Breaking the Silence: Bahraini Women Political Prisoners Expose Systemic Abuses – Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain

Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) and the Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy are pleased to release Breaking the Silence: Bahraini Women Political Prisoners Expose Systemic Abuses, which examines the cases of nine former and current women political prisoners in Bahrain from the moment of their …

ADHRB Weekly Newsletter #315 click here.

Time for Reflection on the Day of Ashura to Members of The Scottish Parliament

On Tuesday 10th September, Ameed Versace of the Scottish Ahlul Bayt Society delivered a Time for Reflection on the Day of Ashura to Members of The Scottish Parliament. The Day of Ashura is observed by Muslims across the world.

SABS 5th Fellowship Eid al Adha Dinner 2019

We are grateful to all who attended our annual Eid al-Adha dinner in celebration of the Sacrifice of the Prophet Abraham and the end of the Hajj.

Two men facing imminent execution in Bahrain

The Bahraini authorities must urgently halt the imminent execution of two men who were convicted after a grossly unfair mass trial after they were tortured to confess, said Amnesty International today. The organization has reason to believe that Ali Mohamed al-Arab and Ahmed Issa al-Malali, who were convicted of a series of offences including “forming and joining a terrorist group”, could be executed within 24 hours.

Fighting for “Justice”, Engaging the Other: Shi’a Muslim Activism on the British University Campus

While Shi’a Muslims remain in the minority in Europe, including within universities, the past decade has witnessed the growing profile of Shi’ism on university campuses, especially in Britain. In particular, there has been an emphasis on campaigns that prioritise notions of justice, equality, and human rights.

FCO 2018 Report Continues to Deceive the Public Over Bahrain’s Rights Record

7 June 2019 – The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) diminished the human rights deterioration in Bahrain in its 2018 report on human rights and democracy priorities, labelling it a “mixed picture of challenges and positive developments.” Similar labels were given in the 2017 and 2016 reports.

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The East India Company’s Farmān, 1622‒1747

The East India Company’s presence and ongoing trade in Persia was reliant on the privileges outlined in the Farmān, granted after the capture of Hormuz in 1622. The relationship between these two powers was cemented in the rights enshrined in the Farmān, which was used by both to regulate their varying needs and expectations over the course of 125 years.

SEMINAR
TO COMMEMORATE THE MARTYRDOM OF
IMAM ALI (a.s.)

SUNDAY 26th MAY 2019 – 2:00 PM
VENUE – RUDOLF STEINER HOUSE
35 PARK ROAD, LONDON NW1 6XT
Opposite Mumtaz Restaurant
Tube station: Baker Street

Chair: Sajjad Rizvi

Robert Gleave
Justice and Shari’a in the Sayings of Imam Ali

Gulamabbas Lakha
Psychology from Imām ʿAlī (as): Where the Mystical meets the Practical

AN OPEN INVITATION

PLEASE BE SEATED BY 2:00 PM

TAKE-AWAY IFTAR WILL BE PROVIDED

ORGANISER & SPONSOR: THE AHMED FAMILY – C/O MUHAMMADI TRUST (020 8452 1739)

Twelver Shia in Edinburgh: marking Muharram, mourning Husayn

Fayaz S. Alibhai Founded by the Wali-Al-Asir Trust in August 1989, the imambargah in Edinburgh’s Leith district describes itself simply as a ‘Shiʿa Community Centre’ and an ‘Imambargah following the Shiʿa Ithna Asheri (Twelver) school of thought, based in Edinburgh’. It is indistinguishable from the other buildings around it on Great Junction Street.

Britain’s Hidden War: Channel 4 Dispatches

Channel 4 Dispatches investigates the extent to which the war in Yemen is made in Britain, finding British technicians working to keep Saudi jets in the sky, Saudi targeting process flaws and liaison officers stuck away from the operations floor

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