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		Suspension of the advanced Islamic studies course of Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Sadiq Shirazi
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
December 17, 2022
Suspension of the advanced Islamic studies course of Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Sadiq Shirazi
						 Following the demise of Grand Ayatollah Rohani, the advanced Islamic studies course of Grand Ayatollah Shirazi will not be held today, Saturday. The statement published by the Office of Grand Ayatollah Shirazi, while condoling this loss, mentions: Grand Ayatollah Sayyed…					
				
			
		Grand Ayatollah Shirazi offers condolences on the demise of Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Mohammad Sadiq Rohani
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
December 17, 2022
Grand Ayatollah Shirazi offers condolences on the demise of Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Mohammad Sadiq Rohani
						The Supreme Religious Authority, His Eminence, Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Sadiq al-Husseini al-Shirazi, offered his condolences on the demise of Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Mohammad Sadiq Rohani. His Eminence issued a statement, received by Shia Waves News Agency, which read: Indeed, we…					
				
			
		Grand Ayatollah Rohani passes away
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
December 17, 2022
Grand Ayatollah Rohani passes away
						Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Mohammad Sadiq Rohani, one of the Shia religious authorities and a student of Grand Ayatollah Boroujerdi, departed from this world at the age of 96. The office of Grand Ayatollah Rohani, may God bless his soul, announced:…					
				
			
		Islamic Group Launches N500m Fund For Orphans
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
December 16, 2022
Islamic Group Launches N500m Fund For Orphans
						An Islamic group, Fityanul Islam of Nigeria has launched a N500 million fund to build an orphanage and skills acquisition center in Zaria, Kaduna state. Speaking at the launch on Thursday in Abuja, the group’s national secretary, Engr. Mansur Salihu…					
				
			
		Terrorist threat rising, using new technologies, UN warns
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
December 16, 2022
Terrorist threat rising, using new technologies, UN warns
						The UN Security Council has warned that the threat of terrorism has increased and become more diffuse in various regions of the world aided by new technologies. It strongly condemned the flow of weapons, military equipment, drones and explosive devices…					
				
			
		Unable to return home, Rohingya risk their lives to leave refugee camps
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
December 16, 2022
Unable to return home, Rohingya risk their lives to leave refugee camps
						Human rights defenders are seeing a surge in potentially deadly boat journeys by Rohingya refugees as they try to reach countries in Southeast Asia where they can access schools, food and jobs. Many of the stateless people have grown desperate…					
				
			
		Madagascar: Shirazi-affiliated Ahlulbayt Center to hold a ten-day Fatimid ceremony
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
December 16, 2022
Madagascar: Shirazi-affiliated Ahlulbayt Center to hold a ten-day Fatimid ceremony
						The Ahlulbayt Center, peace be upon them, affiliated to Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Sadiq al-Husseini al-Shirazi, in Majunga, Madagascar, is preparing to hold the ten-day Fatimid mourning ceremony. The ceremony will begin on 19th December until 27th of the same month.…					
				
			
		At least 15 injured in fresh border clash between Afghanistan, Pakistan
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
December 16, 2022
At least 15 injured in fresh border clash between Afghanistan, Pakistan
						At least 15 people were injured on Thursday during a clash on the Afghanistan-Pakistan border between the security forces of the two countries, media outlets reported. The incident escalates tension days after another border clash between the two sides that…					
				
			
		Over 700,000 Afghan immigrants in Iran, Pakistan return to Afghanistan
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
December 16, 2022
Over 700,000 Afghan immigrants in Iran, Pakistan return to Afghanistan
						More than 700,000 Afghan immigrants in Iran and Pakistan returned to Afghanistan. The United Nations Population Fund in Afghanistan announced that more than 727,000 Afghan refugees have returned to their country from Iran and Pakistan in the past nine months.…					
				
			
		World’s largest car manufacturers may be linked to the forced labor of Uyghurs, researchers say
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
December 16, 2022
World’s largest car manufacturers may be linked to the forced labor of Uyghurs, researchers say
						Many of the world’s largest car manufacturers may be linked to the forced labor of Uyghurs, a Muslim minority group based in Xinjiang, China, according to new research from Sheffield Hallam University. Tesla, Volkswagen, General Motors, Mercedes-Benz, Toyota, and Stellantis…