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The United Nations Women’s Commission announced in a report released yesterday, Monday, that women in Afghanistan continue to face unprecedented level of repression under Taliban rule. The report, based on a comprehensive survey of women who have experienced gender-based discrimination…

According to new UNICEF estimates, nearly 400 million children under the age of 5—amounting to 6 in 10 children in that age group globally—regularly face psychological aggression or physical punishment at home. Out of these, approximately 330 million endure physical…

The Grand Mosque of Kufa is preparing to commemorate the martyrdom of Imam Hussein’s ambassador to Kufa, Muslim ibn Aqil (peace be upon them), during the first ten days of the holy month of Dhuʻl-Hijjah. Muslim ibn Aqil’s martyrdom anniversary…

Due to extreme heat and drought, thousands of dead fish floated on the surface of the Bustillos Lagoon, near the town of Anahuac in Chihuahua in northern Mexico over the weekend, Reuters reported. In addition to lack of rainfall, temperatures…

Umme Abiha Institution, one of the centers affiliated to Grand Ayatollah Seyyed Sadiq al-Hosseini al-Shirazi in the holy city of Karbala, implemented another charitable activity to help the orphan families under its protection. On the occasion of the happy and…

In the latest violence in Indian-administered Kashmir, a suspected militant was killed and seven security personnel were wounded in separate clashes, Arab News reported today. The first incident occurred late Tuesday night in a border village near Pakistan, where security…

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…

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,…

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…

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…