Articles for Shia Muslims

Lebanon’s Shia Muslims pay high price in war between Israel and Hezbollah
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Lebanon’s Shia Muslims pay high price in war between Israel and Hezbollah

The Hindu  

The Lebanese civilians most devastated by the Israel-Hezbollah war are Shia Muslims, and many of them believe they are being unfairly punished because they share a religious identity with Hezbollah militants and often live in the same areas. “This is clear,” said Wael Murtada, a young Shia man who anxiously watched paramedics search rubble after a recent Israeli airstrike destroyed …

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Over 300 families flee, 150 people killed as Pakistan witness sudden rise in Shia-Sunni clashes
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Over 300 families flee, 150 people killed as Pakistan witness sudden rise in Shia-Sunni clashes

Firstpost  

More than 300 families were forced to leave their homes as violent clashes between Shia and Sunni Muslims rattled Pakistan’s north. The Sectarian violence in the mountainous Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province bordering Afghanistan has killed about 150 over the past months Over 300 families were forced to flee their homes after violent clashes between Sunni and Shia Muslims rattled North Pakistan. …

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Dozens killed as sectarian violence flares up in Pakistan’s Kurram
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Dozens killed as sectarian violence flares up in Pakistan’s Kurram

Al Jazeera  

Renewed fighting between Sunni and Shia Muslim groups latest in a string of attacks to hit parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. The violence overnight on Saturday was the latest to rock Kurram, a district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, just days after a deadly attack on a convoy in the same area killed dozens of people. Speaking to AFP news agency …

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Osama Bin Laden's right hand man in Europe could be freed onto Britain's streets alongside an ISIS fanatic who called for Shia Muslims to burned alive as both bid for parole
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Osama Bin Laden's right hand man in Europe could be freed onto Britain's streets alongside an ISIS fanatic who called for Shia Muslims to burned alive as both bid for parole

Daily Mail  

Two of the country's most dangerous jailed terrorists could soon be back on the streets. Rangzieb Ahmed, Osama Bin Laden's former right-hand man, and Mohammed Zahir Khan, an Islamic State fanatic who has called for the death of Shia Muslims will both bid for their freedom next month. Rangzieb Ahmed, 47, was once said to be the UK's top al-Qaeda …

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Shia body wants Modi's intervention in Pak sectarian violence
5 months, 1 week ago

Shia body wants Modi's intervention in Pak sectarian violence

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The All India Shia Samaj on Saturday condemned the recent sectarian violence in Pakistan’s Parachinar district that has left 44 Shia Muslims dead. The AISS urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to summon Pakistan's ambassador Saad Ahmad Warraich and send a stern message to the Pakistani government through him. In a communique sent to the Prime Minister, AISS convenor Mir …

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Protests in Kashmir Valley over Parachinar violence
5 months, 1 week ago

Protests in Kashmir Valley over Parachinar violence

Deccan Chronicle  

Slogan-chanting crowds of Shia Muslims took to the streets at several places across Srinagar, Budgam and Baramulla districts of the Kashmir Valley on Tuesday evening to protest against the sectarian violence and looting incidents in Parachinar, a town in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.This correspondent saw about sixty men and another twenty women marching along a road in Srinagar's …

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Ashura Muharram 2024: History and significance of Sunni fasting and Shia faaka on 10th Muharram
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Ashura Muharram 2024: History and significance of Sunni fasting and Shia faaka on 10th Muharram

Hindustan Times  

This year, Muslims across United Kingdom, Canada, USA and those in the Middle East, including Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman, Iraq, Qatar, Bahrain and other Arab states marked the onset of the New Islamic Year 1446 AH on Sunday July 07, 2024, which was the first day of the Holy Month of Muharram al Haram hence, Ashura in these …

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ISIL claims Oman mosque attack, six killed
5 months, 3 weeks ago

ISIL claims Oman mosque attack, six killed

Al Jazeera  

Four Pakistani nationals and a policeman among those killed at least 30 others wounded, authorities say. Video from the scene shows people fleeing near the Imam Ali Mosque, its minaret visible, as gunfire rings out followed by a voice saying, “Oh God!” Four Pakistani nationals and a policeman were among those killed and at least 30 other people were wounded, …

