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A community in Cape Town, South Africa, held a mass iftar for the first time, as Muslims around the world observe the holy month of Ramadan. Residents in Cafda stood side by side as they feasted at iftar time, thanks…

French far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen announced on Thursday that if elected in the presidential election, her government will impose fine on women wearing Islamic headscarf. Le Pen made the announcement during an interview with radio station RTL, where…

Hussaineyat Ale Yassin, affiliated with the Shirazi Religious Authority in the Australian city of Sydney, organized many religious and charitable events on the occasion of the great month of Ramadan. The Hussainiyah said in a statement received by Shia Waves,…

Muslim activists organized a protest in the city of Chikamagaluru in the southern Indian state of Karnataka, to protest against the decision to ban headscarves in state schools.After weeks of protests in state schools and its streets, the state Supreme…

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, announced that 10 million Ukrainians have been forced to leave their homes due to the war and displacement within the country or seek refuge in neighboring countries.Grandi said in a tweet…

The Ahlulbayt Center, affiliated with the Shirazi Religious Authority in the city of Majunga, Madagascar, celebrated the birth anniversary of Imam Mahdi, may Allah hasten his reappearance.The celebration was attended by a group of Ahlulbayt followers, and included various joyful…

Thousands demonstrated in Paris and other French cities, to protest against racism and police violence.In the capital, Paris, protesters marched through the city center behind a banner denouncing “state crimes”, and others carried banners with the slogan “Black lives matter.”Many…

A man armed with an axe and a spray can attacked worshipers at a mosque in a Toronto suburb on Saturday, as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s expressed his “strong” condemnation of the act.In a statement, local police said the 24-year-old…

The United Nations Human Rights Office announced the death toll of civilian casualties in Ukraine since the start of the Russian invasion on February 24 until March 18.As of March 18, at least 847 civilians were killed and 1,399 wounded…

Hindu hard-line groups have called for restrictions on the wearing of headscarves in classrooms in many Indian states, after a court upheld a ban on headscarves in the southern state of Karnataka, alarming India’s Muslims.The Karnataka Supreme Court’s recent decision…