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Over recent months, funding shortfalls have forced UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, to make cuts to its lifesaving aid to refugees and other forcibly displaced people in a number of operations across the world. UNHCR is particularly concerned about the…

Community leaders say Fargo’s Islamic Cemetery is the target of a vandalism spree. The area in North Dakota, USA, is usually a quiet, peaceful area, and operating the one-acre cemetery is largely a grassroots effort for the Islamic Society of…

The Imam Shirazi World Foundation has called for reforming the prison conditions in the Middle East, stressing the need to pay serious attention to the conditions of those who are imprisoned or arrested on any charge. In a statement received…

A Somali official said on Sunday October 23rd, that 9 people were killed and dozens wounded in a car bomb attack and shooting on a hotel in Kismayo, before the security forces were able to kill the perpetrators, media reported.…

On Tuesday, the world will see a partial eclipse of the sun, covering large areas of the northern hemisphere, in a phenomenon that lasts for two hours that will not lead to complete darkness, but those who wish to observe…

As many as 74 percent of Bangladeshi citizens think that the Chinese government is repressive towards Uyghur Muslims while 24 per cent think that they are being persecuted just because of their religious identity, according to a survey. This survey…

A conference entitled “The Danger of Following Personal Interests of Preachers and Religious Leaders” concluded yesterday in the city of Birni-N’Konni, Niger. The 2-day event was attended by followers of the Supreme Religious Authority, Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Sadiq Al-Husseini Al-Shirazi.…

Husseini ceremonies continue to remember the pure Ahlulbayt, peace be upon them, and their lives and sacrifices, in the city of Majunga, Madagascar. The Ahlulbayt Center, affiliated with the Shirazi Religious Authority, continues to hold weekly Husseini ceremonies and various…

Although the subject gets little media coverage, the problem of food in French school cafeterias is a headache for many parents of Muslim students. Citing their version of secularism, some mayors have decided not to offer alternative menus in school…

Greek media said that work has been completed for the construction of the first cemetery for Muslims in the Greek capital, Athens, according to Anatolia Agency. The newspaper “T Nea” reported that the construction of the first cemetery for Muslims…