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Britain Faces Growing Pressure to Provide Muslim Burial Grounds ——————————————- Britain is facing increasing social and institutional pressure to expand the availability of burial grounds for Muslims, amid a deepening shortage of cemetery land, rising costs for developing new burial…

German Court Rules Against Hijab-Based Hiring Rejection at Hamburg Airport ———————- Germany’s Federal Labour Court has ruled in favour of a Muslim woman whose job application was rejected because she wears a hijab, finding that the decision amounted to unlawful…

Syria Forms New Council to Represent Shia Community Amid Political and Financial Controversy ———————————- A new Council for Representing the Shia Community has been formed in Syria, bringing together religious, social and cultural figures to organise and represent matters concerning…

Swedish Security Firm Accused of Rejecting Job Applicant Over Headscarf ——————————- A Swedish security company has been accused of discrimination after refusing to hire a 22-year-old woman because she wears a hijab, despite her having reached the final stages of…

Over 900 Husseini Processions Mobilised as Pilgrims March Toward Najaf, Karbala for Mid-Sha‘ban Commemorations ——————————————– Iraq’s Department of Rituals, Processions and Husseini Bodies announced that more than 900 Husseini processions will take part this year in providing services to pilgrims…

Grand Ayatollah Shirazi Calls for Global Promotion of Husseini Movement ——————————– Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Sadiq al-Husseini Shirazi has renewed his call for mobilising all available resources to promote the message and objectives of the Husseini movement worldwide, stressing the importance…

Iraqi Calligrapher Completes Six-Year Project to Create Massive Handwritten Qur’an ————————————— Iraqi calligrapher Ali Zaman has completed what is believed to be one of the world’s largest handwritten manuscripts of the Holy Qur’an after six years of continuous work in…

UN Warns of Imminent Financial Collapse as Member States Withhold Funding ——————————- The United Nations is facing the risk of an “imminent financial collapse” after widespread non-payment of mandatory contributions by member states, UN Secretary-General António Guterres has warned. In…

Study Finds Cell-Free Implant Can Aid Bone Repair Without Immune Rejection —————————————- A new study suggests that major bone damage could one day be treated using a tissue implant that contains no living cells, reducing the risk of immune rejection,…

10 Security Personnel Killed in Balochistan Attacks, Says Pakistan ————————————- Pakistan’s interior minister announced Saturday that 10 security personnel and 37 militants were killed in clashes across cities in Balochistan province, Afghanistan International reported. Police said insurgents also attacked a…