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		Charitable Committee of Husseiniyat Al Yasin in Sydney continues to provide relief to the poor in Iran and Iraq
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
December 5, 2020
Charitable Committee of Husseiniyat Al Yasin in Sydney continues to provide relief to the poor in Iran and Iraq
						The Charitable Committee of Husseiniyat Al Yasin in Sydney, Australia, affiliated with the Shirazi Religious Authority, announced the distribution of sacrificial meat and food baskets to orphans and poor families in Iran and Iraq.In a statement, the committee said, “Based…					
				
			
		Azerbaijani Embassy Chargé d’Affaires: I did not expect Karbala to be of this level of sophistication and beauty
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
December 5, 2020
Azerbaijani Embassy Chargé d’Affaires: I did not expect Karbala to be of this level of sophistication and beauty
						The Chargé d’Affaires of the Azerbaijani embassy in Baghdad, Nasser Mammadov, visited the Holy Shrine of Imam Hussain, peace be upon him, expressing his admiration for the construction and development witnessed by the holy city of Karbala.“We were honored to…					
				
			
		Free Muslim Organization calls on the Egyptian authorities to stop the executions
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
December 3, 2020
Free Muslim Organization calls on the Egyptian authorities to stop the executions
						The International Nonviolence Organization, Free Muslim, expressed its sadness and frustration about the turbulent political conditions facing Egypt during this period, and the negative repercussions of these problems on the human rights file and public and private freedoms.The organization said…					
				
			
		2000 Muslims in Mühlhausen face discrimination and lack of recognition
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
December 3, 2020
2000 Muslims in Mühlhausen face discrimination and lack of recognition
						While the Muslim community has been growing in the German city of Mühlhausen, specifically since 2015, it suffers from discrimination and lack of recognition as well, especially for Muslim women because of the headscarf.“The growth of Muslims in Mühlhausen is…					
				
			
		Three police officers wounded in explosion northeast of Baqubah
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
December 3, 2020
Three police officers wounded in explosion northeast of Baqubah
						A government official in Diyala said that three police officers were wounded when an explosive device exploded in the Kubba area, northeast of Baqubah.“An explosive device exploded on an agricultural road near the Kubba area, on a police patrol, resulting…					
				
			
		French government shuts down anti-racist group
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
December 3, 2020
French government shuts down anti-racist group
						French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin on Wednesday announced the dissolution of anti-racist group Collective Against Islamophobia in France (CCIF).“In accordance with the instructions of the President of the Republic, the CCIF was dissolved in the Council of Ministers. For several…					
				
			
		Unprecedented campaign against mosques in France
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
December 3, 2020
Unprecedented campaign against mosques in France
						The French government is preparing for an unprecedented move against the country’s mosques.France will be inspecting 76 mosques in the coming days in a “massive and unprecedented” operation against separatism, the country’s interior minister said Wednesday.Gerald Darmanin said state services…					
				
			
		The United Nations welcomes progress in the Doha negotiations between Kabul and the Taliban
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
December 3, 2020
The United Nations welcomes progress in the Doha negotiations between Kabul and the Taliban
						The United Nations welcomed the progress made in the ongoing negotiations between the delegations of the Afghan government and the Taliban terrorist movement in the Qatari capital, Doha.According to a statement published by the United Nations Assistance Mission to Afghanistan…					
				
			
		Construction on new mosque in Jersey City now underway to meet needs of growing community
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
December 2, 2020
Construction on new mosque in Jersey City now underway to meet needs of growing community
						A new place of worship is rising in the heart of Jersey City.The Muslim Federation of New Jersey, a Jersey City-based Islamic nonprofit, broke ground on a new mosque last month at its McGinley Square headquarters.The new, roughly 17,000 square-foot…					
				
			
		School Board in Ontario adds Ashura and Arbaeen to religious holidays
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
December 2, 2020
School Board in Ontario adds Ashura and Arbaeen to religious holidays
						A school board in Canada has added Ashura and Ashura as religious holidays.The Waterloo Region District School Board is the first school board in Ontario, Canada that now allows its Shia teachers to take time off to perform Ziyarahs during…