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UN humanitarians say $4.3 billion is needed to halt ‘worsening’ Yemen crisis
May 4, 2022
UN humanitarians say $4.3 billion is needed to halt ‘worsening’ Yemen crisis
The UN’s Humanitarian Country Team in Yemen on Saturday, released its Response Plan (HRP) for this year, seeking nearly $4.3 billion to reverse a steady deterioration across the country, the grinding war there continues, despite a current pause in fighting.…
Blackburn Rovers become first UK football club to host Eid prayers on pitch
May 4, 2022
Blackburn Rovers become first UK football club to host Eid prayers on pitch
Hundreds of people congregated at Ewood Park to mark the end of the holy month of Ramadan. Aerial footage tweeted by the club showed about half the pitch covered with prayer mats and a sermon being delivered. A message from…
Muslim Graves Vandalized in Sweden
May 4, 2022
Muslim Graves Vandalized in Sweden
Several Muslim and Christian Orthodox graves have been vandalized in Malmo amid increasing tensions caused by the far right. Many tombstones were also scrawled with red paint by unidentified people at Ostra Cemetery, reported Swedish public broadcaster SVT, citing police…
Ethiopian police fire tear gas at protesters during Eid celebrations
May 3, 2022
Ethiopian police fire tear gas at protesters during Eid celebrations
Muslims marking the end of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan were hit with tear gas in the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa on Monday as protesters clashed with police.Hundreds of thousands had gathered to celebrate the Eid al-Fitr holiday…
Protest in Italy against the genocide of Afghan Shias
May 2, 2022
Protest in Italy against the genocide of Afghan Shias
Last Saturday, a protest was organized to denounce the genocide and massacres committed against the persecuted Afghan Shia in the Italian capital, Rome. Hundreds of Shias gathered at the Piazza della in central Rome to participate in the protest.…
Misbah al-Hussein Foundation’s 100,000 Ramadan meals project reaches Niger
May 2, 2022
Misbah al-Hussein Foundation’s 100,000 Ramadan meals project reaches Niger
The Misbah Al-Hussein Foundation for Relief and Development continued to distribute Ramadan aid to the families of orphans and the underprivileged in Iraq and Arab and Islamic countries. The Foundation, operating under the auspices of the Shirazi Religious Authority in…
Riot erupts in Sweden as far-right leader attempts to burn another copy of Muslim holy book
May 2, 2022
Riot erupts in Sweden as far-right leader attempts to burn another copy of Muslim holy book
A riot broke out when the leader of the far-right Danish party Stram Kurs burned another copy of the Muslim holy book Quran on Sunday. Rasmus Paludan, who went to the Uppsala Mosque late Sunday under the protection of the…
International Nonviolence Organization calls on Moroccan authorities to release prisoners of conscience
May 1, 2022
International Nonviolence Organization calls on Moroccan authorities to release prisoners of conscience
The International Non-violence Organization, Free Muslim, called on the Moroccan authorities to adopt a more moderate policy towards its citizens who oppose its internal or foreign policies, calling for the release of all prisoners of conscience or those detained on…
Mosque in southern France vandalized amid rising Islamophobia
April 28, 2022
Mosque in southern France vandalized amid rising Islamophobia
A mosque in the southern city of Aix-en-Provence was vandalized on Monday, in the midst of the increasing acts of Islamophobia in France. French news outlet BFM TV reported that attackers left anti-islam tags such as “Islam kills” and “Islam…
Britain recalls children’s book over anti-Muslim images
April 28, 2022
Britain recalls children’s book over anti-Muslim images
Britain decided to withdraw a famous children’s book from markets and libraries, due to complaints about its racist messages against Muslims, according to the British newspaper, The Times. In one of the books of the famous series, children travel to…