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Surge in Islamophobia Across Europe, EU Studies Find
August 24, 2024
Surge in Islamophobia Across Europe, EU Studies Find
A recent report by the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) reveals a significant rise in islamophobia across Europe, particularly following the October 7 Hamas attacks and a mass stabbing incident in Southport, England. The findings underscore a troubling…
Afghanistan: Poverty Forces Nearly 6,000 Kids into Labor in One District of Nangarhar
August 24, 2024
Afghanistan: Poverty Forces Nearly 6,000 Kids into Labor in One District of Nangarhar
Nearly 6,000 children are reportedly forced into labor in the Sorkh Rod district of Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, Amu TV reported yesterday citing Taliban officials. Many of these children work in brick fields under harsh conditions and for minimal pay, with…
Afghanistan: ISIS-K Claims Responsibility for Deadly Nangarhar Blast
August 24, 2024
Afghanistan: ISIS-K Claims Responsibility for Deadly Nangarhar Blast
ISIS-K, the Afghan affiliate of Daesh, has claimed responsibility for a deadly explosion in the Dara-e Noor district of Nangarhar Province, which occurred on Friday, Amu TV reported yesterday. The blast resulted in the deaths of six individuals, including madrassa…
UN Raises Alarm Over Pakistan’s Mass Deportation of Afghan Migrants
August 24, 2024
UN Raises Alarm Over Pakistan’s Mass Deportation of Afghan Migrants
A United Nations committee has expressed concern over Pakistan’s mass deportation of undocumented Afghan migrants, citing the Illegal Foreigners Repatriation Plan, VOA reported yesterday. The committee reported that approximately 700,000 individuals, including 101,000 between April and June 2024, have been…
World-First Lung Cancer Vaccine Trials Begin in Seven Countries
August 24, 2024
World-First Lung Cancer Vaccine Trials Begin in Seven Countries
Doctors have initiated the world’s first clinical trial of an mRNA lung cancer vaccine, BNT116, targeting non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), The Guardian reported yesterday. This phase 1 trial involves 130 patients across 34 research sites in seven countries: the…
AI Platform Enhances Lung Cancer Diagnosis Accuracy
August 24, 2024
AI Platform Enhances Lung Cancer Diagnosis Accuracy
A research team from the University of Cologne, led by Dr. Yuri Tolkach and Professor Reinhard Büttner, has developed an innovative digital pathology platform utilizing artificial intelligence to improve lung cancer diagnosis, medicalxpress.com reported yesterday. The platform automates the analysis…
About 1,000 Afghan pilgrims begin pilgrimage from Kabul towards Holy Karbala
August 23, 2024
About 1,000 Afghan pilgrims begin pilgrimage from Kabul towards Holy Karbala
A group of about 1,000 pilgrims has departed from the Afghan capital, Kabul, on a pilgrimage to Iraq to participate in the Holy Arbaeen Pilgrimage of Imam Hussein, peace be upon him. This pilgrimage is the first of its kind…
Thailand reports first suspected case of dangerous Mpox strain in European traveler
August 23, 2024
Thailand reports first suspected case of dangerous Mpox strain in European traveler
Thailand has identified what is believed to be its first case of a new, more dangerous strain of mpox in a 66-year-old European traveler, The Independent reported. The man, who arrived from an unspecified African country on August 14, is…
Grand Ayatollah Shirazi: Everything related to Imam Hussein is exceptional and superior to anything
August 23, 2024
Grand Ayatollah Shirazi: Everything related to Imam Hussein is exceptional and superior to anything
The Supreme Religious Authority, His Eminence Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Sadiq al-Husayni al-Shirazi, affirmed that “everything related to Imam Hussein, peace be upon him, is exceptional and superior to anything else.” In remarks published on his official website, the Grand Marja…
Afghanistan: Female students organize exhibition honoring Holy Ashura during Holy Arba’een
August 23, 2024
Afghanistan: Female students organize exhibition honoring Holy Ashura during Holy Arba’een
In the heart of Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan, coinciding with the Holy Arbaeen Pilgrimage, an exhibition titled “The Remaining from Paradise” was held to shed light on the epic of Ashura and the eternal revolution of Karbala. Organized by female students from…