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UN raises concerns about increasing levels of malnutrition among women, children in Afghanistan

UN raises concerns about increasing levels of malnutrition among women, children in Afghanistan

The World Food Programme in Afghanistan has highlighted a significant increase in malnutrition among women, with 1.2 million affected, Khaama Press reported yesterday. The UN organization also warns of a rise in malnourished children, with a possibility of three million…
Taliban’s decision to return to stoning women sparks opposition and outrage worldwide

Taliban’s decision to return to stoning women sparks opposition and outrage worldwide

The recent announcement by the Taliban that it is resuming the practice of publicly stoning women to death has sparked shock and outrage worldwide, according to various news reports. Human rights groups have accused the international community of remaining silent,…
Pakistan-based Uyghur refugees face expulsion in April

Pakistan-based Uyghur refugees face expulsion in April

About 100 Uyghur refugees in Pakistan are facing deportation after the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, Radio Free Asia reported yesterday. The 18 refugee families fear deportation to Taliban-controlled Afghanistan or China, where they may face persecution, the article added.…
Suicide bombing in northwest Pakistan kills 5 Chinese nationals

Suicide bombing in northwest Pakistan kills 5 Chinese nationals

At least five Chinese nationals and their local driver were killed in a suicide bombing in northwest Pakistan on Tuesday, the Associate Press reported. The incident occurred in the Shangla district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, when a suicide bomber rammed…
Pakistani soldiers eliminate four militants in overnight raid

Pakistani soldiers eliminate four militants in overnight raid

Pakistan security forces killed four militants in an overnight raid on an outlawed group’s hideout in the northwest bordering Afghanistan, TRTWorld reported. Troops found a cache of weapons, ammunition, and explosives in the operation conducted at the hideout in Dera…
Half of Afghanistan’s population affected by mental distress, WHO reports

Half of Afghanistan’s population affected by mental distress, WHO reports

The WHO, in partnership with the UN Office on Drugs and Crime, the EU, and Japan, raised concerns about the high levels of mental distress in Afghanistan, affecting 50% of the population, Amu TV reported on Tuesday. According to the…
Turkey: Shia Muslims hold various programs to honour blessed month of Ramadan

Turkey: Shia Muslims hold various programs to honour blessed month of Ramadan

In a spiritual and tranquil atmosphere, Shia Muslims in Istanbul, Turkey, have continued to observe the rituals and practices of the holy month of Ramadan. Shia Waves correspondent in the city reported that “mosques and Shia Hussainiyyas in Istanbul are…
World Shirazi Foundation calls for enacting laws in alignment with Muslim events, occasions

World Shirazi Foundation calls for enacting laws in alignment with Muslim events, occasions

The World Shirazi Foundation has called on Muslims to unite the banner of solidarity, compassion, tolerance, and cooperation for the sake of pleasing Allah Almighty, and to reject all differences, conflicts, and discord. In its message on the advent of…
Holy Najaf to launch renovation operation of entrance to blessed Shrine of Amir al-Mu’minin before Ramadan 19

Holy Najaf to launch renovation operation of entrance to blessed Shrine of Amir al-Mu’minin before Ramadan 19

The renovation operation of the entrance to the old city in Najaf al-Ashraf, which leads to the shrine of Amir al-Mu’minin, peace be upon him, will be launched before the anniversary of his “head-strike injury” on the 19 of Ramadan.…
Misbah Al-Hussein prepares 100,000 meals for distribution to orphans, needy during holy Ramadan

Misbah Al-Hussein prepares 100,000 meals for distribution to orphans, needy during holy Ramadan

For the sixth consecutive year, Misbah al-Hussein Foundation, based in the holy city of Karbala, has prepared 100,000 food baskets for distribution during the holy month of Ramadan. This charity institution, in line with the directives of the supreme taqlid…
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