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Representative of Grand Ayatollah Shirazi distributes food among needy in Afghanistan
June 8, 2019
Representative of Grand Ayatollah Shirazi distributes food among needy in Afghanistan
Sayed Askar Haidari, one of the representatives of the Grand Shia Jurist Ayatollah Shirazi in Afghanistan distributed hundreds of food baskets among needy families in the country. Sayed Askar Haidari, one of the representatives of the Grand Shia Jurist…
Press freedom in ‘downward spiral’ across the world
June 6, 2019
Press freedom in ‘downward spiral’ across the world
Press freedom is declining around the world, with democratic governments joining authoritarian regimes in seeking to suppress independent journalism, a human rights watchdog said Wednesday. Press freedom is declining around the world, with democratic governments joining authoritarian regimes…
PETA tweets against a Muslim holiday’s ritual, but gets its facts wrong
June 6, 2019
PETA tweets against a Muslim holiday’s ritual, but gets its facts wrong
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) is under fire for mistakes in a video it shared attacking a Muslim holiday’s tradition. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) is under fire for mistakes in a…
Indian forces attacked Eid al-Fitr prayers in Kashmir
June 6, 2019
Indian forces attacked Eid al-Fitr prayers in Kashmir
The officials in the Indian-controlled region said that Indian security forces attacked Muslims after Eid al-Fitr prayers in some parts of Kashmir. The officials in the Indian-controlled region said that Indian security forces attacked Muslims after Eid al-Fitr…
Donetsk Muslims condemn shelling of mosque during Eid al-Fitr Prayer
June 6, 2019
Donetsk Muslims condemn shelling of mosque during Eid al-Fitr Prayer
Muslim communities condemned the shelling of the ‘Ahat Jami mosque’ in Donetsk by Ukrainian forces when Muslims were performing the Eid al-Fitr Prayer. Muslim communities condemned the shelling of the ‘Ahat Jami mosque’ in Donetsk by Ukrainian forces…
Islamophobic attacks in Germany sharply decline
June 6, 2019
Islamophobic attacks in Germany sharply decline
A parliamentary inquiry has found that anti-Muslim attacks have been dropping steadily since 2017. However, a Left party lawmaker warned that hatred is still being spread widely online and inside communities. A parliamentary inquiry has found that anti-Muslim…
The 18th anniversary of the late Shirazi in the holy city of Qom
June 6, 2019
The 18th anniversary of the late Shirazi in the holy city of Qom
The house of Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Sadiq al-Husseini al-Shirazi in the holy city of Qom witnessed a commemorative ceremony on the 18th anniversary of the demise of the religious authority Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Muhammad al-Husseini al-Shirazi, may Allah bless his…
Muslim teacher has Eid holiday taken away without any notice
June 5, 2019
Muslim teacher has Eid holiday taken away without any notice
Teachers at a special needs school are up in arms after discovering management took away their right to paid religious holiday right before Eid al-Fitr. Teachers at a special needs school are up in arms after discovering management took…
‘No One Really Cares’ about Yemen, says Save the Children CEO
June 5, 2019
‘No One Really Cares’ about Yemen, says Save the Children CEO
Efforts to end, or even lessen the impact, of five years of war in Yemen are fighting mostly against indifference, the CEO of charity Save the Children said Tuesday, Efforts to end, or even lessen the impact, of five…
Yemen: Five dead in a coalition air raid in Dali
June 5, 2019
Yemen: Five dead in a coalition air raid in Dali
Five people were killed on Tuesday in an Arab coalition air raid on the province of Dali in central Yemen. Five people were killed on Tuesday in an Arab coalition air raid on the province of Dali in…