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Bus plunges into ditch, killing 20 in flood-hit southern Pakistan
November 20, 2022
Bus plunges into ditch, killing 20 in flood-hit southern Pakistan
At least 20 people have been killed in Pakistan’s flood-hit south after a minibus crashed into a deep and water-logged ditch. The vehicle crashed late on Thursday in Sehwan region of the southern Sindh province, local police official Khadim Hussain…
Afghanistan no longer a Member of Media Freedom Coalition
November 20, 2022
Afghanistan no longer a Member of Media Freedom Coalition
The Media Freedom Coalition’s co-chairs, the Netherlands and Canada, said on November 18 that Afghanistan had been removed after situations for media freedom declined following Taliban’s takeover of the country. Afghanistan joined the Media Freedom Coalition in January 2020 after…
18.3 million Nigerian children not in school – UNICEF
November 20, 2022
18.3 million Nigerian children not in school – UNICEF
No fewer than 18.3 million Nigerian children are currently identified to have lacked access to the four walls of the classrooms, UNICEF said in a statement on Saturday. According to the statement “discrimination and exclusion deepen intergenerational deprivation and poverty…
Racism and discrimination against children rife in countries worldwide
November 20, 2022
Racism and discrimination against children rife in countries worldwide
World Children’s Day is annually marked as set by the UN on November 20, and the 2022 celebration comes under the theme: “Inclusion for Every Child”. However, racism and discrimination against children based on their ethnicity, language and religion, are…
Expansion project of Imam Ali Holy Shrine continues
November 20, 2022
Expansion project of Imam Ali Holy Shrine continues
The technical employees at Imam Ali Holy Shrine are continuing to remove buildings surrounding the Holy Shrine of the Commander of the Faithful, peace be upon him. This comes within the first phase of expansion in the northern side of…
Holy Qom: The International Committee of Husseini Processions meets tribal sheikhs and activists from Iraq and discusses the directives of the Supreme Religious Authority
November 20, 2022
Holy Qom: The International Committee of Husseini Processions meets tribal sheikhs and activists from Iraq and discusses the directives of the Supreme Religious Authority
Members of the International Committee of Husseini Processions (Mawkibs) of the Imam Shirazi International Foundation met with a group of tribal sheikhs and activists in the religious and cultural fields from the Iraqi city of Al-Kifl. The meeting took place…
Muslim figure criticizes religious restrictions against followers of Islam in France
November 20, 2022
Muslim figure criticizes religious restrictions against followers of Islam in France
Speaking on the sidelines of a diplomatic conference held on the occasion of the International Day for Tolerance, Mohammed Moussaoui said Muslims in France are facing growing limitations and this is leading to a social crisis, media outlets reported. The…
Analytical article reveals what is under Ibn Taymiyyah’s turban
November 20, 2022
Analytical article reveals what is under Ibn Taymiyyah’s turban
An analytical article published by the Nigerian website (HumAngle Media), on Friday, acknowledged that the extremist fatwas of Ibn Taymiyyah are the first reason for the emergence of the takfiri terrorist groups that plague Islamic countries and the world. The…
US: Fairfield students push for Muslim holidays to be added to school calendar
November 20, 2022
US: Fairfield students push for Muslim holidays to be added to school calendar
Families are working to change the Fairfield School District in Connecticut, USA, to be more inclusive of Muslim holidays. Students throughout the Fairfield School District asked the Board of Education to add Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha to the school…
Kenyan Muslims hold prayers as drought worsens
November 18, 2022
Kenyan Muslims hold prayers as drought worsens
Muslims in Garissa, Northern Kenya, held prayers for divine intervention against a long-running drought. A lack of rainfall over the last four rainy seasons has 378,000 people on the brink of starvation. Kenya’s National Drought and Weather Authority says there…