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Yesterday, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations for Iraq, Jeanine Plasschaert, had the honor of visiting the holy shrine of Imam Hussein (peace be upon him) in the holy city of Karbala with a large delegation…

Human Rights Watch has said that the military junta in Myanmar is waging a war against its own people, and it has called on world governments, including Japan, to step up their response. The group released a statement on December…

The International Nonviolence Organization (Free Muslim) called on the world to adhere to human dignity as a basis for freedom, justice and peace, within the framework of celebrating the International Human Rights Day, noting that the struggle for human rights…

The Supreme Religious Authority held the daily scientific session in his honorable house in the holy city of Qom, in presence of scholars, students and general Ahlulbayt followers. An attendee asked, “On what basis do we regard Lady Fatima, peace…

Community leaders in New Jersey’s Muslim community and law enforcement are holding an interfaith solidarity rally on Sunday at Muslim Center of Middlesex County in response to a series of anti-Muslim incidents. Four Islamic centers in Middlesex County were targeted…

Pakistan said Saturday its security forces had intercepted and killed four ISIS operatives in a remote mountainous district near the Afghanistan border. The provincial counterterrorism department said the slain men were linked to Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISIS-K), a regional…

Uyghur Muslims face mass atrocities, if not genocide, at the hands of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). With Chairman Xi Jinping visited Saudi Arabia last week to meet with Arab leaders, these Muslim-majority countries had an opportunity to advocate for…

WHO chief underlined the need for a profound change in food systems on Friday. Leading experts discussed the current challenges facing global food security and their implications for future crises in a session titled “Feeding the World: Ensuring Global Food…

In the Holy Shrine of Imam Hussain, peace be upon him, the activities of the third international conference to revive the legacy of Karbala’s scholars were launched under the title of “Sheikh Muhammad Taqi Al-Shirazi: Thought and Leadership,” in the…

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has called for the rescue of a group of Rohingya refugees stranded on a ship in the Andaman Sea after leaving Myanmar. A statement issued by the UNHCR office in Geneva indicated…