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More than 100 Rohingya refugees rescued in Sri Lankan waters
December 19, 2022
More than 100 Rohingya refugees rescued in Sri Lankan waters
104 Rohingya were rescued by the Sri Lankan navy after their boat ran aground off the Indian Ocean island’s northern coast, an official said on Monday, as members of the Muslim minority continue to flee violence in Myanmar and languish…
Great Iraqi efforts to restore 47 thousand manuscripts and books, including precious manuscripts on Ashura and Imam Hussein
December 19, 2022
Great Iraqi efforts to restore 47 thousand manuscripts and books, including precious manuscripts on Ashura and Imam Hussein
Today, Monday, the Iraqi Manuscripts House announced its new project to restore thousands of archaeological and heritage books and manuscripts, some of which are more than 1,250 years old in order to digitally document and preserve it. The Director General…
International Nonviolence Organization releases statement on International Migrants Day
December 19, 2022
International Nonviolence Organization releases statement on International Migrants Day
On the eighteenth of December, the international body and human rights organizations are busy commemorating the International Day of Migrants, in an expression that includes sympathy and solidarity in order to address the negative aspects of this phenomenon that has…
‘Salvation’, a soon-to-be released film that details what happened after ISIS came into Iraq
December 18, 2022
‘Salvation’, a soon-to-be released film that details what happened after ISIS came into Iraq
‘Salvation’ is a film that will soon be released on all social media platforms, which details the truth of what happened after ISIS came into Iraq. The director of the Al-Joud Center for Animation at the al-Abbas Holy Shrine, Ahmed…
St. Paul Public Schools, Fairfield School add Eid al-Fitr to school calendar
December 18, 2022
St. Paul Public Schools, Fairfield School add Eid al-Fitr to school calendar
Last week, the St. Paul school board in Minnesota voted to add Eid al-Fitr to the district’s academic calendar. Students will not have class on any of the dates. Also last week, the Board of Education of Fairfield, Conn., decided…
UN experts call on Afghanistan to end public executions and punishments
December 18, 2022
UN experts call on Afghanistan to end public executions and punishments
Ten United Nations human rights experts on Friday called on the Taliban authorities to end public executions and punishment by whipping, including at mass ceremonies, after such practices began to be reported in Afghanistan in recent weeks. The de facto…
Weekly periodic meeting of Misbah Al-Hussein Foundation
December 18, 2022
Weekly periodic meeting of Misbah Al-Hussein Foundation
The Misbah Al-Hussein Foundation for Relief and Development, affiliated with the Office of the Supreme Religious Authority, His Eminence, Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Sadiq Al-Husseini Al-Shirazi. Its weekly meeting is chaired by His Eminence, Sheikh Mu stafa al-Muhammadi, head of the…
The European Parliament calls on Bahrain to release an activist who demanded respect for human rights
December 18, 2022
The European Parliament calls on Bahrain to release an activist who demanded respect for human rights
The European Parliament called on the Bahraini authorities to immediately and unconditionally release human rights activist Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja, who is sentenced to life imprisonment, and other detained political activists. Al-Khawaja has so far spent 12 years in prison, on the…
British Ministry of Defense opens investigation after accusations of British Special Forces extrajudicial killing of Afghan civilians
December 18, 2022
British Ministry of Defense opens investigation after accusations of British Special Forces extrajudicial killing of Afghan civilians
Last July, the “Panorama” program on BBC TV aired a report in which it said that soldiers from the Special Air Force had killed 54 people in Afghanistan in suspicious circumstances. BBC quoted, in its report, workers within the British…
The Turkish Ambassador to Iraq visits the Holy Shrine of Imam Ali (peace be upon him)
December 18, 2022
The Turkish Ambassador to Iraq visits the Holy Shrine of Imam Ali (peace be upon him)
The Turkish Ambassador to Iraq, Ali Redha Gonay, visited the Holy Shrine of the Commander of the Faithful (peace be upon him), and toured some cultural and intellectual projects, accompanied by the Holy Shrine’s Public Relations Department and a member…