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“Guide to the Holy Shrines in Iraq”: new book to serve Urdu-speaking pilgrims
November 17, 2022
“Guide to the Holy Shrines in Iraq”: new book to serve Urdu-speaking pilgrims
The Holy Shrine of Imam Ali (peace be upon him) recently published the book “Guide to the Holy Shrines in Iraq” in Urdu, to serve pilgrims who speak the language. Hassanein Imad Shabaa, an official at the Translation Center of…
UNICEF launches new child-focused climate initiative to head off disasters
November 17, 2022
UNICEF launches new child-focused climate initiative to head off disasters
The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Wednesday launched a new climate financing initiative designed to help countries address current and growing impacts of the climate crisis, and better cope with disasters. The Today and Tomorrow initiative, for the first time,…
UN warns of worsening conflict, displacement in Sahel without immediate climate action
November 17, 2022
UN warns of worsening conflict, displacement in Sahel without immediate climate action
Without urgent investment in climate mitigation and adaptation, countries in the Sahel risk decades of armed conflict and displacement exacerbated by rising temperatures, resource scarcity and food insecurity, the UN Refugee Agency, warned on Wednesday. Communities across the Sahel rely…
Several Taiwanese NGOs extend support to Uyghurs and demand their independence
November 17, 2022
Several Taiwanese NGOs extend support to Uyghurs and demand their independence
Several Taiwanese NGOs recently extended support to Uyghurs’ struggle to build a sovereign nation and called others to take a stand against China’s oppression of the minority group, according to media outlets. “As human rights workers in Taiwan, the least…
School closures continue in Sweden amid political anti-Islamic motive
November 17, 2022
School closures continue in Sweden amid political anti-Islamic motive
The Swedish government continues to close down Islamic academic institutions in a bid to push “anti-Islamic rhetoric” and “stop privatization” in education. This is despite the fact that many of them are among the best-performing schools in the country. Earlier…
Philippines declares February 1 as National Hijab Day
November 17, 2022
Philippines declares February 1 as National Hijab Day
Lawmakers in the Philippines approved a bill on Tuesday, declaring February 1 every year as the National Hijab Day to raise awareness of the Muslim practice. With 274 votes in favor, House members approved House Bill (HB) 5693 or the…
Daily scientific session of Grand Ayatollah Shirazi in holy city of Qom
November 17, 2022
Daily scientific session of Grand Ayatollah Shirazi in holy city of Qom
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, “What is the ruling on selling and transiting blood?…
US mission discovers the doorstep of the Assyrian king Adad-nirari III with a preserved cuneiform inscription
November 16, 2022
US mission discovers the doorstep of the Assyrian king Adad-nirari III with a preserved cuneiform inscription
The University of Pennsylvania museum mission operating in the archaeological city of Nimrud near Mosul discovered the doorstep of the Assyrian king Adad-nirari III, with a well-preserved cuneiform inscription. These excavations came in the process of expanding the area excavated…
110 Rohingya Muslims flee Myanmar, land by boat in Indonesia
November 16, 2022
110 Rohingya Muslims flee Myanmar, land by boat in Indonesia
More than 100 Rohingya Muslims traveling in a boat for more than a month were found along the coast of Indonesia’s Aceh province on Tuesday, the latest group of refugees believed to be making hazardous sea voyages from Myanmar, ABC…
On anniversary of Twentieth Revolution, Ayatollah Shirazi confirms greatness of its fatwa
November 16, 2022
On anniversary of Twentieth Revolution, Ayatollah Shirazi confirms greatness of its fatwa
Today, Iraqis commemorate the anniversary of the outbreak of the eternal Twentieth Revolution, which the late Imam Mirza Sheikh Muhammad Taqi al-Shirazi issued a fatwa to combat the occupying British colonialism and expel it from Iraq. The Supreme Religious Authority,…