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BJP leader manifests hate against Muslim in Indian Parliament, only receives warning
September 24, 2023
BJP leader manifests hate against Muslim in Indian Parliament, only receives warning
BJP MP Ramesh Bidhuri, whose egregious communal comments in parliament have ignited massive outrage, received a warning today of “severe action” from Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla. In a video from Lok Sabha, Mr Bidhuri repeatedly hurls abuses and Islamophobic…
UN chief calls on world to stop burning coal to reach zero emissions
September 21, 2023
UN chief calls on world to stop burning coal to reach zero emissions
The Secretary-General of the United Nations, António Guterres, has said in his opening remarks to the Climate Ambition Summit at the United Nations Headquarters in New York that “Humanity has opened the gates to hell. Horrendous heat is having horrendous effects”. Guterres…
Five medieval mosques added to UNESCO World Heritage List
September 21, 2023
Five medieval mosques added to UNESCO World Heritage List
UNESCO World Heritage Committee registered five mosques dating to the medieval era in Turkey as World Heritage sites during its 45th session, which was held in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia. These wooden mosques are located in the Anatolian…
China warns of more bad weather after five people killed in tornado
September 21, 2023
China warns of more bad weather after five people killed in tornado
A deadly tornado hits the eastern city of Suqian, China. The tornado also resulted in the loss of five lives and injured four others, leaving families and communities in mourning. The tornado hit the city on Tuesday afternoon, being the…
UN concerned about torture, human rights violations in Taliban detention centers
September 21, 2023
UN concerned about torture, human rights violations in Taliban detention centers
A recently published report by the United Nations has registered 1,600 cases of human rights violations in Taliban detention centers. According to the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), these human rights violations were recorded in 29 provinces from…
Swiss parliament approves law banning full-face covering
September 21, 2023
Swiss parliament approves law banning full-face covering
The lower house of Switzerland’s parliament voted Wednesday to give final legislative passage to a ban on face coverings, such as the burqas worn by some Muslim women, the Swiss SRF said. The National Council voted 151-29 for the legislation,…
At least 30 refugees lose their lives due to hunger, malnutrition in Ethiopia’s Gambella region
September 21, 2023
At least 30 refugees lose their lives due to hunger, malnutrition in Ethiopia’s Gambella region
At least 30 refugees have died of hunger and malnutrition in Ethiopia’s Gambella region, said Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) on Wednesday, calling for the immediate resumption of nutritionally adequate food assistance to all refugee communities. Close to 400,000 refugees…
British Ambassador to Iraq visits Holy Karbala, expresses admiration over city development
September 21, 2023
British Ambassador to Iraq visits Holy Karbala, expresses admiration over city development
The British ambassador to Iraq, Stephen Hitchen, said on Tuesday evening, during his visit to the holy city of Karbala and his meeting with the Governor Nassif Al-Khattabi, “Karbala is a unique and exceptional city”. “My visit to Karbala carries…
Indian university police attack, abuse Muslim female students
September 21, 2023
Indian university police attack, abuse Muslim female students
A group of Muslim female students at Desh Bhagat University in Punjab faced a distressing incident on a Thursday afternoon as they engaged in a protest that had been on-going for approximately three weeks. The protest was organized after the…
UN food agency cuts rations to 2 million Afghans as funds dry up
September 21, 2023
UN food agency cuts rations to 2 million Afghans as funds dry up
The U.N. World Food Programme (WFP) had to cut rations to another 2 million Afghans this month and is warning of a “catastrophic” winter if funding runs out with little food for remote communities in place, the agency’s country director…