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Photos: Shia Muslims worldwide mark Ashura
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Photos: Shia Muslims worldwide mark Ashura

Al Jazeera  

Tens of thousands of Shia Muslims across the globe on Tuesday observed Ashura, an annual commemoration mourning the seventh-century death of Prophet Muhammad’s grandson Imam Hussein. It is a particularly important period of mourning for Shia Muslims, as it marks the anniversary of the seventh-century Battle of Karbala in present-day Iraq, when Hussein was killed. More than 1,340 years after …

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Muharram 2024: What is Ashura? Know date, significance and more about mourning, blood donation day for Muslims
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Muharram 2024: What is Ashura? Know date, significance and more about mourning, blood donation day for Muslims

India TV News  

Muharram, the first month of the Islamic lunar calendar, is a period of deep religious significance for Muslims around the world. Significance of Ashura Ashura is a day of profound significance for both Sunni and Shia Muslims, though their observances and reasons for commemorating the day differ: Sunni Muslims: For Sunnis, Ashura is a day of fasting to commemorate the …

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The pilgrimage sites of Iraq's timeless and holy cities
7 months ago

The pilgrimage sites of Iraq's timeless and holy cities

BBC  

The pilgrimage sites of Iraq's timeless and holy cities Stuart Butler Travellers to what was once was the spiritual centre of the world can learn about the region's long and storied history – as well as see the biggest annual pilgrimage on Earth. Today, just more than 100km west of the archaeological site of Nippur are the shrine cities of …

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Syria: At least 6 killed, multiple injured in explosion near Shia shrine
1 year, 5 months ago

Syria: At least 6 killed, multiple injured in explosion near Shia shrine

Op India  

An explosion in a district to the south of Damascus in Syria resulted in at least six fatalities and 46 injuries on 27 July. Four casualties were reported so far pic.twitter.com/E3dUImJRg4 — DD Geopolitics July 27, 2023 Sayeda Zeinab was the granddaughter of Prophet Mohammed and the daughter of Imam Ali, a founding figure of Shia Islam. The deadly blast …

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Islamic New Year: When is Muharram in India? Saudi Arabia announces the first day of Muharram
1 year, 5 months ago

Islamic New Year: When is Muharram in India? Saudi Arabia announces the first day of Muharram

Hindustan Times  

Muharram is the first month of the Islamic Calendar. Meanwhile, the first day of this holy month is known as the Islamic New Year, Al Hijri or Arabic New Year. Saudi Arabia announces the first day of Muharram The Supreme Court of Saudi Arabia announced the first day of Muharram for the Islamic year 1445 on Tuesday, following the sighting …

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Muharram 2023: Significance of fasting on Ashura for Shia and Sunni Muslims
1 year, 5 months ago

Muharram 2023: Significance of fasting on Ashura for Shia and Sunni Muslims

Hindustan Times  

Ashura is an important religious observance in Islam that falls on the 10th day of Muharram, the first month of the Islamic lunar calendar and it holds significance for both Sunni and Shia Muslims but the way it is observed can vary between the two sects. Muharram 2023: Significance of fasting on Ashura for Shia and Sunni Muslims For Shia …

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Muharram 2023: Al Hijri date, history, significance of the Islamic New Year, rituals performed by Muslims
1 year, 5 months ago

Muharram 2023: Al Hijri date, history, significance of the Islamic New Year, rituals performed by Muslims

Hindustan Times  

Muharram is the first month of the Islamic calendar and holds great significance for Muslims worldwide as it is Islamic New Year, also known as Al Hijri or Arabic New Year and is celebrated on the first day of Muharram as it was in this holy month that Prophet Muhammad migrated from Mecca to Medina. Muharram 2023: Al Hijri date, …

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As an Afghan Shia father, I fear for my children
2 years, 1 month ago

As an Afghan Shia father, I fear for my children

Al Jazeera  

Sectarian violence in Afghanistan is showing no sign of abating but our spirit has not been broken. We later learned that he had been killed in a suicide bombing, targeting a religious procession during Ashura, the day when Shia Muslims commemorate the death of Hussein ibn Ali, the grandson of Prophet Muhammad. So I had grown up not completely aware …

