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Mothers in Iran Chant ‘Death to America, Death to Israel’ as They Raise Their Babies to Be Martyrs – Video

Shiites · Tehran

Mothers in Iran Chant ‘Death to America, Death to Israel’ as They Raise Their Babies to Be Martyrs – Video

100% Right coverage: 5 sources

The video is from the Hosseini Infants Ceremony, an annual ritual held on the first Friday of the Islamic month of Muharram.See the Story

Saudi report estimates 4,000 Hezbollah fighters killed in war with Israel, another 2,000 deserted after Nasrallah’s death

Hezbollah · Israel

Saudi report estimates 4,000 Hezbollah fighters killed in war with Israel, another 2,000 deserted after Nasrallah’s death

67% Right coverage: 3 sources

The Saudi channel Al-Hadath reported Thursday, citing its sources, that nearly 10,000 Hezbollah terrorists have been completely decommissioned since the war with Israel. According to these sources, the recent conflict cost the terrorist organization over 4,000 fighters, including senior commanders and leaders. Additionally, the report said that some 2,000 Hezbollah operatives quit the organization following the assassination of former secretary-…See the Story

Why Do Shiites Flagellate Themselves? The Battle Behind Ashura

Why Do Shiites Flagellate Themselves? The Battle Behind Ashura

100% Right coverage: 1 sources

This Saturday night, hundreds of millions of Muslims around the world will mark Ashura - the tenth day of Muharram, the first month of the Islamic calendar. In the days leading up to it, Shiite Muslims in many countries hold rituals, some of which involve participants hitting themselves until they bleed. But what is the significance of this day, and where did the practice of self-flagellation originate? Ashura is considered sacred among Sunnis a…See the Story

Sunnis Used to Dominate Iran, Why Are Shiites Now the Majority?

Iran's religious landscape has changed dramatically over the centuries, evolving from a Sunni stronghold to a center of Shia Islam. This transformation was driven by major historical events, including the rapid spread of Islam after the death of the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh), the fall of the Persian Empire, and the rise of the Safavid dynasty.Shiites · Iran Read Article

Khomeini’s War: Sunni Islamists Taught Shia Iran to Hate Israel - The Jewish Chronicle

100% Right coverage: 1 sources

The ayatollahs adopted the Muslim Brotherhood’s worldview to make the destruction of the Jewish state the regime’s holy cause. The Shia leadership in Najaf now has the chance to return the Shia world to pacifismIslamists · Iran See the Story

American Preemptive Strike on Tehran because They Are Afraid of Monsters

The sky above Tehran - There are too many fanatical anti-Israel and anti-Western Iranian Shiites, and the nuclear threat is too great.Shiites · Tehran Read Article

Israel vs Iran War: Can Muslims Support Shiites? Says Buya Yahya

The war between Israel and Iran continues to trigger various polemics, one of which is about Shia teachings. One of the questions that arises is, can Muslims support Iran, which is Shia?Shiites · Tehran Read Article

The War Seen by the Arabs. "Short Solidarity for the Shiites. The Atomic Scares Everyone"

Rome, June 15, 2025 "An Arab world in transformation, which looks to the facts of the last days in the light of its own peculiar situation. Giorgio Cella, analyst of international politics of the Med-Or foundation explained how the Arab world is experiencing this conflict between Israel and Iran. Professor Cella, how is the Arab world experiencing this conflict? And what repercussions will there be in relations with Israel? "To answer this quest…Shiites · Italy Read Article

ISIS key threat, attacks targeting Shiias, Christians foiled: Damascus

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

Syrian Interim Interior Minister Anas Khattab says ISIS remains a major threat, with attacks targeting Shiites and Christians foiled, vowing to stabilize the situation across the country.ISIS · Damascus Read Article

Back to square one: Lebanon's local elections have taken the country in the wrong direction

Coverage: 2 sources

The results have further entrenched the sectarian parties – at a time when regional dynamics demand the oppositeShiites · Lebanon See the Story

FCT prisons: 56 inmates freed, 33 Shiites convicted

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

Justice Husseini Baba-Yusuf, Chief Judge of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, has discharged 56 inmates across two custodial centres in the FCT Command of the Nigerian Correctional Service, NCoS. The NCoS Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the FCT Command, Mr. Samson Duza, made this known in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. “Out of the 56 inmates discharged, 30 were from the Kuje Medium Security Custodial Centre, while 26 others were fro…Shiites · Abuja Read Article

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