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Germany Balances Integration: Muslim Holidays Granted as Mosques Open Doors for Dialogue ————————————- Germany is witnessing a concerted effort to foster greater social cohesion and religious acceptance, highlighted by a major religious holiday concession and the annual nationwide “Open Mosque…

US Academic Freedom Under “Unprecedented” Attack ——————————— Scholars at Risk (SAR) has released its Free to Think 2025 report, documenting an “unprecedented” assault on academic freedom in the United States during the first half of 2025. The international watchdog recorded…

Accelerating Global Ecological Crisis: Forests Collapsing While Europe Paves Over Green Land —————————————- New reports highlight the accelerating global loss of vital ecosystems, driven by both climate stress and aggressive human development. While forests worldwide are succumbing to rising temperatures,…

Philippines Earthquake Death Toll Nears 70 After 6.9 Magnitude Quake ——————————————- The death toll from the powerful magnitude 6.9 earthquake that struck the Cebu region of the Philippines has climbed to 69, with dozens more reported injured, according to Anadolu…

Grand Ayatollah Shirazi Highlights Role of Religious Institutions in Addressing Social Crises …………… Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Sadiq Al-Husayni Al-Shirazi emphasized that many contemporary social challenges stem from the diminished role of religious institutions and the preoccupation of influential individuals with…

Taliban in Herat Require Turbans for Education Staff ……………. The Taliban’s education authority in Herat province has mandated that all education employees and teachers wear turbans while performing their academic and administrative duties. The directive, issued by Rahmatullah Jaber, head…

UN Reports 122 Casualties in Anti-Government Protests in Madagascar …………… The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights reported that at least 22 people were killed and over 100 injured during anti-government protests in Madagascar, including both demonstrators and bystanders. Some…

Grand Ayatollah Sheikh Bashir Al-Najafi Calls for Safe Conditions for Pakistani Pilgrims ………….. Grand Ayatollah Sheikh Bashir Al-Najafi met with Pakistan’s ambassador to Iraq, Muhammad Zeeshan Ahmed, in Holy Najaf to discuss the welfare of Pakistani pilgrims visiting Iraq’s holy…

Iraq Plants Over 8 Million Trees in National Afforestation Initiative ………….. Iraq’s Ministry of Agriculture announced that the National Afforestation Initiative has so far planted more than 8.7 million trees across the country, aiming to achieve five strategic environmental objectives.…

Iraq: 180 Bodies Recovered from Mass Grave in Tal Afar ………….. Iraq’s Directorate of Mass Graves announced the recovery of 180 complete bodies and 54 human remains from the “Alo Antar” well in Tal Afar, near Mosul. Officials said the…