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Muslim Personalities
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Martyr Dastghaib Shirazi
It was another ordinary Friday in the holy city of Shiraz. The scholar and a few students were proceeding towards the mosque, where the scholar had been leading prayers for quite some time now. Suddenly, a powerful explosion shook the area. Debris went flying everywhere, screams were heard throughout the area, and smoke blinded everyone in the vicinity. When the dust settled, the people realized what had happened. For many days, sobs and shrieks echoed through the city of Shiraz, as the people recalled the ghastly sight of their beloved prayer leader's body pieces ripped into pieces and splattered on the street and walls of that narrow alley in Shiraz. To read more, click here. |
Al Mahdi Islamic School is the only Shia Muslim School in Haiti, the poorest country in the Western hemisphere. Children who are turned away from the school end up on the streets. Some of these children are orphans. All of these children live in poverty.
