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Rights groups voice concern over unjust placement of Muslims on blacklists across Europe
October 7, 2023
Rights groups voice concern over unjust placement of Muslims on blacklists across Europe
Muslim leaders have called on European governments to take measures against Islamophobia in Europe at security and human rights conference in Poland Report: Muslim civil society groups from Europe warned of the growing level of Islamophobia spreading across the continent…
Kenya: Large crowd of Muslims protest against LGBTQ rights
October 7, 2023
Kenya: Large crowd of Muslims protest against LGBTQ rights
Hundreds of Kenyan Muslims marched on the country’s Supreme Court Friday in protest against a recent decision upholding the right of LGBTQ groups to associate and form non-governmental organizations (NGOs), Deutsche Welle reported on Saturday, October 7. Angered Muslims carrying…
Climate disasters displaced 43m children in past six years, UNICEF reports
October 6, 2023
Climate disasters displaced 43m children in past six years, UNICEF reports
At least 43 million child displacements were linked to extreme weather events over the past six years, the equivalent of 20,000 children being forced to abandon their homes and school every single day, new research has found. Floods and storms…
Shia loyalists in Germany celebrate blessed birth anniversary of Honorable Prophet, Imam Jafar Al-Sadiq
October 2, 2023
Shia loyalists in Germany celebrate blessed birth anniversary of Honorable Prophet, Imam Jafar Al-Sadiq
The Shia devotees of AhlulBayt, peace be upon them, in Germany have celebrated the blessed birth anniversary of the Honorable Prophet and his grandson Imam Jafar Al-Sadiq, peace be upon them. The husseiniyya of Ahlulbayt, peace be upon them, in…
October 2nd marks International Day of Non-Violence
October 2, 2023
October 2nd marks International Day of Non-Violence
On June 15, 2007, the United Nations General Assembly unanimously declared October 2 — the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi, leader of India’s independence movement — as the International Day of Non-Violence. The UN resolution is intended to promote the culture…
Al-Shabab suicide bomber blows up tea shop in Somalia capital, kills at least seven
October 1, 2023
Al-Shabab suicide bomber blows up tea shop in Somalia capital, kills at least seven
A suicide bomber blew himself up on Friday at a tea shop in Somalia’s capital, killing at least seven people, Al Jazeera reported. The Sunni-extremist al-Shabab terrorist group claimed responsibility for the attack in a statement on its Arabic media…
World Resources Institute: Water shortage threatens 6 billion people
October 1, 2023
World Resources Institute: Water shortage threatens 6 billion people
The World Resources Institute announced in its recent report that the lack of clean water will threaten about six billion people in the world by 2050. According to WRI, the countries of sub-Saharan Africa and the Middle East are particularly…
14 students abducted in Nigeria’s Zamfara state rescued by security forces
September 27, 2023
14 students abducted in Nigeria’s Zamfara state rescued by security forces
Security forces have rescued 14 of at least 20 students abducted from a university in northwestern Nigeria and are searching for the remaining captives, school authorities say. Gunmen attacked the school in Zamfara state’s Bungudu district last week and fled…
Somali army neutralizes at least 70 al-Shabaab militants
September 26, 2023
Somali army neutralizes at least 70 al-Shabaab militants
At least 70 members of the Sunni extremist group al-Shabaab were killed Sunday in a military operation conducted by the Somali National Army backed by local militias in north-central Mudug province. The joint force raided al-Shabaab terrorist hideouts and gathering…
Guterres: Only way to end nuclear risk ‘is to eliminate nuclear weapons’
September 26, 2023
Guterres: Only way to end nuclear risk ‘is to eliminate nuclear weapons’
The Secretary General of the United Nations has called for complete destruction of nuclear weapons in the world as the only way to “eliminate the nuclear risk”. When “geopolitical mistrust and competition” has pushed the nuclear risk to Cold War…