FM Zarif says extremism not found in Iran’s history
IRNA – Extremism, religious bias as well as Shia–Sunni dispute could not be found in the glorious history of Iran, but it…
Tag Archives: Shia Muslims
Imam Mahdi; flag-bearer of social justice, supporter of oppressed people
IRNA – The 15th of Shaban is the birthday of Imam Mahdi (AS), the last of the Shias’ Imams. With his advent,…
Envoy: Iran’s friendship with Iraq not limited to Shias
IRNA – Iranian Ambassador to Baghdad emphasized that Iran’s friendship with Iraq is not limited to Shias, and limiting the support of…
Leader of Iraqi Shia group urges formal border security role for Shia fighters
Press TV – The head of a powerful Shia group in Iraq says Shia paramilitaries in the Arab country should have a…
Iran arrests groups planning attacks on pilgrims: minister
Reuters – Iran said on Tuesday it arrested three militant groups planning attacks on Shia Muslims at the annual pilgrimage of Arbaeen,…
Millions of Iranian Shia Muslims attend great march of Arbaeen in Iraq
Tasnim – Millions of Iranian Shia pilgrims crossed the borders with Iraq on Saturday, in order to take part at the world’s…
Saudi Shias’ conditions under Bin Salman’s reforms
Alwaght – Saudi Arabia’s development plan, known as Saudi Vision 2030, which was introduced by the Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in…
Shia, Sunni scholars condemn Ahvaz terrorist attack
IRNA – Lebanon Assembly of Muslim Scholars comprising dozens of Shia and Sunni scholars of the country in a statement on Saturday…
Photos: Muslims mark Ashura in commemoration of Imam Hussein (AS) martyrdom
ISNA | Mahdi Qassemi, Shima Masjedi, Rouhollah Vahdati, Hamid Amlashi and Kimia Nik: Shia Muslims in Iran and other countries held massive…
Muharram; A phenomenon affecting various aspects of Shia life
IFP – The rituals practiced in the lunar months of Muharram and Safar are not just basic traditions to Shia Muslims. They…
Shia parties’ win in Iraqi parliamentary vote is victory for Iran – Analysts
Sputnik – The outcome of the May 12 parliamentary vote in Iraq plays directly into the hands of Tehran, analysts told Sputnik…
UK envoy draws criticism by defending Saudi crackdown on Shias in eastern town
Press TV – Britain’s ambassador to Riyadh has defended the Saudi regime’s heavy-handed crackdown on the minority Shia Muslims in Eastern Province,…
Wahhabi ideology behind Saudi crimes against Shias: Russian analyst
Tasnim – A prominent political analyst based in Russia described Saudi Arabia’s continued crackdown on the Shia population in the Arab country…
Shia Muslims mark Prophet Muhammad’s birth anniversary
Press TV- Iranians, along with Shia Muslims across the world, are celebrating the birth anniversary of Islam’s Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him),…
Gunmen kill 5 Shia Muslims in Pakistan’s Quetta
Press TV- Gunmen on a motorcycle have killed at least five Pakistani Shia Muslims in Balochistan Province, in the second terror attack…
Old Islamic rite bringing together Iranian Shias, Sunnis
IFP – ‘Carrying the Sword Alam’ is among old Islamic rituals in Iran whose performance provides the country’s Shia and Sunni populations…
Photos: Shia Muslims mark Tasua across Iran
ISNA l Hamid Foroutan, Shima Masjedi, Ahmad Zohrabi & Mohammad Alerasoul: Shia Muslims across Iran are marking Tasua, the eve of the…
Iranian Shia Muslims set out on world’s longest Arba’een pilgrimage walk
IFP – A huge number of Iranian Shia Muslims have set out on the world’s longest Arba’een pilgrimage walk to the city…
Wahhabi ideology behind Shia genocide in Saudi town: US analyst
Tasnim – An American political analyst described the extremist Wahhabi ideology dominant in Saudi Arabia as a driving force behind the killings…
Rights groups: Saudis planning to execute 14 Shias after unfair trial
Press TV – International rights groups say Saudi Arabia plans to execute 14 Shia civilians following a “grossly unfair trial” over political…
Iran: Middle East’s Shia powerhouse
AFP – Iran, the Middle East’s second largest power by economy and population, is the Shia Muslim rival of regional Sunni giant…
The concept of Mahdawiyyat and the problem of its interpretation
American Herald Tribune |Anastasia Fatima Ezhova: Shi‘a Muslims believe that the Last Imam (a) didn’t die. He (a) continues to stay alive…
UN experts warn Saudi Arabia against demolition of Shia neighborhood
Press TV – UN rapporteurs have urged Saudi Arabia to immediately halt a planned demolition of an entire 400-year-old neighborhood inhabited by…
World media confessions on huge Arbaeen processions
November 24, The Iran Project – Millions of pilgrims from across the world gathered in the Iraqi city of Karbala to commemorate…
ISIS’ atrocities bring Shia and Sunni Muslims in Iraq closer to each other!
