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Mazar-i-Sharif-based office of Grand Ayatollah Shirazi begins Ramadan charitable programs
March 14, 2024
Mazar-i-Sharif-based office of Grand Ayatollah Shirazi begins Ramadan charitable programs
The Office of the Supreme Religious Authority, Grand Ayatollah Shirazi in the city of Mazar-i-Sharif, north of Afghanistan, has announced its humanitarian and charitable programs for the holy month of Ramadan. According to the statement released by the office, the…
Exposure to new technologies in workplace can be bad for people’s quality of life, study finds
March 14, 2024
Exposure to new technologies in workplace can be bad for people’s quality of life, study finds
Researchers at the Institute for the Future of Work have discovered that the use of new technologies like trackers, robots, and AI-based software in the workplace negatively impacts people’s quality of life. Through a study involving over 6,000 participants, they…
Al-Abbas Holy Shrine-affiliated Quran House launches Ramadan Quran recitation sessions
March 14, 2024
Al-Abbas Holy Shrine-affiliated Quran House launches Ramadan Quran recitation sessions
The Quran House at Al-Abbas Holy Shrine announced today, Tuesday, the start of the Ramadan Quranic recitation sessions, where the first part of the Holy Quran was recited in all branches of the House across Iraq. Karar Al-Shammari, an official…
Underwater audio recordings could bring damaged reefs back to life, scientists say
March 13, 2024
Underwater audio recordings could bring damaged reefs back to life, scientists say
Researchers have found that underwater speakers that broadcast the noise of thriving coral could bring life back to more damaged and degraded reefs that are in danger of becoming ocean graveyards. Scientists working off the US Virgin Islands in the Caribbean discovered…
Pakistan: Separate gas explosions leave 2 killed, nine injured
March 13, 2024
Pakistan: Separate gas explosions leave 2 killed, nine injured
Two children were tragically burned alive, and nine others sustained injuries in Rawalpindi due to separate gas cylinder explosions, Dawn online newspaper reported. In the first incident at Bhabra Bazar, a gas leak explosion occurred when a matchstick was lit…
Shia Muslims in Madagascar hold special programs to honor blessed month of Ramadan
March 13, 2024
Shia Muslims in Madagascar hold special programs to honor blessed month of Ramadan
Shia Muslims in the city of Majunga, Madagascar, celebrated the arrival of the holy month of Ramadan. The office of Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Sadiq al-Husseini al-Shirazi in the city held special ceremonies to honor the arrival of the month of…
World Shirazi Foundation releases message on blessed month of Ramadan
March 13, 2024
World Shirazi Foundation releases message on blessed month of Ramadan
The World Shirazi Foundation has called for seizing the opportunity of the holy month of Ramadan to spread love, unity, and solidarity among Muslims away from any intellectual, sectarian, or political distinctions. The foundation stated in a press release received…
Intl Non-Violence Organization calls for humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza during Holy Ramadan
March 13, 2024
Intl Non-Violence Organization calls for humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza during Holy Ramadan
The International Nonviolence Organization (Freemuslim) has called for a humanitarian ceasefire during the holy month of Ramadan and for securing food and medicine for the residents of the Gaza Strip. The organization sent a strong message to leaders and rulers…
China presses Sinicization-of-Islam agenda in Xinjiang as Ramadan arrives
March 13, 2024
China presses Sinicization-of-Islam agenda in Xinjiang as Ramadan arrives
China’s President Xi Jinping did not acknowledge Ramadan, despite well wishes from global leaders, a blatant gesture of disregard for the 11 million-strong mostly Muslim Uyghurs in Xinjiang and the roughly 7 million other Muslims in China. Chinese authorities have…
Feature film telling stories of children recovered from cancer by blessings of Imam Hussein completed
March 12, 2024
Feature film telling stories of children recovered from cancer by blessings of Imam Hussein completed
The old town of Holy Karbala witnessed the completion of a feature film which tells the story of children who recovered from cancer by the blessings of Imam Hussein, peace be upon him. The film, titled “Al-Ramadha,” tells the story…