Sunday, December 14, 2025

Shia community in Georgia

Shia Muslims in Georgia celebrate Fatima’s birthday

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TBILISI, December 12 – Georgia’s State Agency for Religious Affairs has sent a public greeting to the country’s Shia Muslim community on the occasion of the birthday of Fatima, the daughter of the Prophet Muhammad. In a statement released on Friday, the agency noted that Shia Muslims mark the day as a religious holiday. Within … Read more

Georgia's parliament to consider a ban on wearing burqa and niqab in public

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TBILISI, DFWatch–The  parliament in Georgia is to consider a proposal by a far-right group to ban the wearing of burqa and niqab in public. The bill was proposed by Emzar Kvitsiani, a member of parliament from the socially conservative political party Alliance of Patriots. The party is often accused of having pro-Russian sentiments, but party … Read more