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Albania: “Tupkhane” Mosque Regains Presence After 421 Years Since Its Endowment The Mufti Office in Shkodër, in collaboration with “Qatar Charity,” inaugurated the new “Tupkhane” Mosque in the city of Shkodër in northwestern Albania. This step revived an Islamic endowment…

United Nations: Ebola Virus Claims a Victim Every Thirty Minutes in Congo Tom Fletcher, the Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator at the United Nations, announced that the Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo claims…

UNESCO Launches International Initiative to Protect Endangered Languages and Enhance Their Presence in Education and Culture The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), in collaboration with the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY), has launched a…

Anti-Muslim Rhetoric Intensifies in US as Abdul El-Sayed Makes Historic Senate Bid ———————————– The historic nomination of Abdul El-Sayed as the first Muslim candidate chosen by the Democratic Party for a US Senate race has been accompanied by renewed concerns…

Non-Violence Organization Calls for Youth Empowerment, Job Creation, Promotion of Peace Culture —————————————– Marking the International Youth Day on August 12, the Global Organization for the Elimination of Violence “FreeMuslim Association” called for greater attention to the challenges facing young…

Ebola Outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo Becomes Country’s Fastest-Growing Epidemic with More Than 2,000 Deaths ———————————————– The Democratic Republic of Congo’s latest Ebola outbreak has become the fastest-spreading in the country’s history, with more than 2,000 deaths recorded as…

Sweden, Indonesia Sign Halal Certification Recognition Agreement to Boost Trade —————————————— Indonesia and Sweden have signed a mutual recognition agreement for halal certificates in a move aimed at facilitating bilateral trade and strengthening cooperation in the halal products sector. The…

Poll: Majority of Americans Support Stricter Oversight of Social Media Companies to Protect Children ——————————————————- A new Reuters/Ipsos poll shows that a majority of Americans support stronger government regulation of social media companies, particularly measures aimed at protecting children and…

Growing Presence of Muslim Americans in U.S. Politics as More Reach Positions of Power ———————————– Muslim Americans have achieved a series of significant political victories in the United States over the past two years, a trend observers see as a…

Seven Candidates Compete to Succeed UN Chief António Guterres ————————————- Seven candidates are competing to become the next United Nations Secretary-General after António Guterres, whose second term ends in 2026. In the first informal Security Council poll, Costa Rican diplomat…