoizing and ineffective.
Source: PRI By Sabrina Toppa When Jalila Haider, a Hazara lawyer and human rights activist, returned to her hometown Quetta in southwestern Pakistan last month, her mother thrust a video in […]
Cleric Sadr, in surprise comeback, set to win Iraq election
Source: Reuters BY Ahmed Aboulenein, Maher Chmaytelli BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Nationalist cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, a long-time adversary of the United States, led in Iraq’s parliamentary election with more than half the […]