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One-third of Afghanistan is cut off after electricity towers were destroyed in attacks
September 17, 2019
One-third of Afghanistan is cut off after electricity towers were destroyed in attacks
About a third of the country has been without power after the destruction of high-voltage towers in the northern province of Baghlan over the weekend, the country’s main electricity company said. About a third of the country has been without…
Human Rights: Saudi Arabia executed 130 people in 2019, including 6 children
September 17, 2019
Human Rights: Saudi Arabia executed 130 people in 2019, including 6 children
Saudi Arabia has executed 130 people since the beginning of 2019, most of them opponents of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the United Nations human rights organization said in Saudi Arabia has executed 130 people since the beginning of 2019,…
China has installed facial recognition scanners in Uighur mosques
September 16, 2019
China has installed facial recognition scanners in Uighur mosques
A video filmed in China in July shows facial recognition scanners at the entrances to several mosques in Ürümqi, the capital of the northwestern region of Xinjiang, home to more than 10 million people from the A video filmed in…
Organizing the Second Shia-Christian Dialogue in Johannesburg
September 16, 2019
Organizing the Second Shia-Christian Dialogue in Johannesburg
The Islamic Center in Johannesburg, South Africa, organized the Second Shia-Christian Dialogue. The Islamic Center in Johannesburg, South Africa, organized the Second Shia-Christian Dialogue. The head of the center, Abdullah Hosseini, said in a statement that a large number of…
Pakistan warns of ‘genocide’ in Kashmir, sees no talks with India
September 16, 2019
Pakistan warns of ‘genocide’ in Kashmir, sees no talks with India
Pakistan FM Shah Mahmood Qureshi likens ongoing clampdown in disputed Kashmir to the genocide that took place in Rwanda and Srebrenica, the ethnic cleansing of Rohingya in Myanmar, and 2002 Gujarat pogrom. Pakistan FM Shah Mahmood Qureshi likens ongoing clampdown…
South Korea plans to attract one million Muslim tourists in one year
September 15, 2019
South Korea plans to attract one million Muslim tourists in one year
South Korea plans to attract one million Muslim tourists as part of its efforts to diversify tourist attractions. South Korea plans to attract one million Muslim tourists as part of its efforts to diversify tourist attractions. The number of Muslim…
Ark of Salvation Ashura Exhibition in France
September 15, 2019
Ark of Salvation Ashura Exhibition in France
The French capital Paris is preparing to host the second exhibition of Ashura drawings of the Iranian painter “Hassan Rouh Al-Amin” under the title “Ark of Salvation”. The French capital Paris is preparing to host the second exhibition of Ashura…
19 militants killed and wounded in an air strike in northern Afghanistan
September 15, 2019
19 militants killed and wounded in an air strike in northern Afghanistan
Seven Taliban militants were killed and 12 others wounded in an air raid by the Afghan army in the Jirzewan district of Faryab province in the north of the country, police said on Tuesday. Seven Taliban militants were killed and…
Canadian Greens accept resignation of candidate who offended Muslims
September 14, 2019
Canadian Greens accept resignation of candidate who offended Muslims
The Canadian Green Party has accepted the resignation of Eric Schuman, the party’s candidate in Simco North, Ontario. The Canadian Green Party has accepted the resignation of Eric Schuman, the party’s candidate in Simco North, Ontario. “The Green Party has…
Proposal to ban the headscarf in secondary schools in Austria
September 14, 2019
Proposal to ban the headscarf in secondary schools in Austria
Former Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kors has proposed a ban on headscarves in high schools as part of his promises to the next general election due on September 29. Former Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kors has proposed a ban on headscarves in…