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Car bomb blast in Syria’s Capital, Damascus
April 3, 2023
Car bomb blast in Syria’s Capital, Damascus
A car bomb blast in Damascus has left many shaken after this rare incident happened in the Syrian capital as in recent years this has only been common in other parts of the country. Sunday nights blast in the affluent…
Misbah Al-Hussein launches annual food-package distribution plan in Karbala
April 3, 2023
Misbah Al-Hussein launches annual food-package distribution plan in Karbala
Misbah al-Hussein Foundation for Relief and Development, affiliated with the office of Grand Ayatollah Seyyed Sadegh Shirazi (may Allah prolong his life) – announced the start of the large-scale annual plan to distribute food packages in the holy city of…
UN calls on Bahraini authorities to release pro-democracy and anti-torture activist
April 1, 2023
UN calls on Bahraini authorities to release pro-democracy and anti-torture activist
After a decade in prison, the United Nations has found that a pro-democracy activist in Bahrain should have not been arrested and called authorities to immediately release him. In its report released in March, the UN group on arbitrary detention…
Madagascar-based AhlulBayet Center holds Ramadan worship activities
April 1, 2023
Madagascar-based AhlulBayet Center holds Ramadan worship activities
The AhlulBayet Center in Majunga, Madagascar, holds ritual and educational ceremonies to revive days and evenings of the blessed month of Ramadan. The representative of Grand Ayatollah Shirazi in Madagascar, Hujjat al-Islam wal-Muslimeen Sheikh Mohammad Radhi Wasram, said that, ”…
Saudi Arabia: At least 8 young men face imminent execution as court upholds sentences
April 1, 2023
Saudi Arabia: At least 8 young men face imminent execution as court upholds sentences
Saudi media outlets and human rights organizations said that at least 8 young men are facing danger of imminent execution after the Court of Appeal had upheld the sentences against them. The organizations and media outlets mentioned that, ” The…
Italian authorities temporarily ban ChatGPT amid ongoing investigation
April 1, 2023
Italian authorities temporarily ban ChatGPT amid ongoing investigation
Concerns over violation of government policies on data collection led Italian data protection agency to block access to ChatGPT on Friday. The agency is running an investigation following an incident of data breach on March 20, which put some users’…
Muslims represented 10% of French population in 2019-2020: Report finds
April 1, 2023
Muslims represented 10% of French population in 2019-2020: Report finds
A recent report issued by France’s national statistics bureau, Insee, states that Muslims represented 10% of the population in 2019 – 2020. The report further adds: 30% of French Muslims consider religion an important part of their identity. It should…
India: Hindu nationalists brutalize a mosque imam as he refuses to chant their mottos
April 1, 2023
India: Hindu nationalists brutalize a mosque imam as he refuses to chant their mottos
Activists circulated very saddening videos of a mosque imam being brutalized and beaten by a group of Hindu extremists in an Indian village in Maharashtra. The ‘India Today’ network reported that the victim said he was sitting in the mosque…
Shia protesters storm Abuja, demanding authorities to release Sheikh Zakzaky’s passport
April 1, 2023
Shia protesters storm Abuja, demanding authorities to release Sheikh Zakzaky’s passport
Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, was stormed by angry protesters who demanded the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari, to remove the travel ban placed on the leader of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria, Sheikh Ibraheem El-Zakzaky. According to his followers,…
Afghanistan: Two killed and six others injured in grenade attack on school
April 1, 2023
Afghanistan: Two killed and six others injured in grenade attack on school
At least two people killed and six others injured as unknown assailant attacked a school with a hand grenade in Jawzjan province, northern Afghanistan. The spokesman of the security department of the state, Abdul Sattar Halimi, said in a press…