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A new place of worship is set to be built that will bring Muslims, Christians, and Jews together – and it has already been dubbed a “churmosquagogue”.The foundation stone of the House of One in Berlin will be laid at…

Fifteen years ago, the al-Askariyain Holy Shrine witnessed the most heinous crime. One of the largest domes in the Islamic world was bombed by terrorists who intended to stoke sectarian flames in Iraq.Muslims worldwide and the Shias commemorate this calamity…

United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres has condemned the use of deadly force in Myanmar against protesters.Two people were killed in Myanmar’s second city, Mandalay, yesterday when police and soldiers fired to disperse crowds that had gathered to protest against…

The number of Syrians who lack access to sufficient food has reached a record 12.4 million, or nearly 60 per cent of the population, the World Food Programme (WFP) reported on Wednesday, citing “alarming” new national data.Economic crisis, job losses…

The SAM Organization for Rights and Freedoms accused Emirati militias of adopting a policy of intimidation and enforced disappearance of civilians in the towns of Al-Hudaydah province, in western Yemen.The organization said that the repeated arrests and summons by Emirati-backed…

The government of Egypt denies reports that it intends to remove verses of the Quran and Hadiths from some school books.An education ministry deputy said these reports are baseless and there are no such plans, youm7.com reported.The official added that…

Human Rights Watch confirmed Saudi Arabia has taken important steps to eliminate content of hatred from its school religion textbooks, but the current texts maintain language that disparages practices associated with religious minorities.A comprehensive Human Rights Watch review of Education…

The Islamic Group in Austria renewed its opposition to the government’s plan to make amendments to the “Islam Law”, within the framework of the anti-terrorism bill.The head of the group, Omet Voral, said at a press conference in the capital,…

Kwara State, Nigeria, directed an immediate, but temporary closure of some grant-aided schools in Ilorin pending the resolution of a Hijab controversy in the schools.Mrs Kemi Adeosun, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education and Human Capital Development, said in a statement…

Mark Lowcock, the humanitarian and emergency relief coordinator at the UN, has called for raising about four billion dollars in 2021 to fund humanitarian operations in Yemen.The UN official said that Yemen is rapidly heading towards the worst famine the…