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CAIR condemns China’s crackdown on mosques in Muslim-populated regions
November 23, 2023
CAIR condemns China’s crackdown on mosques in Muslim-populated regions
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization in the US, released a statement yesterday condemning the closure of mosques by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in China’s Ningxia and Gansu provinces. The CCP…
Grand Ayatollah Shirazi: Accepting Wilayah condition for validity of prayer based on hadith
November 23, 2023
Grand Ayatollah Shirazi: Accepting Wilayah condition for validity of prayer based on hadith
The daily scholarly meeting of Grand Ayatollah Seyyed Sadiq al-Hosseini al-Shirazi was held on Wednesday, the seventh of Jumadi al-Awwal. In this session, like the previous meetings, the Marja answered the questions of the attendees about various jurisprudence issues. In…
Chinese authorities have allegedly tortured Uyghur filmmaker into confession
November 22, 2023
Chinese authorities have allegedly tortured Uyghur filmmaker into confession
A Uyghur filmmaker on trial for “separatism” and “terrorism” in Xinjiang told the court he was tortured into confessing crimes he didn’t commit, RFA reported. According to the article published yesterday, Ikram Nurmehmet, 32, and four Uyghur friends – all…
Spanish police classifies some African child refugees as adults after migration influx persists
November 22, 2023
Spanish police classifies some African child refugees as adults after migration influx persists
A surge in the number of migrants making the treacherous journey from West Africa to the Spanish Canary Islands is straining local authorities, with human rights groups warning that many child migrants are being wrongly classed as adults by Spanish…
Bangladesh struggling with unprecedented dengue prevalence as disease pattern changes
November 22, 2023
Bangladesh struggling with unprecedented dengue prevalence as disease pattern changes
Bangladesh is undergoing its worst-ever dengue outbreak in history, with hospitals packed to the brim and the death toll rising, Al Jazeera reported. Last Wednesday, the country recorded 24 deaths – the highest in a day – from the mosquito-borne…
Russian invasion causes over 10,000 civilian deaths in Ukraine, UN says
November 22, 2023
Russian invasion causes over 10,000 civilian deaths in Ukraine, UN says
More than 10,000 civilians have been killed in Ukraine since Russia’s invasion last year, the United Nations says, with about half of the deaths in the past three months taking place far behind the front lines, Al Jazeera reported. More…
British newspaper “The Sun” publishes new article about Wadi Al-Salam Cemetery in Holy Najaf
November 22, 2023
British newspaper “The Sun” publishes new article about Wadi Al-Salam Cemetery in Holy Najaf
The British newspaper ‘The Sun’ has published a new article about Wadi Al-Salam cemetery in Holy Najaf, Iraq. The newspaper said in its article, followed by Shia Waves Agency, that “the cemetery is visited by millions of pilgrims each year…
Stampede kills 31 people in army recruitment drive in Congo-Brazzaville
November 22, 2023
Stampede kills 31 people in army recruitment drive in Congo-Brazzaville
At least thirty-one people have died in an overnight stampede during an army recruitment drive in a stadium in Brazzaville, the capital of the Republic of the Congo, authorities said on Tuesday. The government said the “tragedy” occurred on Monday…
UN General Assembly urges ‘Olympic Truce’ for 2024 Paris summer games
November 22, 2023
UN General Assembly urges ‘Olympic Truce’ for 2024 Paris summer games
The United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday adopted a resolution urging the member states of the United Nations to respect the Olympic Truce individually and collectively, starting from the seventh day before the start of the Olympic Games in Paris…
China expanding crackdown on mosques to regions outside Xinjiang, Human Rights Watch says………………….
November 22, 2023
China expanding crackdown on mosques to regions outside Xinjiang, Human Rights Watch says………………….
The Chinese government has expanded its campaign of closing mosques to regions other than Xinjiang, where for years it has been blamed for persecuting Muslim minorities, according to a Human Rights Watch report released Wednesday. Authorities have closed mosques in the northern…