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Morocco hosts first edition of Arabic Calligraphy and Noble Quran Exhibition

Morocco hosts first edition of Arabic Calligraphy and Noble Quran Exhibition

Coinciding with the fasting month of Ramadan, the Cultural and Arts Center in the Moroccan city of Safi is hosting the first edition of the Arabic Calligraphy and the Noble Quran Exhibition, which offers a unique opportunity to discover the…
HRW calls on Saudi Arabia to release 12 football fans imprisoned for chanting during match

HRW calls on Saudi Arabia to release 12 football fans imprisoned for chanting during match

Human Rights Watch (HRW) announced that a Saudi court issued a verdict on March 27, 2024, sentencing 12 football fans to prison terms ranging from six months to a year due to their peaceful chants during a football match in…
Terrorism-related fatalities rise by 22%, says 11th Global Terrorism Index

Terrorism-related fatalities rise by 22%, says 11th Global Terrorism Index

The 11th edition of the Global Terrorism Index (GTI) from the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP) has been released, showing a 22% rise in terrorism-related fatalities in 2023. However, Afghanistan and Iraq have seen a significant decrease in terrorism-related…
Kenya: At least six killed in al-Shabab raid on border town

Kenya: At least six killed in al-Shabab raid on border town

At least six Kenyans were killed Friday when al-Shabab terrorists attacked a border town, Xinhua news agency reported yesterday. According to the police report, one person sustained a serious bullet wound when the militants launched the attack in Dhobley town…
Taliban’s decision to return to stoning women sparks opposition and outrage worldwide

Taliban’s decision to return to stoning women sparks opposition and outrage worldwide

The recent announcement by the Taliban that it is resuming the practice of publicly stoning women to death has sparked shock and outrage worldwide, according to various news reports. Human rights groups have accused the international community of remaining silent,…
Shia community in Spain prepares to commemorate painful martyrdom of Imam Ali

Shia community in Spain prepares to commemorate painful martyrdom of Imam Ali

Shia followers of Ahlulbayt, peace be upon them, in Barcelona, Spain, are preparing this year to commemorate the painful anniversary of the martyrdom of Imam Ali, peace be upon him, on the 21st of the holy month of Ramadan, Barcelona…
Rohingya activists call for more control over aid money

Rohingya activists call for more control over aid money

Rohingya Muslim activists representing fellow refugees forced out of Myanmar and into “prison-like” camps in Bangladesh said in Washington on Thursday that foreign aid to the camps would go further if some of it was given directly to refugee-run groups,…
Four Canadian schools accuse social media companies of reshaping how children think

Four Canadian schools accuse social media companies of reshaping how children think

Four of Canada’s largest school boards have launched a multibillion-dollar lawsuit against the social media companies Meta, Snap Inc and ByteDance, accusing them of acting in a “high-handed, reckless, malicious, and reprehensible manner” with products the boards claim harm student learning…
Council of Shia Scholars in Europe to launch special program to facilitate marriage for youth

Council of Shia Scholars in Europe to launch special program to facilitate marriage for youth

The Council of Shia Scholars in Europe announced a special program that will start in June to support young people who are preparing for marriage, reaffirming its commitment to supporting Shia communities across Europe. The Council said in a statement,…
5.7 magnitude quake shakes Greece’s southern Peloponnese region

5.7 magnitude quake shakes Greece’s southern Peloponnese region

A 5.7 magnitude earthquake struck Greece’s southern Peloponnese region on Friday morning, Anadolu Agency reported. The epicenter of the earthquake was beneath the seabed near the Strofades islands, approximately 120 kilometers south of the southwestern city of Patras, the Athens…
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