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UNICEF: Over 2.6 Million Afghan Girls Deprived of Secondary Education in Five Years The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has revealed that more than 2.6 million girls in Afghanistan have been deprived of secondary education in the five years following…

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…

Afghanistan Enters Its Sixth Year Under Taliban Rule Amid Continued Restrictions and Economic and Human Rights Crises Afghanistan has entered its sixth year under the rule of the Taliban, marking five years since the movement returned to power, amid widespread…

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…

The Shia Cleric, Shirazi: Muharram, Safar, and the Days of Mohseniya are the Season of Mourning for Ahl al-Bayt, while the Ninth of Rabi’ al-Awwal ushers in Breezes of Joy His Eminence, the Grand Religious Authority Ayatollah Al-Uzma Sayed Sadiq…

Summer Quran Courses Begin at Imam Hussein Shrine in Karbala —————————— The Department of Women’s Activities at the Quran Education Center affiliated with the Holy Shrine of Imam Hussein (peace be upon him) has launched its summer Quran courses for…

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…

UN Report: Half of Afghan Women Rarely Leave Home Amid Growing Restrictions ———————————— A new report by UN Women has revealed that increasing restrictions on women’s movement, education, and participation in public life in Afghanistan are contributing to worsening mental…

Thousands Attend Symbolic Funeral Procession for Prophet Muhammad in Parachinar, Pakistan ——————————————– Thousands of Shia Muslims in Parachinar, Pakistan, participated in a symbolic funeral procession commemorating the martyrdom anniversary of Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him and his…