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SRW condemns terrorist attacks on Nubl and Zahra towns in northern Syrian Aleppo………………….
December 12, 2023
SRW condemns terrorist attacks on Nubl and Zahra towns in northern Syrian Aleppo………………….
Shia Rights Watch (SRW) condemned the recent terrorist operations that targeted innocent civilians in the towns of Nubl and Zahra north of the Syrian city of Aleppo, calling on the official authorities to shoulder their responsibility to protect civilians. The…
Overtaking Afghanistan, Myanmar is now largest source of opium, UN says
December 12, 2023
Overtaking Afghanistan, Myanmar is now largest source of opium, UN says
According to a new United Nations report released today, Myanmar has become the world’s top producer of opium, overtaking Afghanistan in 2023. The UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) said on Tuesday that the 95 percent decline in opium…
Imprisoned Uyghur academic Ilham Tohti becomes Nobel Peace Prize nominee for 2024
December 12, 2023
Imprisoned Uyghur academic Ilham Tohti becomes Nobel Peace Prize nominee for 2024
More than 180 high-level officials and experts have nominated the 53-year-old jailed Uyghur academic and blogger Ilham Tohti to receive the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize, citing his role as “the true symbol of the Uyghur people’s fight for freedom” under…
Quarter of world’s freshwater fish species can soon face extinction, researchers warn
December 12, 2023
Quarter of world’s freshwater fish species can soon face extinction, researchers warn
Thousands of species of freshwater fish are at risk of extinction, the International Union for Conservation of Nature said in a Monday report released at the United Nations climate conference in Dubai. The organization assessed just under 15,000 species and…
Taliban-linked suicide bombing kills 24 at Pakistan military base
December 12, 2023
Taliban-linked suicide bombing kills 24 at Pakistan military base
Militants rammed an explosive-laden truck into a police station in northwest Pakistan on Tuesday, killing at least 24 people, two security officials said, the latest devastating attack in recent months claimed by a Pakistani Taliban group. The bomb and gun…
New book in English provides brief biography of Imam al-Mahdi
December 12, 2023
New book in English provides brief biography of Imam al-Mahdi
A book entitled “The Divine Saviour” was published by Jamkaran for Publication and English Translation, as a brief biography of Imam Mahdi, may Allah Almighty hasten his honorable reappearance, which is intended to be distributed in Western countries. The publishing…
Afghanistan: Infectious respiratory disease outbreaks amid UN warning of fatal winter for unsheltered Afghans
December 12, 2023
Afghanistan: Infectious respiratory disease outbreaks amid UN warning of fatal winter for unsheltered Afghans
The World Health Organization recently released a concerning report about the state of respiratory health in Afghanistan, confirming the country has witnessed a staggering number of deaths linked to acute respiratory diseases this year. According to WHO, the total count…
France to stop funding largest Muslim high school amid fears of wider crackdown
December 12, 2023
France to stop funding largest Muslim high school amid fears of wider crackdown
France is to end funding for its biggest Muslim high school on the grounds of administrative failures and questionable teaching practices, a local official said on Monday, the latest in what some rights groups say is a wider crackdown on…
31st demolition anniversary of historic Babri Mosque commemorated as ‘Black Day’ in India
December 7, 2023
31st demolition anniversary of historic Babri Mosque commemorated as ‘Black Day’ in India
On the 31st anniversary of the historic Babri Mosque’s demolition, Indian Muslims have called it a “Black Day,” with some vowing to continue their fight for legal rights in the country. The 16th-century Babri Mosque in Ayodhya in the northern…
EU commits to €30m for protection of mosques amid surge in hate crime
December 7, 2023
EU commits to €30m for protection of mosques amid surge in hate crime
The European Commission has promised a €30m (£26m) fund to increase security at mosques and places of worship across the continent as it condemned a recent rise in levels of antisemitism and Islamophobia as “un-European”. Saying that tensions surrounding the…