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Afghanistan: ‘Sunni’ ISIS-KP takes responsibility for bombing Shia mosque in Kunduz, bomber an Uyghur Muslim

OpIndia Staff - 9 October, 2021

The recent rise of the Taliban to power in Afghanistan has accentuated the fear of the Hazara community who had earlier been targeted by ISKP.

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Shia procession attacked in Pakistan on Muharram, 3 killed and 59 injured in the bomb blast

OpIndia Staff - 19 August, 2021

Videos of the attack on procession by Shia Muslims in Pakistan have gone viral on social media

Law

Supreme Court imposes a fine of Rs 50,000 on Former UP Shia Waqf Broad Chairman for his PIL to remove verses promoting Jihad from...

OpIndia Staff - 12 April, 2021

SC imposed Rs 50,000 fine on Syed Wasim Rizvi for his PIL to remove 26 verses of the Quran for promoting terrorism and jihad.

Social Media

Shia Muslims take to Twitter to share how they faced harassment and hatred in Sunni-majority Pakistan

OpIndia Staff - 14 September, 2020

On Friday, thousands of Sunni extremists hit the streets of Karachi to lead anti-Shia protests, thereby escalating tensions between the two Islamic sects and sparking fears of a series of violent events.

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Shia shopkeeper gunned down in broad daylight in Pakistan amidst rising anti-Shia sentiments

OpIndia Staff - 13 September, 2020

A Shia shopkeeper in Kohat city in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan was gunned down by an unidentified miscreant

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‘Kafir Kafir Shia Kafir’: Sunni extremists of Sipah Sahaba lead anti-Shia ‘protests’ in Karachi, pelt stones

OpIndia Staff - 12 September, 2020

In a video, Sunni extremists associated with Sipah Sahaba can be seen pelting stones at an Imambargah during their demonstrations in Karachi against Shias

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‘Will hold Muharram events despite coronavirus, arrest if you can’: Shia cleric Kalbe Jawad dares Lucknow authorities

OpIndia Staff - 21 August, 2020

Maulana Jawad, the cleric who is 'mutawwali' of Imambara Ghufranmaab, also said that he will hold religious events despite the restrictions and police are free to arrest him.

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Pakistan: Communal tensions in Balochistan as a mob of 400 lynch a man to death, protests erupt across Quetta

OpIndia Staff - 2 June, 2020

a young man named Bilal Khan was lynched at a hair dresser's shop in Hazara town area of Quetta on Friday night. Two other men, Nayaz and Khalil have been severely injured after a mob attacked the three in the city.

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