IFP- According to a report translated by IFP, millions of Muslim pilgrims, mainly Shias, have been flocking to the Iraqi city of…
Photos: Arbaeen’s symbolic procession held in Manchester
ABNA- Hundreds of Shia Muslims took part in Arbaeen’s symbolic procession in Manchester.
Shia Muslims develop technology to promote religious unity against radicalism
AhlulBayt News Agency- Keen not only denounce but oppose the ideological abomination which is Wahhabism – this dogma the House of Saud…
Nigeria plans to attack Shias during Arba’een ceremonies: IMN
Press TV- The Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) says it has received information that the Nigerian army plans to attack processions scheduled…
Nigeria Shias: Crackdown smells of Wahhabism
Press TV- Shia Muslims in Nigeria say the government’s bloody crackdown on the religious minority is influenced by Wahhabism, a radical ideology…
What factors are affecting Riyadh’s approach to minority Shias?
Alwaght– Saudi Arabia is one of the important countries of the region that has a various society. Although the Sunni Muslims account…
Shia volunteer forces roll up sleeves to rebuild liberated Christian towns
According to a report by News Rescue, as covered by IQNA, Shia volunteer forces have been seen in several pictures portraying their…
Bomb blast targets Shia gathering in Baghdad, kills 31
A bomber has detonated an explosive vest among Shia mourners at a religious gathering in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad, killing at least 31 people…
Millions of Shia Muslims observe Ashura worldwide
Millions of Shia Muslims in Iran and other parts of the world are commemorating Ashura, which marks the martyrdom anniversary of Imam…
Millions of Shia Muslims commemorate Tasu’a across world
Millions of Shia Muslims are holding mourning ceremonies worldwide to venerate Tasu’a, the eve of the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein (PBUH),…
Rouhani: Imam Hussein (AS) belongs not just to Islam, Shia Muslims
Bangkok, Oct 9, IRNA – President Hassan Rouhani said on Sunday that Imam Hussein (AS) does not just belong to Islam and…
Nigerian state bans mainstream Shia movement
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) that has been declared an unlawful society by a northern state vowed Saturday…
Bahraini regime battles landmark Shia event
People have staged fresh rallies in Bahrain to protest stepped-up crackdown on Shia processions commemorating the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein (Peace Be Upon Him).…
Bahrain clerics slam crackdown on Shia mourners
Senior clerics in Bahrain have condemned the Al Khalifah regime for its crackdown on Shia Muslims holding rituals to commemorate the martyrdom…
Bahrain police teargas Shia Muslims
Bahraini police have attacked Shia citizens draping walls in the capital, Manama, with black cloths as part of mourning ceremonies for the…
Photos: Carpet washing ceremony in Iran’s Mashhad-e Ardehal
The Carpet Washing [Ghali Shuyan] Ceremony, one of the religious ceremonies of Shia Muslims, is annually held in Mashhad-e Ardehal, near the…