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Kashmir: Muslims barred from Eid prayers at Srinagar’s Jamia masjid for fifth consecutive year
April 12, 2024
Kashmir: Muslims barred from Eid prayers at Srinagar’s Jamia masjid for fifth consecutive year
The historic Jamia Masjid in Srinagar, Kashmir, was once again prohibited from hosting congregational Eid prayers, and its head cleric Mirwaiz Umar Farooq was placed under house detention on Eid day, Kashmir Media Service reported. The Indian authorities locked the…
Pakistan: 18 pilgrims dead, over 50 injured as truck en route to Shah Noorani shrine falls into ravine
April 11, 2024
Pakistan: 18 pilgrims dead, over 50 injured as truck en route to Shah Noorani shrine falls into ravine
A deadly truck accident in Balochistan’s Hub district late Wednesday night has claimed at least 18 lives and injured more than 50 after a vehicle fell in a ditch, local news reported. “The truck was overspeeding and it went out…
Egypt: Administrative Court rules to lift ban on wearing niqab in schools
April 10, 2024
Egypt: Administrative Court rules to lift ban on wearing niqab in schools
Egypt’s Administrative Court of the State Council ruled to accept a lawsuit to suspend the ban on wearing the niqab in schools in form, while rejecting it in substance. Two Egyptian citizens, Haitham Abdel Mageed and Ashraf Abdel Ghani, filed…
On blessed Eid al-Fitr, Afghan school girls reiterate their calls for reopening education institutions
April 10, 2024
On blessed Eid al-Fitr, Afghan school girls reiterate their calls for reopening education institutions
A large number of girls deprived of education in Afghanistan have reiterated their demsnds to the de facto government, Taliban, to reopen educational institutions on the occasion of the blessed Eid al-Fitr. Shia Waves Agency quoted the Indian news agency…
Kashmiri apple farmers fear loss of land, livelihood to railway project
April 10, 2024
Kashmiri apple farmers fear loss of land, livelihood to railway project
In Indian-administered Kashmir, some Kashmiri apple farmers have been shocked when government officials arrived at their orchards without notice and began measuring their land for the construction of a railway line, Al Jazeera reported in an article published today, April…
Afghanistan ranks 178th in World Bank report for women’s economic participation
April 10, 2024
Afghanistan ranks 178th in World Bank report for women’s economic participation
The most recent report from the World Bank on the economic and business status of women has placed the women’s economic participation in Afghanistan at 178th position out of 190 countries, higher than countries such as Iran, Yemen, and Palestine.…
Office of Grand Ayatollah Shirazi announces tomorrow, Wednesday, as first of Shawaal
April 9, 2024
Office of Grand Ayatollah Shirazi announces tomorrow, Wednesday, as first of Shawaal
The office of His Eminence, the Supreme Religious Authority Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Sadiq al-Husseini al-Shirazi, has announced Wednesday 10th April 2024 as the first of the month of Shawaal marking it as day of Eid al- Fitr 1445 AH. On…
Afghanistan: Over 24,000 Herati families still homeless 6 months after earthquake, says UN
April 9, 2024
Afghanistan: Over 24,000 Herati families still homeless 6 months after earthquake, says UN
The United Nations Coordination Office for Humanitarian Assistance has announced that 24,800 Herati families impacted by the earthquake are residing in makeshift shelters like tents, reported Khaama Press. More details in the following report: In an article published yesterday, April…
George W. Bush Institute: Taliban should be designated as terrorist group
April 9, 2024
George W. Bush Institute: Taliban should be designated as terrorist group
The George W. Bush Institute has called on the international community, especially the United States, to designate the Taliban as a “terrorist group” due to their continued ties to “terrorist groups” and continued human rights violations in Afghanistan. The recent…
Pakistan: Grenade attack at mosque kills 1 cop, injures 6 others
April 9, 2024
Pakistan: Grenade attack at mosque kills 1 cop, injures 6 others
A police officer was killed and six others were injured on Monday in a grenade attack at a mosque in southwestern Pakistan, Arab News reported. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack which occurred near Quetta, the capital of…