| During the Ashura commemoration in the last week of December, insurgents targeted Shi'a pilgrims in various parts of Baghdad and across the country. |
| Canada raised its concerns that certain provisions of the Shi'a Personal Status Law may be inconsistent with Afghanistan's international legal obligations with regard to the equality of women before the law. |
| Understanding the differences between the Sunni and Shi'a Muslims is important. |
| Hassan Mchaymech was a member of Hizbullah, an influential Shi'a political and military organization in Lebanon that is supported by Syria and Iran, but left in 1998 following internal disagreements. |
| She says, Shi'a people leave ADH Dhouloueya and go to Samarra. |
| Last month, 21 prominent Shi'a political and human rights activists were detained and charged with terrorism and plotting to overthrow the government. |