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Stop blaming Western colonialism for problems elsewhere – it ignores history
2 years, 4 months ago

Stop blaming Western colonialism for problems elsewhere – it ignores history

The Independent  

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Some however, argued that this sectarianism …

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Shia-Sunni conflict in UK, Sunni Muslims protest against film made by Shias
2 years, 7 months ago

Shia-Sunni conflict in UK, Sunni Muslims protest against film made by Shias

Op India  

The Shia-Sunni divide of the Muslims has now started to mushroom in the United Kingdom. Furthermore, it also portrays the companions of our Prophet Muhammad in a bad manner.” “We demand that cinemas remove this film from their screens,” the petition concludes, adding a review of the film labelled “pure, unadulterated sectarian filth.” About the movie – The Lady of …

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Quran controversy: National Commission for Minorities seek unconditional apology from Waseem Rizvi
3 years, 9 months ago

Quran controversy: National Commission for Minorities seek unconditional apology from Waseem Rizvi

Op India  

The National Commission for Minorities served a notice to the former Chairman of the Uttar Pradesh Shia Central Waqf Board Waseem Rizvi on Monday after he called for the removal of certain verses from the Quran. The NCM’s notice to Rizvi which was issued on the direction of the minority panel’s Vice Chairman Atif Rasheed termed Rizvi’s remarks as “highly …

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Wadi-e-Hussain: A graveyard for Pakistan’s Shia victims
4 years ago

Wadi-e-Hussain: A graveyard for Pakistan’s Shia victims

Al Jazeera  

A graveyard in Pakistani city of Karachi where members of Shia community killed in targeted killings lay buried. Protected from the city by large iron gates and tall walls, there is an uneasy calm within its walls where many of the city’s Shia Muslims have been laid to rest. Maybe if we all die crying in this anguish, maybe only …

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Pakistan: Sunni extremists lead Anti-Shia protests, pelt stones
4 years, 3 months ago

Pakistan: Sunni extremists lead Anti-Shia protests, pelt stones

Op India  

On Friday, thousands of Sunni extremists hit the streets of Karachi to lead anti-Shia protests, thereby escalating tensions between the two Islamic sects and sparking fears of a series of violent events. Sipah Sahaba & Tehreek Labbaik Pakistan chanting Kafir Kafir Shia Kafir in Karachi. Sipah Sahaba & Tehreek Labbaik Pakistan chanting Kafir Kafir Shia Kafir in #Karachi Imam Bargah …

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Amid surge in COVID-19, Iraq’s Shia mourn Imam Hussein
4 years, 4 months ago

Amid surge in COVID-19, Iraq’s Shia mourn Imam Hussein

Al Jazeera  

Many Shia Muslims ignored calls by Iraq’s government and moderate religious leaders to stay home during Ashura events. Baghdad, Iraq – Ahead of a solemn mourning period for Shia Muslims, the message from the old man came through loud and clear: Coronavirus will not stop us from observing our ceremonies. Many of them have shrugged off calls by the government …

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Pakistan: Clerics vandalise Aurat March mural terming it against Sharia
4 years, 10 months ago

Pakistan: Clerics vandalise Aurat March mural terming it against Sharia

Op India  

The Sunni extremists in Pakistan stopped the organisers of the Aurat March for women’s right in Islamabad from completing a mural, claiming it was against Sharia. pic.twitter.com/CBGPQa8BlC — Asad Hashim March 4, 2020 Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan, a Sunni extremist group banned under Pakistani law, took the responsibility of vandalising the mural. According to one of the organisers of the Aurat March, …

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Wasim Rizvi claims Shias are persecuted, demands inclusion in CAB
5 years, 1 month ago

Wasim Rizvi claims Shias are persecuted, demands inclusion in CAB

Op India  

The Uttar Pradesh Shia Central Waqf Board chairman Wasim Rizvi has written a letter to the Union Home Minister of India, Amit Shah, asking him to include the Shia Muslims from the Muslim countries within the ambit of the Citizenship Amendment Bill 2019. Uttar Pradesh Shia Central Waqf Board chairman Wasim Rizvi has written to Union Home Minister Amit Shah, …

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