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Taliban forces Afghan women TV anchors to cover faces

Taliban forces Afghan women TV anchors to cover faces

Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers have started to enforce a new order requiring all female TV news anchors in the country to cover their faces while on air. The Information and Culture Ministry announced that the policy was “final and non-negotiable”. “It…
UN rights chief condemns Taliban’s move to dissolve Human Rights Commission

UN rights chief condemns Taliban’s move to dissolve Human Rights Commission

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet condemned Taliban’s decision to dissolve the Human Rights Commission and expressed concerns over the grave human rights situation in Afghanistan. “I am dismayed at the reported decision of the Taliban to dissolve…
NASUWT union calls for action against rising Islamophobia in Scotland schools

NASUWT union calls for action against rising Islamophobia in Scotland schools

The NASUWT union is calling for more action to tackle Islamophobia in Scottish schools. On Saturday, the union’s annual conference passed a motion saying it was “appalled” that 75% of Muslims said Islamophobia was an everyday issue, according to a report released last year.…
Saudi Arabia bans citizens from travelling to 16 countries over new COVID-19 outbreaks

Saudi Arabia bans citizens from travelling to 16 countries over new COVID-19 outbreaks

Saudi Arabia has banned its citizens from travelling to 16 countries following the re-outbreak of COVID-19. The General Directorate of Passports in Saudi Arabia said the countries include Lebanon, Syria, Turkey, Iran, Afghanistan, India, Yemen, Somalia, Ethiopia, Democratic Republic of…
The Shirazi Religious Authority provides food aid to families of the martyrs of Mazar-i-Sharif

The Shirazi Religious Authority provides food aid to families of the martyrs of Mazar-i-Sharif

The Shirazi Religious Authority did not stand idly by in front of the tragedies that the Afghans are subjected to, especially in their ongoing extermination at the hands of terrorist movements. Afghanistan witnessed a horrific terrorist bombing in the city…
British researcher calls out Indian Minister for the persecution of Muslims in his country

British researcher calls out Indian Minister for the persecution of Muslims in his country

A British researcher called out and embarrassed the Minister of Education of one of the Indian states – affiliated with the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi – during a speech in the capital, London, because of the hatred against…
UK launches £24m fund to provide mosques with protection against hate crime

UK launches £24m fund to provide mosques with protection against hate crime

Mosques and Muslim faith schools have been given access to £24.5 million ($30.57m) for security measures to protect their places of worship and schools.The Places of Worship Protective Security Funding Scheme will provide funding for places of worship and associated…
Moroccan-British Man Elected Westminster City’s First Muslim Lord Mayor

Moroccan-British Man Elected Westminster City’s First Muslim Lord Mayor

The 22-year-old Moroccan-British Hamza Taouzzale was elected as the Lord Mayor of Westminster city, making him the youngest person and first Muslim serving in the position.Born and raised in Westminster, Taouzzale is the “the only incumbent from a Black, Asian…
Afghan expert: Taliban-backed Bedouin incursion targeted areas of the Shia Hazara

Afghan expert: Taliban-backed Bedouin incursion targeted areas of the Shia Hazara

In recent weeks, press reports confirmed the incursion of Bedouins into Hazara and Shia areas in Ghazni Province with the support of the Taliban movement.According to local sources in Ghazni, Bedouins in some parts of the province are “demanding ownership…
Largest Friday prayer for the Shia community returns in Diraz after six-year ban

Largest Friday prayer for the Shia community returns in Diraz after six-year ban

Yesterday, the largest Friday prayer for the Shias returned at the Imam Al-Sadiq Mosque, peace be upon him, in the Diraz region, after it was banned by the authorities for 6 years. According to an official announcement issued by the…
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