Category: Shia Community

Spain is a country on Europe’s Iberian Peninsula, including 17 autonomous regions with diverse geography and cultures. Islam in Spain has a remarkable presence although Muslims in Europe in general and Spain, in particular, have always been categorized as immigrants. In recent years, however, there is a notable number of native Spaniards who have converted […]

Italy is located in the center of the Mediterranean Sea, in Southern Europe, and is also considered part of Western Europe. Shia centers in Italy are not numerous since Islam is a minority religion in Italy. Muslim presence in Italy dates back to the 9th century when Sicily came under the control of the Aghlabid Dynasty. There was […]

Shia centers in France serve the Muslims who have been present in the country since the early centuries, following their presence in Andalusia. Islam is the second most widely professed religion in France (behind only Christianity). France has the largest number of Muslims in the Western world, primarily due to migration from Maghrebi, West African, […]

Shia centers in Germany are located in this country in north-central Europe which includes 16 constituent states and covers an area of 357,021 square kilometers. Its capital and largest city is Berlin. With estimated 81 million of inhabitants, Germany is the most populous member state in the European Union. First appearance of Muslims in German-speaking […]

Shia centers in Britain were created and expanded all over the country after this country experienced Islam within the Middle ‎East and ‎India. After centuries of exploitation, a small group of the people of this region, who were mostly ‎sailors constantly traveling to Britain, managed to migrate to the island. They lived, married, and ‎settled […]

Introduction Salatiga is a small town in Central Java, Indonesia, where people from different religions live in harmony. In their daily lives, they chat while smoking, drinking coffee in a small stall, similar what other people do. Shia devotees found in Salatiga are people who are looking for the truth as they were dissatisfied with […]

Introduction The inhabitants of Pancuran village in Salatiga consist of various social-economic statuses. They live in a narrow alley with houses lining along it. They are sellers, civil servants, small business owners, thugs, and other professionals living in narrow and varied settlements. Pancuran is very close to the big market in Salatiga, that most of […]

Introduction Salatiga, located in Central Java, is inhabited by various social groups including the Shia community in Salatiga and other intellectual communities about the presence of Satya Wacana Christian University (SWCU). Salatiga can be said to have a comfortable and, so far, the conducive social situation in maintaining relations among members of society. The presence […]

Iraqi Shia community in london   As we discussed in the previous post, Iraqi Shia community in London carry out a variety of activities some of which have already been covered. The remaining will be elaborated on in the following paragraphs.   Social Activities of Iraqi Shia community in London Signifiantly, as well as being […]

Number of Iraqis in London According to the 2011 Census of Britain, there are an estimated 73,000 Iraqi-born individuals living in the UK, some of which belong to the group of Iraqi Shias in London. Since this figure is neither up to date nor takes into account second- or third-generation Iraqis born in Britain, it […]