Bus Accident of Indian Pilgrims in Syria

A bus with 38 pilgrims going to Halab from Damascus met with an accident. The driver was killed on the spot and 2 zaireen seriously injured one of them was the maulana of the tour. Rest of the zaireen escaped with minor bruises and are now in Karbala. This accident happened on 29th January 2009.

The tour was operated under the name of Ghazi Tours & Travels. The office is Dongri, Mumbai-9.

Majlis for marhum Maulana Kazim Raza

There is majlis for the eisaal-e-sawaab of Maulana Kazim Raza sahab marhum on Monday, 1st February 8.30 pm at branch office of Tanzeemul Makatib, Palagali, Dongri Mumbai 40009.
All are invited.

Maulana Kazim Raza Sahab Passed Away

On 29th of January 2009, former Pesh Imam of Shia Jame' Masjid, Palagali Passed away in the morning and was buried in the evening. Marhum was a good Shia and lived a simple life. His home was the office of Tanzeemul Makatib during the life time of marhum Ghulam Askari sahabm the founder of the said organisation. Due to ill health he retired and went to his home town Rudauli near Lucknow. Maulana Aneesul Hasan sahab who was the inspector of Tanzeemul Makatib replaced marhum as the Pesh Imam and still continues to be. Few years back due to political squabbles among the Tanzeem office bearer, one of his enemies called up Mumbai Pesh Imam, Maulana Aneesul Hasan sahab to announce the pray for marhum Maulana Kazim Raza sahab's health that he has become mentally unstable. Maulana Aness did so and without confirming the news requested the momineen.

Ayatullah Khorasani on Azadari - Shedding of Blood is Halal

The leading scholar in the city of Qum, Ayatullah Vahid Khorasani who is among the most senior Shia Scholars, addresses statements made by an individual telling people to not cry loudly during mourning of imam Husain (a.s.).

Shia Muslims in Haiti earthquake

On 20 January 2010 at 6:03 am, the people of Haiti were surprised from their sleep by another strong earthquake with a magnitude of 6.1.

About 100 to 150 Shia Muslims in Haiti – where about 20 families live in Port au Prince and more in the city of Leogane. Our brother who survived the earthquake reported that the Al-Mahdi Centre in Haiti has been flattened by the quake and 7 children have lost their lives. Most of the Shia families are now homeless.

There is not any exact information of the situation of other Shias.

Prison riot broke out at Makka's female penal institution

Twelve prisoners involved in the riot at a women's correctional facility in the holy city of Makka have been transferred to other parts of Saudi Arabia as authorities have launched a probe into the incident.
The Directorate of Social Affairs in Makka transferred the 12 female inmates to detention centers in Tabuk and Qaisumah, Jeddah as well as Ta'if. Scores of the women's families, however, have not been informed about the transfer, the Saudi Gazette reported on Thursday.
On Friday night, a prison riot broke out at Makka's female penal institution after a large group of detainees clashed with the facility workers protesting against a humiliating refusal by social authorities to dismiss the prison director and several other employees. Four inmates and several members of the staff were injured in the unrest.
The female detainees accused the penitentiary director of beating them on their hands with wooden rulers. The women claimed that the female director met with them on January 4 and threatened them with punishment and beatings if they refused to obey her orders.
The inmates charged that they were often violently frisked after family visits. They were also not allowed to speak to any official that occasionally visited to inspect the conditions at the correctional facility.
Meanwhile, the Undersecretary of Saudi Ministry of Social Affairs Abdullah al-Yousef has pledged to take action against any person who has violated the rights of the prisoners.
“We should let the authorities have an opportunity to investigate, without any sensationalism,” he said.
Al-Yousef said that an investigation committee has been set up and given five days to complete its probe and issue a report, but more time may be required.
He asserted that a correctional facility should have “privacy and security requirements,” noting that “a correction home is not an administrative office.”

The Barbaric Mutawwas: Saudi schoolgirl gets 90 lashes for cell phone

A Saudi court has sentenced a 13-year-old Saudi schoolgirl to 90 lashes and two months in prison after she was caught with a mobile phone equipped with a camera.
The girl, who has not been named, is sentenced to 90 lashed in her school in front of her classmates followed by two months in detention.
The sentences come after she was caught with a cell phone equipped with camera. The gadget is banned in girls' schools.......

In 2006, a Saudi teenager was sentenced to 200 lashes and six months in prison after she was the victim of a gang rape.
The judge sentenced the female victim to more lashes than her assailants. A court had originally sentenced the rapists to jail terms of between 10 months and five years. .....

In March, 2002, at least fourteen schoolgirls died at a school in Saudi Arabia after religious police stopped them from fleeing a fire. The religious police maintained that they could not leave the building because they were not wearing correct Islamic dress.
Saudi Arabia appoints religious police, commonly known as mutaween, to patrol public places in teams to enforce the Kingdom's brand of ultra-conservative Islam. >>>>>Read in detail