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Mourning ceremony in Bangladesh on the anniversary of the demolition of al-Baqi Cemetery

Mourning ceremony in Bangladesh on the anniversary of the demolition of al-Baqi Cemetery

The “Karbala Imambargah” Foundation in the town Mirpur, Bangladesh, organized a mourning ceremony to commemorate the anniversary of the demolition of Jannat al-Baqi in Medina.The Foundation said in a statement through its official Facebook page, that the ceremony included discussions…
Muslims living in Japan face difficulties burying the dead

Muslims living in Japan face difficulties burying the dead

An estimated 230,000 Muslims were living in Japan as of the end of 2020, according to Hirofumi Tanada, professor emeritus of sociology at Waseda University. But only seven cemeteries in Japan accept burials of Muslims. The entire Kyushu region has…
Famous Indonesian poet visits Karbala and writes poem about it

Famous Indonesian poet visits Karbala and writes poem about it

The Indonesian Berita Bantul news agency, quoted one of the most famous poets in the country, who reported his personal impressions and feelings when visiting the holy city of Karbala and the Imam Hussain Holy Shrine. The agency quoted the…
UN humanitarians say $4.3 billion is needed to halt ‘worsening’ Yemen crisis

UN humanitarians say $4.3 billion is needed to halt ‘worsening’ Yemen crisis

The UN’s Humanitarian Country Team in Yemen on Saturday, released its Response Plan (HRP) for this year, seeking nearly $4.3 billion to reverse a steady deterioration across the country, the grinding war there continues, despite a current pause in fighting.…
Demonstration against court ruling to ban headscarves, Muslim woman challenges the ruling alone

Demonstration against court ruling to ban headscarves, Muslim woman challenges the ruling alone

Muslim activists organized a protest in the city of Chikamagaluru in the southern Indian state of Karnataka, to protest against the decision to ban headscarves in state schools.After weeks of protests in state schools and its streets, the state Supreme…
Hindu hardliners seek to expand headscarf ban in India

Hindu hardliners seek to expand headscarf ban in India

Hindu hard-line groups have called for restrictions on the wearing of headscarves in classrooms in many Indian states, after a court upheld a ban on headscarves in the southern state of Karnataka, alarming India’s Muslims.The Karnataka Supreme Court’s recent decision…
Thousands of female students in India withdraw from exam halls to protest against the decision to support the headscarf ban

Thousands of female students in India withdraw from exam halls to protest against the decision to support the headscarf ban

India witnessed angry reactions from Muslims in protest against the support of a court in the state of Karnataka, the decision to ban the headscarf in schools, claiming that wearing it is not one of the principles of the Islamic…
Indian judiciary upholds headscarf ban in Karnataka schools and universities

Indian judiciary upholds headscarf ban in Karnataka schools and universities

Today, Tuesday, the Indian judiciary approved a ban on headscarves in classrooms in the southern state of Karnataka.The Supreme Court in the Indian state of Karnataka issued the ruling after considering petitions by Muslim students against the government’s ban on…
Symposium on promoting Quranic studies for women in India

Symposium on promoting Quranic studies for women in India

The Center for Quranic Studies at Aligarh University in India organized a webinar on “Promoting Quranic Studies for Women”.The experts participating in this symposium discussed “the importance of reciting the Noble Quran,” “learning the rules of reciting the Qur’an,” “understanding…
Quran ceremony in honor of the birth anniversary of Imam Hussein, peace be upon him, in Indonesia

Quran ceremony in honor of the birth anniversary of Imam Hussein, peace be upon him, in Indonesia

The Indonesia branch of Imam Hussain Holy Shrine’s International Quranic Preaching Center organized a Quran ceremony to celebrate the birth anniversary of Imam Hussein, peace be upon him, and within the activities of the World Holy Quran Day.The center’s branch…
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