shias
Iraq’s uprising an open crisis with no known path forward
Middle East
October 9, 2019
Iraq’s uprising an open crisis with no known path forward
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq has been plunged into a new cycle of instability that potentially could be the most dangerous…
Hussein Mosque closed on Ashura Day to prevent Shia celebrations
Egypt
October 12, 2016
Hussein Mosque closed on Ashura Day to prevent Shia celebrations
Hussein Mosque and the surrounding mosques were closed on Tuesday afternoon to prevent Shia citizens from practicing their traditional rituals…
Bahrain summons senior Shi’ite clerics for questioning: lawyer
Middle East
June 23, 2016
Bahrain summons senior Shi’ite clerics for questioning: lawyer
Bahraini authorities on Thursday summoned five Shi'ite Muslim scholars for questioning, activists said, in what appeared another step in a…
EIPR drafts report on violations against Shia Muslims
Egypt
June 21, 2016
EIPR drafts report on violations against Shia Muslims
The Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) has compiled a document recording 70 cases of Egyptians who converted to the…
Two Sunni mosques bombed, muezzin killed in Iraq
Middle East
January 4, 2016
Two Sunni mosques bombed, muezzin killed in Iraq
Blasts rocked two Sunni mosques in central Iraq Monday, amid fears of renewed sectarian strife following Saudi Arabia's execution of…
Blasts in Bangladesh target Shias, kill at least one, wound dozens
World
October 24, 2015
Blasts in Bangladesh target Shias, kill at least one, wound dozens
A series of blasts targeting Shia Muslims in Dhaka killed at least one person and wounded dozens more early on…
Attacks on Shias create pivotal moment for Saudi state
Middle East
June 4, 2015
Attacks on Shias create pivotal moment for Saudi state
When Sunni suicide bombers belonging to an Islamic State cell targeted mosques of Saudi Arabia's minority Shia community last month,…
Bomb attacks kill 52 in Iraq
World
January 15, 2014
Bomb attacks kill 52 in Iraq
Bomb attacks hit the Iraqi capital Baghdad and a village near the northern town of Baquba on Wednesday, killing at…
Salafis welcome decision to close al-Hussein on Ashoura, imam denies
Egypt
November 14, 2013
Salafis welcome decision to close al-Hussein on Ashoura, imam denies
Salafi figures have welcomed a decision by the Religious Endowments Ministry to close al-Hussein mosque in downtown Cairo to stop Egypt's…
Egypt’s Shias demand disbandment of FJP and Brotherhood
Egypt
July 8, 2013
Egypt’s Shias demand disbandment of FJP and Brotherhood
Bahaa Anwar, a spokesperson for the Shia community in Egypt, has demanded that the Muslim Brotherhood and its Freedom and…