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Cologne’s Central Mosque sounds call to prayer for the first time
October 15, 2022
Cologne’s Central Mosque sounds call to prayer for the first time
The Muslim call to prayer has sounded for the first time from one of Germany’s biggest mosques in Cologne, but at limited volume – as part of a project agreed with authorities in the city that has one of the…
1.4 million children under five malnourished in South Sudan, charity says
October 15, 2022
1.4 million children under five malnourished in South Sudan, charity says
About 1.4 million children under the age of five are suffering from malnutrition in South Sudan, caught in the grip of widespread flooding and intercommunal conflict, the British Charity ‘Save the Children’ said yesterday, Friday. It said the world’s youngest…
Hundreds killed in Nigeria floods, more than 1.4 million displaced, CNN reports
October 15, 2022
Hundreds killed in Nigeria floods, more than 1.4 million displaced, CNN reports
More than 1.4 million people have been displaced and about 500 people have died in some of the worst flooding Nigeria has seen in a decade, the country’s humanitarian ministry said last Wednesday, according to the CNN. As of Tuesday,…
EU’s top court rules hijab can be banned at workplace
October 15, 2022
EU’s top court rules hijab can be banned at workplace
The European Union’s (EU) top court said last Thursday that corporations and businesses may restrict the wearing of hijabs or headscarves as long as it is part of a broader prohibition. The Court was hearing a case relating to a…
China intensifies crackdown on Muslims in Xinjiang, a report says
October 15, 2022
China intensifies crackdown on Muslims in Xinjiang, a report says
China has intensified a crackdown on Uyghur and Kazakh Muslims with mass arrests and detentions ahead of the national congress of the Chinese Community Party (CCP), says a report. Over the past few weeks, law enforcers in the Ili Kazakh…
Nigeria: Floods leave hundreds dead, over million displaced amid risk of catastrophic levels of hunger
October 13, 2022
Nigeria: Floods leave hundreds dead, over million displaced amid risk of catastrophic levels of hunger
Nearly 500 people have died in Nigeria’s worst floods in a decade, and about 1.4 million others have been displaced from their homes since the start of the rainy season. Floods caused by heavy rains, with poor infrastructure, affected large…
UN calls on rich countries to end debt crisis of poorest countries
October 13, 2022
UN calls on rich countries to end debt crisis of poorest countries
In a study conducted by the United Nations, the UN called for urgent measures to relieve the debt of 54 countries representing more than half of the world’s poorest population, who live on only about 3% of the global economy.…
Scotland: Interfaith and older adult charities in Glasgow to launch partnership scheme
October 13, 2022
Scotland: Interfaith and older adult charities in Glasgow to launch partnership scheme
Two Glasgow organizations have launched a partnership which will see joint working for older adults from all faiths and backgrounds. Glasgow’s Golden Generation (GGG) has been supporting older adults in the city since 1948 and Scottish Ahlul-Bayt Society (SABS) promotes interfaith working…
Shia presence and important proposals during the First International Conference on Sustainable Development
October 13, 2022
Shia presence and important proposals during the First International Conference on Sustainable Development
The First International Academic Conference on Sustainable Development, held by the United Nations during the past few days at the Utah Valley University in the United States, recorded the active attendance of a number of Shia clerics, and aims to…
Muslim protesters shut down Dearborn school board meeting over LGBTQ books
October 12, 2022
Muslim protesters shut down Dearborn school board meeting over LGBTQ books
The ‘Detroit Free Press’ newspaper reported that hundreds of protesters packed a Dearborn Public Schools board meeting on Monday October 11th and shut it down with cries of anger over certain LGBTQ books they said are too sexually explicit for…