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Report warns cost-of-living crisis may overshadow climate change
January 13, 2023
Report warns cost-of-living crisis may overshadow climate change
Climate change is the global economy’s biggest long-term challenge but one the world is least prepared to tackle because of short-term problems led by a cost-of-living crisis, the World Economic Forum said in a report Wednesday. The report based on…
Uyghurs slam Islamic delegation praising China’s policies in Xinjiang
January 13, 2023
Uyghurs slam Islamic delegation praising China’s policies in Xinjiang
A delegation of some 30 Islamic religious experts and scholars from 14 Muslim-majority countries – including Bahrain, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, and the United Arab Emirates – recently visited Xinjiang, according to media outlets. During their stay, they praised China’s…
Madagascar: Shirazi-affiliated AhlulBayt Center holds joyful ceremony on birth of Sayyeda Fatima al-Zahraa
January 13, 2023
Madagascar: Shirazi-affiliated AhlulBayt Center holds joyful ceremony on birth of Sayyeda Fatima al-Zahraa
The AhlulBayt Islamic Center in the city of Mahajanga, Madagascar, affiliated to the Office of Grand Ayatollah Shirazi, held a ceremony to celebrate the birth anniversary of Sayyeda Fatima al-Zahra, peace be upon her. This ceremony was attended by the…
Largest Muslim cemetery of Western Europe opens in the Netherlands
January 13, 2023
Largest Muslim cemetery of Western Europe opens in the Netherlands
According to Islamic teachings, the deceased people should be secure of an eternal burial place. Due to a lack of space, this is often impossible in the Netherlands. Now, the Muslim community has opened a large cemetery specially designed for…
Dubai is building the world’s first 3D-printed mosque
January 13, 2023
Dubai is building the world’s first 3D-printed mosque
Dubai will be constructing the world’s first 3D-printed mosque. Plans for the 2,000-square-metre mosque were released by Dubai’s Islamic Affairs and Charitable Activities Department (IACAD) on its website. The mosque will be able to hold 600 worshippers at one time.…
Sydney-based Husseiniya and Mosque of Ale Yasin celebrates Birth of Sayyeda Fatima al-Zahra
January 13, 2023
Sydney-based Husseiniya and Mosque of Ale Yasin celebrates Birth of Sayyeda Fatima al-Zahra
The Ale Yaseen Husaynia and Mosque in Sydney, Australia celebrated the birthday of Lady Fatemah Zahra (blessings of God be upon her). This ceremony was attended by the believers and lovers of AhlulBayt (blessings of God be upon them) on…
Shirazi-affiliated Foundations honor girls who reached age of puberty in Basra, Iraq
January 13, 2023
Shirazi-affiliated Foundations honor girls who reached age of puberty in Basra, Iraq
The Ahl al-Bayt Foundation (peace be upon them) in Basra Governorate, in cooperation with the Mesbah Al-Hussain Foundation (peace be upon him) for Relief and Development, honored a number of orphan girls who had reached the age of puberty. The…
Pakistan intensifies clampdown on journalists, fails to protect rights of minorities, HRW says
January 13, 2023
Pakistan intensifies clampdown on journalists, fails to protect rights of minorities, HRW says
Pakistani authorities intensified their clampdown on media, civil society groups, and opposition activists in 2022, while failing to protect the rights of minorities and other at-risk groups, Human Rights Watch said Thursday in its World Report 2023. Devastating floods that…
UN calls for urgent help to combat acute child malnutrition
January 13, 2023
UN calls for urgent help to combat acute child malnutrition
UN agencies said Thursday conflict, climate shocks, the Covid-19 pandemic and rising living costs were leaving an increasing number of children badly malnourished. “Currently, more than 30 million children in the 15 worst-affected countries suffer from wasting – or acute…
Honorable House of Grand Ayatollah Shirazi holds ceremonies on birth of Sayyeda Fatima al-Zahra
January 13, 2023
Honorable House of Grand Ayatollah Shirazi holds ceremonies on birth of Sayyeda Fatima al-Zahra
On the birth anniversary of the Holy Prophet’s daughter, Sayyeda Fatima al-Zahra, peace be upon them, the honorable house of the religious authority, His Eminence, Grand Ayatollah, Sayyid Sadiq al-Husseini al-Shirazi, held ceremonies of joy and pleasure, this morning, corresponding…