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Afghanistan: Girls’ high schools reopen in country’s eastern Paktia province
Afghanistan
September 7, 2022
Afghanistan: Girls’ high schools reopen in country’s eastern Paktia province
Authorities in Afghanistan’s eastern province of Paktia said girls’ high schools had opened in recent days. Most girls’ secondary schools…
New UNESCO figures show 244 million children not attending school
World
September 3, 2022
New UNESCO figures show 244 million children not attending school
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) announced that 244 million children are out of school in the…
San Francisco Unified School Board agree to add two Muslim holidays to school calendar
America
August 31, 2022
San Francisco Unified School Board agree to add two Muslim holidays to school calendar
San Francisco’s public schools will add two holidays next academic year (2023). The school board voted to close all schools…
Waterloo District School Board allows its Shia teachers to take vacation to perform Ziyarah at any time of the year
Canada
August 21, 2022
Waterloo District School Board allows its Shia teachers to take vacation to perform Ziyarah at any time of the year
The Waterloo Region District School Board has become the first Canadian Public School Board in all of Canada to allow…
India: New school provides opportunities to learn the Quran and the Arabic language
India
August 14, 2022
India: New school provides opportunities to learn the Quran and the Arabic language
The Kuwaiti Charitable Society “Hafzat” opened a Quranic school in India, benefiting 10,000 orphans and needy students. Ahmed Al-Murshed, Vice…
CAIR-NY welcomes Halal meal options for students at Brentwood public schools
America
August 3, 2022
CAIR-NY welcomes Halal meal options for students at Brentwood public schools
The New York chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NY) today welcomed the announcement by the Brentwood Union Free…
Eid al-Fitr to be added to school calendar in Pennsylvania district
America
July 24, 2022
Eid al-Fitr to be added to school calendar in Pennsylvania district
The Council Rock School District in the US state of Pennsylvania is planning to add the Islamic holiday of Eid…
French school principal insults two Muslim students and accuses them of spreading Islam
Europe
July 9, 2022
French school principal insults two Muslim students and accuses them of spreading Islam
A school principal in France insulted two veiled Muslim students for allegedly spreading Islam, according to a video clip published…
CAIR Calls on Maryland’s Harford County School Superintendent to Probe Attack on Muslim Student
America
June 30, 2022
CAIR Calls on Maryland’s Harford County School Superintendent to Probe Attack on Muslim Student
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), announced that it has called on the superintendent of Maryland’s Harford County Public Schools…
Students forced to take off their headscarves before entering schools in India
NEWS
February 16, 2022
Students forced to take off their headscarves before entering schools in India
Activists on social networking sites in India circulated video clips showing Muslim students and workers in a school in the…