Shia community
- Pakistan
Pakistan: Parachinar secratarian violence explained as peace restored
Parachinar town nestled in the picturesque, mountainous border area of Pakistan has long been a flashpoint for rivalry and sectarian violence between Sunni and Shia Muslim communities. The town which is predominantly…
- India
Republic Bharat faces backlash over ‘offensive’ octopus depiction of Ayatollah Khamenei
A controversy erupted after Rebulic Bharat broadcasted a program featuring an allegedly offensive and disrespectful depiction of Seyyed Ali Hosseini Khamenei, Twelver Shia Marja, and the supreme leader of Iran. The programme…
- India
Protests rock Kashmir over textbook calling Ayatollah Khomeini ‘evil’
The Kashmir valley witnessed a wave of protests and discontent, in particular among Shia community, following the controversial mention of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini in the list of ‘most evil persons’.Khomeini is a…
- Telangana
Telangana: Shia Muslims ask for representation in Congress govt
Hyderabad: The United Shia Muslims Forum (USMF), Telangana, has written to the Congress high command and the state leadership to accommodate leaders from its community into the new Congress government in Telangana.…
- India
UP: 2 Shia groups clash over holding religious meeting, 20 booked
Kaushambi: Two Shia groups clashed here over holding a religious meeting, a police official said on Friday. Additional Superintendent of Police Samar Bahadur Singh said the incident took place on Thursday night…
- Kashmir
Muharram procession: Mourners in J&K condemn desecration of Quran in Sweden
The Muharram procession was taken out in Srinagar after more than three decades. Local mourners and religious leaders carried copies of the Quran and anti-Sweden banners to send messages against the burning…
- India
8th Muharram procession carried by Shias in Srinagar after 3 decades
Srinagar: After a gap of more than three decades, the Shia community here on Thursday took out a Muharram procession on the Gurubazaar to Dalgate route, with hundreds participating in it. The…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad CP holds coordination meet with Shias ahead of Muharram
Hyderabad: City police commissioner CV Anand held a coordination meeting with members of the Shia community, public representatives and officials at the Salar Jung Museum. He sought their feedback in preparation for…
- Bollywood
Khuda Haafiz 2 makers apologize to Shia community
Mumbai: The makers of ‘Khuda Haafiz: Chapter 2 – Agni Pariksha’ have extended an apology towards the members of the Shia community, who expressed concern that elements of the song ‘Haq Hussain’…
