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New York will spend $50 million to spruce up 90 middle and high school cafeterias by the end of the year, with grab-and-go options and new kinds of seating. Along with expanding halal meal options, officials say it’s a way…

Lawmakers in the US state of New Jersey are considering naming January “Muslim Heritage Month”. The bill was sponsored by Senator Joe Pennacchio and advanced by the State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee. With the resolution, SJR-105, Pennacchio…

The famous Iranian architect Iraj Etisam passed away at the age of 92, after a journey full of giving and achievements. According to information obtained by Shia Waves News Agency, “the architect and urban planner, Iraj Etisam, died yesterday evening,…

The International Nonviolence Organization (Free Muslim) condemned the threats against journalists in Canada, calling on the authorities to shoulder their legal responsibilities by addressing those who launched hate speech.  The organization said in a statement that it had seen reports…

On the eighteenth of December, the international body and human rights organizations are busy commemorating the International Day of Migrants, in an expression that includes sympathy and solidarity in order to address the negative aspects of this phenomenon that has…

Last week, the St. Paul school board in Minnesota voted to add Eid al-Fitr to the district’s academic calendar. Students will not have class on any of the dates. Also last week, the Board of Education of Fairfield, Conn., decided…

A report issued by the United Nations Credentials Committee confirmed that a decision on whether the Taliban government and the military junta in Myanmar could send a UN ambassador to New York for the second time was postponed, but the…

The International Nonviolence Organization, Free Muslim, has expressed, with great pain, the catastrophe that children in Syria and Yemen are exposed to and the killing of tens of thousands of them, calling on all Islamic governments to unite efforts to…

By 2040, the Muslim population in the United States is projected to become the nation’s second largest religious group, according to the Pew Research Center. Muslim students often have trouble accessing culturally relevant halal options in public schools. But community-led…

The Brazilian TV channel ‘O Universo Da’ published a detailed report in which it talked about a documentary series specialized in the most important religious ceremonies around the world, including the massive pilgrimages performed by Muslims and non-Muslims in the…