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UN: Al-Qaida and ISIS driving insecurity in Mali
January 17, 2023
UN: Al-Qaida and ISIS driving insecurity in Mali
Al-Qaida and ISIS extremist groups are driving insecurity in central Mali and continue to clash near populated areas in the northern Gao and Menaka regions, the U.N. chief said in a new report circulated Monday. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said “the…
Major report on British Muslims in civil society launched
January 17, 2023
Major report on British Muslims in civil society launched
Yesterday, a major new paper was launched in the British Parliament. Commissioned by Mercy Mission UK and written by principal investigator and researcher, Dr. Usaama al-Azami, the British Muslim Civil Society Report partly builds on the recently published census data…
Bangladesh: Rampant police abuse of Rohingya refugees
January 17, 2023
Bangladesh: Rampant police abuse of Rohingya refugees
Bangladesh’s Armed Police Battalion (APBn) is committing extortion, arbitrary arrests, and harassment of Rohingya refugees already facing violence from criminal gangs and armed groups, Human Rights Watch said today. The Armed Police Battalion took over security in the Rohingya camps…
Pakistan’s Senate passes resolution to teach Holy Quran with translation in universities
January 17, 2023
Pakistan’s Senate passes resolution to teach Holy Quran with translation in universities
Legislators in Pakistan’s Upper House of Parliament on Monday unanimously passed a resolution recommending that teaching the Holy Quran with its translation, tajweed and tafseer should be made compulsory in all universities of Pakistan for students of all disciplines. The…
25 million Nigerians at high risk of food insecurity in 2023
January 17, 2023
25 million Nigerians at high risk of food insecurity in 2023
Nearly 25 million Nigerians are at risk of facing hunger between June and August 2023 if urgent action is not taken, according to the October 2022 Cadre Harmonisé, a Government led and UN-supported food and nutrition analysis carried out twice…
Misbah Al-Hussein Foundation continues to distribute heaters to the beneficiaries
January 17, 2023
Misbah Al-Hussein Foundation continues to distribute heaters to the beneficiaries
Within its activities throughout the year, especially in the winter, Misbah Al-Hussein Foundation for Relief and Development, affiliated with the Office of the Supreme Religious Authority, Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Sadiq Al-Husseini Al-Shirazi, continues to distribute heaters to the families of…
24 people freeze to death in Afghanistan
January 17, 2023
24 people freeze to death in Afghanistan
At least 20 people have died as a result of the severe frost across Afghanistan, which has damaged thousands of hectares of crops, hundreds of greenhouses and livestock in several provinces. Many of the victims belonged to the cattle-herding community.…
Over 160 Bahraini inmates lodge complaint over degrading prison conditions
January 17, 2023
Over 160 Bahraini inmates lodge complaint over degrading prison conditions
More than 160 imprisoned Bahraini political opponents and pro-democracy activists have protested against humiliating treatment, inhumane conditions, and abusive treatment inside the kingdom’s notorious Jaw Prison, and filed a complaint in the hope that their situation would improve. The 162…
Historical mosque demolished in India to ‘widen road’
January 17, 2023
Historical mosque demolished in India to ‘widen road’
Activists circulated on social media a video clip documenting the demolition of a large part of the historic “Shahi” mosque by the Indian authorities in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, under the pretext of widening the road. The city police said in…
Grand Ayatollah Shirazi welcomes the arrival of caravans of Iraqi pilgrims and appreciates their sincere loyalty
January 17, 2023
Grand Ayatollah Shirazi welcomes the arrival of caravans of Iraqi pilgrims and appreciates their sincere loyalty
The Supreme Religious Authority, Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Sadiq Al-Husseini Al-Shirazi, welcomed the arrival of caravans of Iraqi pilgrims who came walking on foot to visit the holy shrines of Imam Ali Al-Redha and his sister Lady Fatima Al-Masouma (peace be…