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Islamic Group Launches N500m Fund For Orphans

Islamic Group Launches N500m Fund For Orphans

An Islamic group, Fityanul Islam of Nigeria has launched a N500 million fund to build an orphanage and skills acquisition center in Zaria, Kaduna state. Speaking at the launch on Thursday in Abuja, the group’s national secretary, Engr. Mansur Salihu…
Terrorist threat rising, using new technologies, UN warns

Terrorist threat rising, using new technologies, UN warns

The UN Security Council has warned that the threat of terrorism has increased and become more diffuse in various regions of the world aided by new technologies. It strongly condemned the flow of weapons, military equipment, drones and explosive devices…
Unable to return home, Rohingya risk their lives to leave refugee camps

Unable to return home, Rohingya risk their lives to leave refugee camps

Human rights defenders are seeing a surge in potentially deadly boat journeys by Rohingya refugees as they try to reach countries in Southeast Asia where they can access schools, food and jobs. Many of the stateless people have grown desperate…
Madagascar: Shirazi-affiliated Ahlulbayt Center to hold a ten-day Fatimid ceremony

Madagascar: Shirazi-affiliated Ahlulbayt Center to hold a ten-day Fatimid ceremony

The Ahlulbayt Center, peace be upon them, affiliated to Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Sadiq al-Husseini al-Shirazi, in Majunga, Madagascar, is preparing to hold the ten-day Fatimid mourning ceremony. The ceremony will begin on 19th December until 27th of the same month.…
At least 15 injured in fresh border clash between Afghanistan, Pakistan

At least 15 injured in fresh border clash between Afghanistan, Pakistan

At least 15 people were injured on Thursday during a clash on the Afghanistan-Pakistan border between the security forces of the two countries, media outlets reported. The incident escalates tension days after another border clash between the two sides that…
Over 700,000 Afghan immigrants in Iran, Pakistan return to Afghanistan

Over 700,000 Afghan immigrants in Iran, Pakistan return to Afghanistan

More than 700,000 Afghan immigrants in Iran and Pakistan returned to Afghanistan. The United Nations Population Fund in Afghanistan announced that more than 727,000 Afghan refugees have returned to their country from Iran and Pakistan in the past nine months.…
World’s largest car manufacturers may be linked to the forced labor of Uyghurs, researchers say

World’s largest car manufacturers may be linked to the forced labor of Uyghurs, researchers say

Many of the world’s largest car manufacturers may be linked to the forced labor of Uyghurs, a Muslim minority group based in Xinjiang, China, according to new research from Sheffield Hallam University. Tesla, Volkswagen, General Motors, Mercedes-Benz, Toyota, and Stellantis…
Human rights breaches in China, Chad and Bahrain

Human rights breaches in China, Chad and Bahrain

On Thursday, the European Parliament adopted three resolutions on the respect for human rights in China, Chad and Bahrain. In China, MEPs express their support for protesters fighting for fundamental rights who are being persecuted by the Chinese government, notably…
Nigeria: 4,000 students to attend Islamic Vacation Course

Nigeria: 4,000 students to attend Islamic Vacation Course

About 4,000 Muslim students across Nigeria will, next week, attend this year’s National Islamic Vacation Course (NIVC) in Kwara State. This was disclosed by the chairman Council of Hosting Fathers, Elders, and Mentors of the Muslim Students’ Society of Nigeria…
Three Iraqi soldiers killed by a roadside bomb

Three Iraqi soldiers killed by a roadside bomb

A roadside bomb killed at least three Iraqi soldiers on Wednesday north of the Iraqi capital Baghdad, the country’s defense ministry announced. The soldiers were on duty when the explosion took place in the Tarmiyah district, 30 kilometers (20 miles)…
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