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Muslim Leaders Raise Alarm Over Texas Governor’s Actions Against CAIR, Muslim Brotherhood ————————————————— Leaders of the Muslim community and civil rights advocates have expressed concern over a series of moves by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott this week targeting Islamic organizations,…

SCO Official Warns of Expanding Terror Threat to Central Asia ………… International terrorist groups operating in Afghanistan and Syria are increasing efforts to target Central Asia, the head of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization’s Regional Anti-Terrorism Structure (RATS) warned, according to…

Kashmir’s Mirwaiz Umar Farooq Says Kashmiris Harassed Across India After Delhi Blast ————————————————— Kashmir’s chief cleric and All Parties Hurriyat Conference chairman, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, has urged authorities across India to stop what he described as “disturbing” instances of harassment…

Rights Groups Urge African Commission to Address Escalating Human Rights Crisis in Egypt —————- A coalition of 22 human rights organizations has called on the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights to take firm action in response to what…

Exercise, healthy eating could lower dangerous abdominal fat, study suggest ———————————- Combining diet and exercise could reduce harmful fat around the organs, aiding in lowering the risk of metabolic diseases, according to new research from Cambridge University reported by Anadolu…

G20 pledge to work for ‘just, comprehensive peace’ in Sudan, DR Congo, Palestine, Ukraine ———————————- G20 leaders on Saturday made a pledge in their summit declaration to work for a “just, comprehensive and lasting” peace in Sudan, the Democratic Republic…

Global Efforts to Control HIV, Tuberculosis and Malaria Threatened by Major Funding Shortfall ————————————— Efforts to control HIV, tuberculosis (TB) and malaria face significant setbacks after global leaders pledged only $11.3 billion to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis…

Taliban Orders Afghan Mosques to Dedicate Friday Sermons to the “Importance of Growing a Beard” ————————– The Taliban-run Ministry of Guidance, Hajj and Religious Affairs has issued a formal directive instructing all mosque imams across Afghanistan to dedicate the Friday…

Pakistan CTD Arrests Four Lashkar-e-Jhangvi Militants Linked to Targeted Killings of Shia in Karachi ———————————— Pakistan’s Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) has detained four suspected militants in a covert operation in Karachi, accusing them of involvement in a series of sectarian-motivated targeted…

Shirazi World Foundation Issues Message on International Day for Eradication of Poverty ——————————————— On the occasion of the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, the Shirazi World Foundation released a statement describing poverty not only as an economic problem…