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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…
“Who is Hussein?” charity carries out medical campaign in Pakistan

“Who is Hussein?” charity carries out medical campaign in Pakistan

The world charitable organization “Who is Hussain?” said that its Rawalpindi team organized an Eye Screening Camp at rural schools to ensure the well-being of students. The charity said in a statement published on its official Facebook account that over…
Camps in Syria are a ticking time bomb; increasing fear of ISIS’s return, Wall Street Journal says

Camps in Syria are a ticking time bomb; increasing fear of ISIS’s return, Wall Street Journal says

The American international newspaper the “Wall Street Journal” has published a new report confirming that many civilians affiliated with the terrorist organization “ISIS” are still detained in camps in Syria, describing these camps as “ticking time bombs”. The newspaper added…
Uganda opens first interest-free commercial Islamic bank

Uganda opens first interest-free commercial Islamic bank

Uganda has inaugurated its first interest-free commercial Islamic bank, called Salaam Bank, which will operate in accordance with Islamic principles, Anadolu Agency reported. Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni officially launched the bank in Kampala and expressed his belief that Islamic banking…
Canada sees highest population growth rate in over 6 decades, report says

Canada sees highest population growth rate in over 6 decades, report says

A recent report from Statistics Canada revealed that in 2023, Canada experienced its largest annual increase in population in over six decades. The population grew by 3.2%, which is the highest growth rate since 1957 when it reached 3.3%. The…
Older women, women with disabilities are under-represented in violence-related research, WHO says

Older women, women with disabilities are under-represented in violence-related research, WHO says

Two publications released by the World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday highlight the hidden risks faced by older women and women with disabilities in terms of abuse and violence. These vulnerable groups are often overlooked in global and national data…
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