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Albanian Islamic Community hosts food fair to support cancer patients
December 19, 2024
Albanian Islamic Community hosts food fair to support cancer patients
The Women’s Office of the Albanian Islamic Community organized a two-day charity food fair outside its headquarters to support women battling cancer. Led by Fatima Karaj, the event saw participation from a team of volunteers who worked to ensure its…
Quebec considers banning public prayer amid push for secularism
December 19, 2024
Quebec considers banning public prayer amid push for secularism
Quebec’s government is exploring new measures to reinforce its secularism laws, including a potential ban on public prayer, CBC news reported. This follows the controversial Bill 21, passed five years ago, which prohibits public employees in certain roles from wearing…
5,000 Days of Arbitrary Detention: HRW Call for Abdulhadi al-Khawaja’s Release
December 19, 2024
5,000 Days of Arbitrary Detention: HRW Call for Abdulhadi al-Khawaja’s Release
Danish-Bahraini human rights defender Abdulhadi al-Khawaja marked 5,000 days of arbitrary detention in Bahrain on Monday, December 16, Human Rights Watch website reported. Arrested on April 8-9, 2011, al-Khawaja has faced severe torture and solitary confinement, with documented abuses by…
Scientists Grow Human Spine Structure in the Lab
December 19, 2024
Scientists Grow Human Spine Structure in the Lab
Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute have successfully created a lab-grown notochord, a crucial component in vertebrate development, SciTech Daily reported yesterday. This breakthrough, detailed in a study published on December 18, mimics early human trunk development and includes neural…
First Binary Star Discovered Near Milky Way’s Supermassive Black Hole
December 19, 2024
First Binary Star Discovered Near Milky Way’s Supermassive Black Hole
Researchers have identified the first-ever binary star system, named D9, near Sagittarius A, the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way, Anadolu Agency reported yesterday. This groundbreaking discovery, published in Nature Communications on December 18, challenges previous…
Dutch researcher presents contemporary translation of Holy Quran for children
December 19, 2024
Dutch researcher presents contemporary translation of Holy Quran for children
Since embracing Islam in the 1970s, Dutch researcher and thinker Abdel Wahid van Bommel has worked to provide a deeper understanding of the Holy Quran to Dutch society, with a particular focus on the younger generation. Among his most notable…
Iran faces energy and economic crisis amid regional tensions
December 19, 2024
Iran faces energy and economic crisis amid regional tensions
Iran is grappling with severe disruptions caused by an intensifying energy and currency crisis, compounded by historic regional tensions, local media outlets said on Wednesday. Major government services, including offices, schools, banks, and businesses in Tehran and other provinces, have…
UN General Assembly passes resolution calling for global moratorium on death penalty
December 19, 2024
UN General Assembly passes resolution calling for global moratorium on death penalty
The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) has passed a resolution calling for a global moratorium on executions, marking a significant step toward the abolition of the death penalty Amnesty International on Wednesday. In a vote on December 17, 2024, 130…
Facebook moderators in Kenya diagnosed with PTSD from graphic content
December 19, 2024
Facebook moderators in Kenya diagnosed with PTSD from graphic content
Over 140 content moderators employed by a Meta contractor in Kenya have been diagnosed with severe post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), and major depressive disorder (MDD), according to a report by The Guardian. The moderators, who worked…
Global cholera cases and deaths surge amid vaccine shortage: WHO
December 19, 2024
Global cholera cases and deaths surge amid vaccine shortage: WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) reported a sharp increase in global cholera cases and deaths in November 2024 compared to last year. From January to November, 733,956 cases and 5,162 deaths were recorded across 33 countries, with cases rising 37%…