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Afghanistan: Mesbah Al-Hussein School continues to serve Afghan students

Afghanistan: Mesbah Al-Hussein School continues to serve Afghan students

Misbah al-Hussein School continues its activity with more than 350 orphans in Herat province of Afghanistan. The school was established and continues to operate with funding from Misbah al-Hussein Foundation (peace be upon him) and under the supervision of the…
Shia Muslims commemorate martyrdom of Imam Ali and Laylatul Qadr in Holy Najaf

Shia Muslims commemorate martyrdom of Imam Ali and Laylatul Qadr in Holy Najaf

The Holy Shrine of Imam Ali, peace be upon him, in Holy Najaf hosted yesterday, Sunday, massive numbers of mourners who commemorate the day on which the Imam was struck on his honorable head by the most wicked man, Abdul…
Dozens killed during gunmen attacks in Nigeria’s Benue state, 80 women abducted in North-West

Dozens killed during gunmen attacks in Nigeria’s Benue state, 80 women abducted in North-West

Local officials in Nigeria report that at least 74 people were killed in two separate attacks by gunmen on a rural village in the central northern state of Benue as violence increases in the region. The area has experienced frequent…
Yemeni Diplomats gather in Riyadh to end civil war

Yemeni Diplomats gather in Riyadh to end civil war

Yemeni government representatives have convened in the Saudi Arabian capital, Riyadh, to discuss a comprehensive peace plan that will span over three years and put an end to the country’s devastating civil war, a Yemeni diplomat reported on Friday. The…
Burkina Faso: armed terrorists kill 44 amid worsening political, economic decline

Burkina Faso: armed terrorists kill 44 amid worsening political, economic decline

A regional governor in northeastern Burkina Faso confirmed that 44 civilians were killed and others wounded in two villages near the Niger border. The attack occurred overnight Thursday and was carried out by “armed terrorist groups,” according to the lieutenant-governor…
Japanese Muslim convert shares lessons learned from Nahj al-Balagha

Japanese Muslim convert shares lessons learned from Nahj al-Balagha

In a forum titled: “Nahj al-Balagha; Book of Life”, Japanese Muslim convert Fatemeh (Etsuko) Hoshino discussed significant “human-rights” lessons to be learnt from the letter of Amir al-Momineen (peace be upon him) to Malik al-Ashtar. The former Buddhist explained that…
Office of Grand Ayatullah Shirazi to host faithful mourners on Qadr Nights

Office of Grand Ayatullah Shirazi to host faithful mourners on Qadr Nights

The Office of Grand Ayatollah Seyyed Sadegh Shirazi (may Allah prolong his life) issued an announcement on the programs to be held in the Marjaiyah House to honor the Nights of Qadr and the period commemorating the martyrdom of the…
New research highlights key benefits of fasting diet

New research highlights key benefits of fasting diet

Researchers from an Australian university have discovered that following an early time-restricted, intermittent fasting diet could decrease the chances of developing type 2 diabetes. The study found that individuals who fasted three days a week and ate between 8am and…
Afghan clerics speak out against Taliban’s ban on female education, employment

Afghan clerics speak out against Taliban’s ban on female education, employment

Afghan religious scholars have criticized the Taliban’s ban on female education, which has drawn international condemnation and deepened the crisis facing Afghan women. Girls are now banned from attending schools and universities, and women are excluded from most forms of…
Quebec Education Minister to ban school prayer rooms in favor of secularism

Quebec Education Minister to ban school prayer rooms in favor of secularism

Muslim students can face a new challenge in Canada as Quebec’s Education Minister is executing a political maneuver against congregational prayer in public schools. Quebec’s Education Minister, Bernard Drainville, has recently announced that prayer rooms in public schools would soon…
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