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Conflicts Push Displacement, Immigration Trajectories as Refugees Continue to Perish En-Route
June 11, 2024
Conflicts Push Displacement, Immigration Trajectories as Refugees Continue to Perish En-Route
War and civil conflicts around the world are pushing displacement and migration trends to unprecedented levels, particularly in Asia and Africa. The number of internally displaced people in Sudan has hit more than 10 million as war drives about a…
Muslim schools in France lose government funding, Reuters reports
June 11, 2024
Muslim schools in France lose government funding, Reuters reports
Reuters has recently published a report highlighting the difficulties Muslim schools are facing in France under the current government. According to the report, the French government has introduced laws granting local authorities extensive powers to strip institutions, including private schools,…
Air pollution, other weather phenomena linked to millions of premature deaths, new study finds
June 11, 2024
Air pollution, other weather phenomena linked to millions of premature deaths, new study finds
Pollution from man-made emissions and other sources like wildfires have been linked to around 135 million premature deaths worldwide between 1980 and 2020, according to a new study released on Monday by Singapore’s Nanyang Technological University. Weather phenomena like El…
UN to host largest global conference on rights of persons with disabilities
June 11, 2024
UN to host largest global conference on rights of persons with disabilities
The United Nations is hosting the largest global meeting focused on the rights of persons with disabilities today, Tuesday, known as the 17th Conference of States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, or COSP17. The…
Elephants call out to each other using individual names, a new study finds
June 11, 2024
Elephants call out to each other using individual names, a new study finds
Elephants call out to each other using individual names that they invent for their fellow pachyderms, a new study has found. According to the study published in journal Nature Ecology and Evolution, elephants are the first non-human animals known to…
Pakistan to experience severe heat wave this week, local officials warn
June 11, 2024
Pakistan to experience severe heat wave this week, local officials warn
Most parts of Pakistan, especially its plain areas, will experience hot weather this week, the country’s meteorological department warned on Monday. According to official reports, Pakistan remained in the grip of a severe heat wave last month that saw temperatures…
Armed Conflicts Reach Record Levels Globally in 2023
June 11, 2024
Armed Conflicts Reach Record Levels Globally in 2023
A new report from the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO) has revealed that global conflict levels have reached their highest point since the end of the Cold War, said reliefweb. The data shows that 2023 saw a record number of…
Taliban Accused of Land Seizure After Declaring Hazara Neighborhood Land Deeds Invalid
June 11, 2024
Taliban Accused of Land Seizure After Declaring Hazara Neighborhood Land Deeds Invalid
Residents of the Nowabad area in Ghazni province have accused the Taliban of unjustly declaring their property ownership documents invalid and ordering them to vacate their homes, Hasht e Subh Daily reported yesterday. According to reports, the Taliban have instructed…
“Who is Hussain?” charity carries out humanitarian activities in Kashmir
June 10, 2024
“Who is Hussain?” charity carries out humanitarian activities in Kashmir
As part of its humanitarian activities, the UK-based “Who is Hussain?” charity has carried out a campaign to help deprived and homeless people in Kashmir. According to a statement on its official Facebook account, the charity said that its “Kashmir…
Ahead of Arba’een Pilgrimage, Iraqi Ministry of Interior discusses security Olym
June 10, 2024
Ahead of Arba’een Pilgrimage, Iraqi Ministry of Interior discusses security Olym
The Iraqi Interior Minister Abdul Amir al-Shammari has announced the plans and efforts the government is conducting to secure the coming Holy Arba’een Pilgrimage, an annual event that sees millions of people from all over the world. Al-Shammari said that…