Shia Community
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Pakistan's minority Shia Hazara community protests killing of 11 coal miners by terrorists
World | Jan 04, 2021, 06:50 PM ISTPakistan's Shia Hazara community members blocked several roads in Balochistan's capital city Quetta as they held protests against the massacre of 11 coal miners from the minority community by the Islamic State terrorists in the restive province, according to media reports on Monday.
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Shia community in UT of Ladakh enjoys religious freedom, equal rights
News | Jul 28, 2020, 07:20 PM ISTLeh is the joint capital and largest town of the Union Territory of Ladakh. The Mahayana Buddhist majority town also has a large Shia Muslim population.
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Human Rights Watch asks Afghan govt to devise plan to protect Shia minority
World | Nov 22, 2016, 02:22 PM ISTThe Afghan government should develop a security plan to better protect minority Shia during high-profile public events, Human Rights Watch said today. The human rights body's comments came in the wake of a series of
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Islamic State claimed bomb attack on Shia procession in Bangladesh, 1 dead
World | Oct 24, 2015, 07:28 PM ISTDhaka: A 12-year-old boy was killed and about 90 others injured today in blasts targeting a Shia procession in front of the community's main shrine in theBangladeshi capital, the third attack in the country claimed
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Shia to form new political alliance to counter SP in Uttar Pradesh
National | Mar 15, 2015, 05:20 PM ISTLucknow: With two years left for UP elections, prominent Shia leader and Imam-e-Juma Maulana Kalbe Jawad is already bracing for the poll preparation.Seeking a fair representation of Shia community in governance and decision making, Jawad