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As part of a citizen-driven initiative called 'Shoulder to Shoulder' (S2S), a joint Shia-Sunni prayer will be held in the Imambara lawns to send out the message of universal brotherhood, the Times ...
Ayatollah Lotfollah Dezhkam told worshipers in Shiraz during Friday prayers that "God willing, we will turn the White House into a Husseiniyeh, and the leaders of America, God willing, can be sure ...
Shia LaBeouf turned to the Catholic faith after playing an Italian priest in the 2022 film 'Padre Pio.' His confirmation sponsor says he wants to be a deacon.
Syrian intelligence says it thwarted ISIL attempt to blow up Shia shrine The Sayyida Zeinab shrine in Damascus has previously been targeted by ISIL and other armed groups in Syria.
Actor Shia LaBeouf has converted to Catholicism after being confirmed on New Year's Eve at a Mass presided over by Capuchin Franciscan friars. The Capuchin Franciscans-Western America Province ...
Scores of grieving members of the Shia community marched along the procession beating their chests to the chants of ‘Ya ...
Bahraini authorities blocked Shi’a worshippers from attending Friday prayers, Bahrain’s largest Shi’a mosque, on two Fridays in June.
For Shia Muslims, Arbaeen is a significant religious event that brings hundreds of thousands of the faithful to the streets of the holy city of Karbala in Iraq. Literally meaning '40', the event ...
As the Islamic calendar welcomes the month of Muharram, some people are skeptical about when exactly Ashura 2025 will be ...
Baghdad's streets are almost deserted after Iraq's government put the capital and three provinces under curfew to halt sectarian violence. At least 130 people - mostly Sunnis - have died since the ...
Many of the Shia Muslims in Blackburn (pictured) were barefoot as they held banners and followed a coffin draped with black cloth.