Haridwar (Uttarakhand) [India], January 13 (ANI): Haridwar Police on Thursday arrested Wasim Rizvi aka Jitendra Tyagi who was the former chairman of the Uttar Pradesh Central Shia Waqf Board, in connection with the alleged hate speech at 'Dharma Sansad' held in Haridwar.
Kabul [Afghanistan], December 28 (ANI): Shias, who have faced persecution in Afghanistan, on Tuesday, urged the Taliban to formalize their sect and protect their citizenship rights in the framework of an inclusive government.
Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], December 11 (ANI): Religious scholars have raised concerns about the persecution of Shia and Hazara minorities in the Islamic nations, especially Pakistan and Afghanistan.
Kabul [Afghanistan], December 9 (ANI): For Tehran, the ascendance of the Taliban is something of a double-edged sword: a chance to fill the power void, but a void that comes with risk.
Ghaziabad (Uttar Pradesh) [India], December 6 (ANI): After he was "expelled" from Islam, former Uttar Pradesh Shia Waqf Board Chairperson Wasim Rizvi on Monday converted to Hinduism.
Canberra [Australia], November 24 (ANI): Australia on Wednesday listed Lebanese Shia party Hezbollah and neo-Nazi organisation The Base as terrorist organizations.
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], November 24 (ANI): Muslim community in Hyderabad on Tuesday staged a protest against former Uttar Pradesh Shia Waqf Board chairman Wasim Rizwi, who is alleged to have made objectionable comments about Prophet Mohammed in his book.
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], November 18 (ANI): An FIR has been registered against former Uttar Pradesh Shia Waqf Board chairman Wasim Rizvi in Hyderabad for using objectionable statements on Prophet Mohammed in his book titled 'Muhammad'.
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], November 17 (ANI): All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimee (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi filed a complaint in Hyderabad against Wasim Rizvi former chairman of Uttar Pradesh Shia Waqf Board for using objectionable statements on Prophet Mohammed in his book titled
Kandahar [Afghanistan], November 15 (ANI): For decades, violence has torn through Afghanistan's Shiite community, perpetuated first by the Taliban -- who consider Shiites heretics -- and in more recent years by the Islamic State - Khorasan (ISIS-K).
Bogota [Colombia], November 15 (ANI/Sputnik): Alleged members of the Shia organization Hezbollah are spying on Israeli agents and American diplomats in Colombia, El Tiempo newspaper reports.
Islamabad [Pakistan], November 12 (ANI): Calls for the implementation of Sharia law by Jamat-e-Islami Chairman, Sirajul Haq in Pakistan indicate the growing threat of radicalism in the country.