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ISIS attacks kill at least 30 pro-government forces in Syria
November 8, 2023
ISIS attacks kill at least 30 pro-government forces in Syria
ISIS attacks killed at least 30 pro-government forces and soldiers in the Syrian desert, a war monitor said Wednesday, in one of the deadliest such assaults this year. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said there had been “30…
Global survey: 85% of people concerned about online disinformation
November 8, 2023
Global survey: 85% of people concerned about online disinformation
More than 85% of people are worried about the impact of online disinformation and 87% believe it has already harmed their country’s politics, according to a global survey, as the United Nations announced a plan to tackle the phenomenon. Across…
Racist treatment of Muslims in Germany reaches concerning level, study finds
November 8, 2023
Racist treatment of Muslims in Germany reaches concerning level, study finds
More than 40% of Muslim men are experiencing racism in everyday life in Germany, according to a study released on Tuesday. The report, published by the German Center for Integration and Migration Research (Dezim) in Berlin, says Muslims often experience…
Muslim School gate “Sinicized” in China’s campaign to eliminate visual traces of Islam in cities
November 8, 2023
Muslim School gate “Sinicized” in China’s campaign to eliminate visual traces of Islam in cities
Chinese authorities have “Sinicized” the historical gate leading to the Beijing Muslim School, eliminating its distinctive Arabic shapes and green decoration. The site had become a familiar sight in the area, and a visual testimony to the presence of Hui…
Shia scholars in Pakistan say new curriculum contains anti-Shia inflammatory contents…………….
November 8, 2023
Shia scholars in Pakistan say new curriculum contains anti-Shia inflammatory contents…………….
A group of Shia religious scholars in Pakistan rejected the new national curriculum, which they say contains false information about Shia Islam. The scholars say that the curriculum is inflammatory and does not represent the true teachings of Shia Islam.…
Grand Ayatollah Shirazi remarks on “infallibility”, Wilayah of Amir al-Mu’minin, peace be upon him
November 8, 2023
Grand Ayatollah Shirazi remarks on “infallibility”, Wilayah of Amir al-Mu’minin, peace be upon him
The daily scholarly meeting of Grand Ayatollah Seyyed Sadegh al-Hosseini al-Shirazi was held on Tuesday, the 22nd of Rabi al-Thani. In this session, like the previous meetings, the Supreme Marja answered the questions of the attendees about various jurisprudence issues.…
Russia-Ukraine war leaves appalling environmental impact, damage totals $56 billion
November 7, 2023
Russia-Ukraine war leaves appalling environmental impact, damage totals $56 billion
November 6 is the International Day for the Prevention of Environmental Exploitation in War and Armed Conflict. According to the Ukrainian prosecutor-general, the environmental damage of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine totals roughly $56 billion, with destruction of the Kakhovka Dam…
Media watchdog urges Pakistan to cancel deportation of 200 undocumented Afghan journalists
November 7, 2023
Media watchdog urges Pakistan to cancel deportation of 200 undocumented Afghan journalists
An international media watchdog is urging Pakistan not to deport more than 200 Afghan journalists who fled their homeland after the Taliban regained control in August 2021. The plea by Reporters Without Borders comes a week after Pakistan launched a…
More tremors hit Nepal three days after deadly earthquake kill over 150
November 7, 2023
More tremors hit Nepal three days after deadly earthquake kill over 150
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck Nepal on Monday, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre said, followed by another slightly weaker temblor, injuring three people, just days after over 150 perished in the country’s worst quake since 2015. According to Jajarkot police, at…
Heavy rains, flash floods leave 40 dead, displace thousands in Kenya, Somalia
November 7, 2023
Heavy rains, flash floods leave 40 dead, displace thousands in Kenya, Somalia
Heavy rains and flash flooding have killed at least 40 people and displaced tens of thousands in Kenya and Somalia, the Associated Press reported today. As of Sunday, flash floods had destroyed 241 acres of farmland and killed 1,067 livestock,…