Shi ite Scholars Ask Mourners To Tone Down Muharram Observance After Taliban Imposed Restrictions globalsecurity.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from globalsecurity.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The Council of Shi’ite Scholars of Afghanistan on July 26 published a declaration calling on mourners to scale back their activities during ceremonies to mark the start of Muharram, the first month of the Islamic calendar.
The acting director of the Holodomor Museum in Kyiv, Lesia Hasydzhak, told RFE/RL on July 27 that she plans to file a lawsuit to protect her dignity and honor over recent online statements about her physical appearance.