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Ayatullah Muwahhid Abtahi visits headquarters of Imam Hussein Media Group
October 15, 2023
Ayatullah Muwahhid Abtahi visits headquarters of Imam Hussein Media Group
Ayatullah Seyyed Hujjat Muwahhid Abtahi visited the headquarters of Imam Hussein Media Group in the holy city of Karbala and toured its different parts and departments. During this meeting, the Secretary General of Imam Hussein Media Group, Hujjat al-Islam Wal-Muslimeen…
Disasters result in loss of $3.8T crops, livestock over last 30 years: FAO report
October 14, 2023
Disasters result in loss of $3.8T crops, livestock over last 30 years: FAO report
Over the last 30 years, an estimated $3.8 trillion worth of crops and livestock production has been lost due to natural and human-made disasters, a new report released Friday by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) shows. The loss…
NASA launches first trip to a metal world with Psyche mission
October 14, 2023
NASA launches first trip to a metal world with Psyche mission
NASA has launched its first mission to a mysterious world made largely of metal, on a journey to find out whether the asteroid is the exposed core of an early planetary building block from the beginning of the solar system.…
Islamic State conducts suicide bombing at Shia mosque in Afghanistan; another attack against Hazara Shiites
October 14, 2023
Islamic State conducts suicide bombing at Shia mosque in Afghanistan; another attack against Hazara Shiites
Shiites and Hazaras of Afghanistan were once again targeted by a terrorist attack while praying in the mosque as a suicide bombing ripped through a Shiite mosque in northern Afghanistan on Friday, martyring 40 and injuring 60 other worshippers. Islamic…
Grand Ayatollah Shirazi: Responding to salutation in any language is wajib
October 14, 2023
Grand Ayatollah Shirazi: Responding to salutation in any language is wajib
The daily scholarly meeting of Grand Ayatollah Seyyed Sadiq al-Hosseini al-Shirazi was held on Thursday, the 27th of Rabi al-Awwal. In this session, like the previous meetings, the Supreme Marja answered the questions of the attendees about various jurisprudence issues.…
Ontario museum to hold two-day event on Muslim culture, science, art
October 13, 2023
Ontario museum to hold two-day event on Muslim culture, science, art
The “vibrancy, diversity and innovation” of Islamic culture will be in the spotlight at a free event this weekend at the Ken Seiling Waterloo Region Museum. Taʾrīkh — A Celebration of Islamic Heritage is a two-day event to mark Islamic…
Express train derails in India’s Bihar state, leaving at least four dead, more injured
October 13, 2023
Express train derails in India’s Bihar state, leaving at least four dead, more injured
At least four people were killed and several others injured when an express train derailed in the Indian state of Bihar, Al Jazeera reported. The train from Anand Vihar Terminal railway station in Delhi came off the rails at around…
Afghans in UK Visa Limbo as Pakistan Vows to Expel Migrants
October 13, 2023
Afghans in UK Visa Limbo as Pakistan Vows to Expel Migrants
In the aftermath of the Taliban’s resurgence in Afghanistan in 2021, many Afghan refugees sought sanctuary in the United Kingdom. However, a growing number of these refugees now find themselves trapped in a state of visa limbo. The process of…
Climate change could lead to food-related civil unrest in UK within 50 years, new study reveals
October 13, 2023
Climate change could lead to food-related civil unrest in UK within 50 years, new study reveals
The Australian research and news outlet, The Conversation, has released a new study examining food shortages stemming from extreme weather events that could potentially lead to civil unrest in the UK within 50 years. The Melbourne-based newspaper said on its website that…
Millions breathe hazardous air in Amazon as drought, wildfires spread through rainforest
October 13, 2023
Millions breathe hazardous air in Amazon as drought, wildfires spread through rainforest
Thick smoke has enveloped extensive areas of the Brazilian Amazon on Thursday as the region grapples with a surge in wildfires and a historic drought. In Manaus, a city of 2 million, air quality ranked among the worst globally, leading…