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UN: Tackling hunger crises in different countries including Nigeria and Yemen require $4.4 billion
February 23, 2017
UN: Tackling hunger crises in different countries including Nigeria and Yemen require $4.4 billion
Sounding the alarm on behalf of more than 20 million people in different countries including Yemen, and north-east Nigeria facing devastating levels of food insecurity, Secretary-General António Guterres joined other top United Nations officials today calling for “strong and urgent”…
Human Rights Watch: Bahrain proposed military trials of civilians
February 23, 2017
Human Rights Watch: Bahrain proposed military trials of civilians
Bahrain’s Council of Representatives on February 21, 2017, approved an amendment to Bahrain’s Constitution that would enable military courts to try civilians, in violation of international fair trial standards, Human Rights Watch said today. Bahrain’s Council of Representatives…
Free Muslim condemns negligent Iraqi government
February 23, 2017
Free Muslim condemns negligent Iraqi government
Free Muslim International Organization pointed a finger at the Iraqi government for its failure in safeguarding the lives of civilians against the terrorist organizations. Free Muslim International Organization pointed a finger at the Iraqi government for its failure…
Arson attack on Islamic center in Sweden
February 22, 2017
Arson attack on Islamic center in Sweden
An Islamic cultural center, which is also used as a mosque, has been targeted in an arson attack in Sweden’s second-largest city Göteborg. An Islamic cultural center, which is also used as a mosque, has been targeted in…
Myanmar probing police ‘cover-up’ of deaths of two Rohingya Muslims
February 22, 2017
Myanmar probing police ‘cover-up’ of deaths of two Rohingya Muslims
Myanmar’s army-controlled home ministry is investigating a cover-up by the country’s border force of the deaths in custody of two Rohingya Muslims in troubled Rakhine State, according to a police report reviewed by Reuters and interviews with two senior security…
UN: Seven million people face starvation in conflict-ridden Yemen
February 22, 2017
UN: Seven million people face starvation in conflict-ridden Yemen
The United Nations humanitarian coordinator in Yemen has warned of a deepening food crisis in the country, which is reeling from a Saudi military aggression, saying almost a quarter of the country’s 27 million population are facing starvation. …
Ayatollah Shirazi representative continues Europe missionary tour
February 22, 2017
Ayatollah Shirazi representative continues Europe missionary tour
Ayatollah Shirazi’s representative, Sheikh Mahdi Ma’ash, is continuing the Europe missionary tour and has visited Islamic cultural centers, mosques and husseiniyahsin Germany. Ayatollah Shirazi’s representative, Sheikh Mahdi Ma’ash, is continuing the Europe missionary tour and has visited Islamic cultural…
Cuba to build its first mosque
February 22, 2017
Cuba to build its first mosque
Despite being a predominantly Catholic state and having a generally chilly relationship with religion, Cuba might soon see its first mosque rise in Havana. Despite being a predominantly Catholic state and having a generally chilly relationship with religion, Cuba…
New York marchers say ‘I am a Muslim too’
February 21, 2017
New York marchers say ‘I am a Muslim too’
More than 1,000 people marched for freedom of faith and expression and filled New York’s Times Square on Sunday, waving American flags and holding signs saying “No Muslim Ban.” More than 1,000 people marched for freedom of faith and…
Roadside bomb kills 12 Afghans including children, UN says
February 19, 2017
Roadside bomb kills 12 Afghans including children, UN says
The UN has condemned the killing of 12 Afghans, including eight children returning from school, by a roadside bomb in the country’s volatile east, the latest in a growing number of civilian casualties. The UN has condemned the…