During years Brent has become the Shia mile of London and it has kept this title until now. This post is trying to give the reader a brief history on how this has happened by reviewing briefly the history of Shia community in Brent. Brent as the northern extension of Edgware Road became a location […]

The category of Persian and Urdu speaking Shia community in Germany is made up of three separate yet cooperative groups. Afghan Shia community in Germany: they participate in other Shia communities in Germany, especially in linguistically related Persian-speaking communities. There are also distinct Afghan communities, such as the one  which was visited during Ramadan 2015, […]

There are many Iraqi and some Lebanese who form the Arabic Shia communities in Germany and they are especially active on religiously important days, such as during Muharram. These activities include hiring large assembly halls, mostly in industrial suburban areas of German cities, in order to provide services for their Shia community and for other […]