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Anderlecht becomes first Brussels Municipality to allow headscarves in workplace

Anderlecht becomes first Brussels Municipality to allow headscarves in workplace

Anderlecht, one of the 19 municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium, has become the first municipality to allow headscarves in the workplace, following the approval of a proposal. The proposal represents a significant step towards reflecting diversity and inclusion in government institutions in…
Grand Ayatollah Shirazi remarks on “Ritual Purity (Taharah)” of “People of the Book”

Grand Ayatollah Shirazi remarks on “Ritual Purity (Taharah)” of “People of the Book”

The daily scholarly meeting of Grand Ayatollah Seyyed Sadiq al-Hosseini al-Shirazi was held on Saturday, the 17th of Jumadi al-Awwal. In this session, like the previous meetings, the Marja answered the questions of the attendees about various Jurisprudence issues. Grand…
SRW releases its monthly report on anti-Shia violations

SRW releases its monthly report on anti-Shia violations

In a new report published on December 3, 2023, Shia Rights Watch (SRW) documented more than 30 violations against Shia Muslims in five Arab and Islamic countries throughout November 2023. The report, viewd by Shia Waves Agency, reviewed several terrorist…
Indian ‘Aligarh Muslim University’ holds scientific conference to launch “Karbala” play

Indian ‘Aligarh Muslim University’ holds scientific conference to launch “Karbala” play

A new English translation of the play “Karbala” by the famous Indian writer and scholar Munshi Premchand was launched at the International Scientific Conference on the reliability of the present age and discovering ways to know the absolute truth at…
Court approves stay application of Afghan nationals married to Pakistanis

Court approves stay application of Afghan nationals married to Pakistanis

The Peshawar High Court approved the applications of as many as 109 Afghan nationals married to Pakistanis and ordered the issuance of Pakistan Origin Card (POC) for them, Aaj English TV reported. The POC holders cannot obtain a Pakistani passport…
3 in 4 mosques in China altered or destroyed in national crackdown on Islamic expression

3 in 4 mosques in China altered or destroyed in national crackdown on Islamic expression

Chinese authorities have altered, closed or partially demolished thousands of mosques across China in a suppression of Islamic culture that has spread to almost every region of the country. Chinese authorities have stepped up Xi Jinping’s “sinicization” policy by removing…
UN chief urges heads of states to plan for fossil-fuel-free future

UN chief urges heads of states to plan for fossil-fuel-free future

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres called on world leaders gathered at the annual U.N. climate conference Friday to plan for a future without fossil fuels. “I urge governments to help industry make the right choice — by regulating, legislating, putting…
Four migrants pushed out of speedboat die off Spanish southern coast

Four migrants pushed out of speedboat die off Spanish southern coast

Four migrants have died yards from shore in southern Spain after being forced out of the speedboat they were traveling in, Sky news reported. The Spanish government press office in the southern province of Cádiz said 31 other people from…
Women’s rights activists face increasing pressure in Taliba-ruled Afghanistan, HRW says

Women’s rights activists face increasing pressure in Taliba-ruled Afghanistan, HRW says

Human Rights Watch (HRW) in a report on Friday revealed that women’s rights activists in Afghanistan are facing alarming threats and attacks under the Taliban rule, Amu News reported. The organization has highlighted the stories of several women who are…
Grand Ayatollah Shirazi remarks on usury during scholarly meeting

Grand Ayatollah Shirazi remarks on usury during scholarly meeting

The daily scholarly meeting of Grand Ayatollah Seyyed Sadegh al-Hosseini al-Shirazi was held on the 15th and 16th of Jumadi al-Awwal. In these sessions like the previous meetings, the Marja answered the questions of the attendees about various jurisprudence issues.…
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