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Water scarcity affects nearly 350 million children in South Asia: UN
November 14, 2023
Water scarcity affects nearly 350 million children in South Asia: UN
More children in South Asia are struggling due to severe water scarcity made worse by the effects of climate change than anywhere else worldwide, the United Nations says. “A staggering 347 million children under 18 are exposed to high or…
EU says around 100 civilians reportedly killed in Burkina Faso village massacre
November 14, 2023
EU says around 100 civilians reportedly killed in Burkina Faso village massacre
Roughly 100 civilians were reportedly killed during a massacre on a village in the West African country of Burkina Faso, the European Union’s diplomatic service said Monday. Unidentified assailants recently attacked the village of Zaongo in Burkina Faso’s northern Centre-North…
Largest mosque holding up to 10,000 worshippers set to open next year in Cyprus
November 14, 2023
Largest mosque holding up to 10,000 worshippers set to open next year in Cyprus
The biggest mosque in Cyprus, designed to hold up to 10,000 people, will open in the north next year, on the Near East University campus, CyprusMail reported yesterday. A number of presidents from Muslim countries have been invited for the…
Toddlers need chickenpox jab, advisers tell NHS
November 14, 2023
Toddlers need chickenpox jab, advisers tell NHS
The government is to decide whether or not children between 12-18 months will get vaccinated against chicken pox as advised.Till date, majority of parents go private and pay up to £200 to protect their children against this virus, which causes…
Uyghur-supporting Hui Muslim Poet harassed, beaten near home
November 14, 2023
Uyghur-supporting Hui Muslim Poet harassed, beaten near home
Hui Muslim poet Cui Haoxin, formerly a vocal critic of Beijing’s treatment of Uyghurs and Hui Muslims, has been severely beaten by an unidentified man after lying low for nearly three years. The attack came nearly three years after Cui…
Pakistan: 2 soldiers killed in operation targeting militants in North Waziristan
November 14, 2023
Pakistan: 2 soldiers killed in operation targeting militants in North Waziristan
Two soldiers were martyred while one terrorist was killed in an exchange of fire between security forces and militants in North Waziristan District of Pakistan, a local military media confirmed on Monday. The operation on Monday was part of a…
China reportedly uses smart cameras to identify fasting students in Muslim-majority province
November 14, 2023
China reportedly uses smart cameras to identify fasting students in Muslim-majority province
US-based research group IPVM has accused Chinese video surveillance equipment company Hikvision of engaging with a contract to develop technology that can identify Muslim students that are fasting during Ramadan, based on their dining records. The $9 million contract required…
Anti-Muslim incidents skyrocket across Canada, Muslim groups say
November 14, 2023
Anti-Muslim incidents skyrocket across Canada, Muslim groups say
The president of the Canadian Muslim Forum said that the level of anti-Islamic hate crimes and intimidation reported since Oct. 7 has soared. In his nearly 30 years as co-founder and then president of the Canadian Muslim Forum, Samer Majzoub…
UK Interior Minister sacked following pro-Palestinian protests comments
November 14, 2023
UK Interior Minister sacked following pro-Palestinian protests comments
The British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak terminated the controversial Interior Minister Suella Braverman on Monday, according to several media reports. The dismissal came as part of changes Sunak is making to his team ahead of the expected general election next…
Grand Ayatollah Shirazi remarks on loans given by banks under Sharia-based titles
November 14, 2023
Grand Ayatollah Shirazi remarks on loans given by banks under Sharia-based titles
The daily scholarly meeting of Grand Ayatollah Seyyed Sadegh al-Hosseini al-Shirazi was held on Sunday, the 27th of Rabi al-Thani. In this session, like the previous meetings, the supreme religious authority answered the questions of the attendees about various jurisprudential…