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Almost half of the civilians killed and injured by landmines last year were children, with the highest number in Syria followed by Ukraine and Yemen. The latest Landmine Monitor report published on Tuesday reveals at least 4,710 casualties of mines…

A young Thai woman, declined to reveal her name, converted to Shia Islam at the holy shrine of Imam Reza, peace be upon him, the eighth Infallible Imam, in the holy city of Mashhad, the media department of the Holy…

At least 20 fishermen died after their boat capsized on Monday in the Anyiin area of River Benue in north-eastern Nigeria’s Taraba state. Boat accidents are frequent on Nigeria’s poorly regulated waterways due to overloaded boats, lack of maintenance and…

A Muslim youth has been arrested for selling eggs at Haridwar’s Har Ki Pauri ghat on the banks of river Ganga, considered sacred by Hindus. The young vendor has been charged with hurting Hindu religious sentiments. The sale of meat,…

Nearly two hundred Rohingya, most of them women and children, arrived by boat at Indonesia’s Aceh province on Tuesday, the chief of a local fishing community said, the latest batch of people to have fled Myanmar by sea this year.…

In a bid to advance the cause of Islamic banking in Pakistan, Punjab University Professor Vice-Chancellor Dr Khalid Mahmood emphasised the need for additional measures. Addressing the audience in the opening ceremony of a prestigious international conference on commerce and…

The Dutch city of Rotterdam hosted a major international meeting to address extremism and hatred against Muslims, with the participation of Shia religious leaders. The meeting brought together policymakers, civil society actors, civil servants, diplomats, and religious leaders, including prominent…

Shia activists in France held a protest on Wednesday to draw attention to the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Pakistan and the plight of refugees in France. The protest, which was held in the French city of Canberra, was organized by…

The daily scholarly meeting of Grand Ayatollah Seyyed Sadegh al-Hosseini al-Shirazi was held on Tuesday, the 29th of Rabi al-Thani. In this session, like the previous meetings, the Marja answered the questions of the attendees about various legal issues. Grand…

A boat carrying migrants capsized off the Turkish Aegean coastal province of Izmir on Monday, killing at least five people, the Turkish coast guard said. A further six migrants were rescued. The coast guard said a search and rescue mission…