There is growing concern over Hassan al-Moallem’s wellbeing nearly one month after he was arbitrarily detained by Bahraini security forces in the Manama suburb of Juffair.
(AhlulBayt News Agency) - Activists are reporting that another Bahraini youth is being subjected to incommunicado detention.There is growing concern over Hassan al-Moallem’s wellbeing nearly one month after he was arbitrarily detained by Bahraini security forces ...
The Washington-based Americans for Democracy and Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) organized a sit-in outside the Bahraini Embassy in the US capital in a show of solidarity with Hassan Mushaima.
AhlulBayt News Agency (ABNA): The Washington-based Americans for Democracy and Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) organized a sit-in outside the Bahraini Embassy in the US capital in a show of solidarity with Hassan Mushaima. Activists gathered outside ...
A book reading competition on the occasion of Eid al-Ghadir has been planned to be held in Quetta, Pakistan."Misbah al-Quran” Academy of the city will organize the cultural competition for students.A book titled "The Principles of Belief” by Grand Ayatollah Makarem Shirazi, a Shia source of emulation, is the source of questions of the competition.Those willing to participate in the competition should sign up by August 30.4 winners of ...
The first thing I noticed when I visited al-Awamiya, a Shiite town in oil-rich eastern Saudi Arabia, was its utter isolation and stark poverty. Ringed by date groves, it is a tableau of drab buildings, car-repair shops, and restless young men that stands in sharp contrast to the gleaming wealth that most people imagine when they think of Saudi Arabia. It wasn’t easy to get there. My Shiite hosts threaded a twisting, unpaved road through ...
According to Maw'ud monthly, as reported by the reporter of Rahavard Electronic Journal, Yemen has about 22 million population of which 30 percent are Zaidi Shiites, that is, about 5/6 million people. Previously, the statistics showed a higher percentage of Shia population in this country. During the period of Zaidis' government, they made up approximately 40% of the population. At present, however, only 4 or 5 percent of the Zaidi population is ...
(AhlulBayt News Agency) - On Friday the 11th of Aug 2017 The Academic Forum of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (AFIMN) organzed its annual August Conference on unity and interfaith dialogue.
It began with a remarkable lecture by Dr. Aliyu Tilde on 'How hate preaching is destroying the fabrics of unity in Nigeria'. Reverend Joshua Ray Maina of Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) Bauchi Chapter delivered his lecture on the topic 'How to ...
The Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) condemns the Bahraini government’s practice of holding detainees for a prolonged and indefinite period prior to being sentenced and convicted of any official charge. This is the case with Khalil Al-Halwachi, who has been detained for approximately two years without being sentenced, thus violating his right to due process.
Immediately and unconditionally release Khalil ...
The Muslim Youth Association is going to hold 100 Holy Quran Exhibitions across Canada as part of the Islam Understood campaign. A number of Muslim youth will be canvassing Collingwood neighbourhoods on Sunday as part of a campaign to teach others about Islam. They will be joined by thousands of others who will fan out across 65 towns across Canada in addition to core downtown intersections in major Canadian cities. "In light of our teachings ...
(AhlulBayt News Agency) - A seminar on “New Islamic Civilization and Women’s Rights and Responsibilities” is planned to be held in the Pakistani capital city on Sunday.
The women’s office of al-Baseera Institute will organize the event this afternoon.
A number of female scholars as well as university students will take part in the seminar. Speakers will discuss the roles, rights and responsibilities of Muslim ...
Muharram mourning hold in Kaduna, Nigeria 1437-2015
Ahlul Bayt News Agency - Muslims in Kaduna, Nigeria under the leadership of his eminence Sheikh Ibraheem Zakzaky began the annual mourning gathering for the martyrdom of grandson of the Holy Prophet (S) on Thursday 15th of October, 2015.The mourning comprises songs of lamentation, drama depicting Ashura tragedy and lectures delivered by Ameer of the zone Sheikh Muhammad Mukhtar ...
An official reported unidentified people on a motorbike, gunned down Advocate Shahid Abbas Shirazi near Wensam College in DI Khan. The incident triggered widespread protests.
AhlulBayt News Agency - The killing of a Shiite lawyer in Pakistan's DI Khan on first day of Eid al-Fitr sparked widespread protests.According to the police, the incident took place even though security had been tightened. This was the fifth such attack in the last few ...
Caught between a world of enjoyment and acceptance and a world of truth and reality, I found myself booking a flight to Italy. I had to get away from it all. I was a bar tender in a popular Italian cafe and spent my weekends singing shows with my band. On the outside I was your typical Italian girl, just trying to have a good time, but on the inside, I was dying. I couldn’t live this life any longer.I couldn’t just serve drinks all ...
A Kilburn café has opened its doors to feed the community for free throughout Ramadan.
AhlulBayt News Agency - A Kilburn café has opened its doors to feed the community for free throughout ...
Renowned Shia Muslim religious scholar Allama Shaikh Mohammad Jafari has warned the Gilgit-Baltistan government of stiff resistance and public reaction if it occupies Baltistan land in the name of Khalsa Sarkar anymore.
(AhlulBayt News Agency) - Renowned Shia Muslim religious scholar Allama Shaikh Mohammad Jafari has warned the Gilgit-Baltistan government of stiff resistance and public reaction if it occupies Baltistan land in the name of ...
The Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for the first time in 30 years on Monday July 4 made a 5-day visit to the East African countries including Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, and Ethiopia.The trip aims at boosting Tel Aviv’s political, economic, and security influence in Africa.During the trip, the Israeli PM in a meeting in Kenya met with leaders of seven African states including Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda, South Sudan, Tanzania, ...
- "O you who believe! stand out firmly for justice, as witnesses to Allah, even as against yourselves, or your parents, or your kin, and whether it be (against) rich or poor: for Allah can best protect both. Follow not the lusts (of your hearts), lest you swerve, and if you distort (justice) or decline to do justice, verily Allah is well- acquainted with all that you do" - Qur'an 4:135After the Zaria killings that left 34 killed, including 3 ...
St. Cloud-area religious leaders said Sunday they stand with the Muslim community after a series of vandalism at the Central Minnesota Islamic Center.Religious and community members, including members of the Great River Interfaith Partnership, met Sunday at the Islamic center on Fourth Avenue South. In the past month four incidents of vandalism have been reported there.About 25 community members discussed the issue and looked at the damage done ...
Mathrubhumi, a leading Malayalam daily in the southern Indian state of Kerala, put out an apology on its front page on Thursday after it printed a purportedly offensive comment curated from social media on Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) in its Kozhikode and Thrissur editions on Wednesday. The apology came after enraged Muslim organizations held protests outside the newspaper’s offices. Groups like the Popular Front of India (PFI) ...
Arbaeen Procession held at Aligarh Muslim University in Aligarh city in Uttar Pradesh state, India 2015-1437Annual Arbaeen Procession 2015 Aligarh Muslim University Aligarh (U.P), India 3/December/2015The Arbaeen (40th Day) of Imam Hussain(a.s) and the Martyrs of Karbala was marked by mourning processions here in the Aligarh Muslim University at Aligarh. The university campus echoed with the chants of Labbaik ya Hussain ...
When we left Iran in 1969, it was still somewhat secular under the Shah’s regime and more modern than most Muslim countries then in terms of social, religious and lifestyle. Yet, the youth did not have the total freedom that their Western counterparts had. Watching some American TV shows always gave me the desire to become and act like them one day. Well, that desire was to be manifested soon.
In the next 15 years in the US, I was busy ...
