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Islamophobic incidents reach record levels in US in 2023, CAIR says

Islamophobic incidents reach record levels in US in 2023, CAIR says

Following the bloody Israeli war on Gaza, discrimination and attacks against Muslims in the United States have reached record levels, according to data from a human rights group. According to the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), there were a total…
Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to utilize AI in choosing Nobel Prize winners for physics

Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to utilize AI in choosing Nobel Prize winners for physics

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has said that it will utilize Artificial Intelligence (AI) to help choose the 2024 Noble Prize winners for physics. According to the academy, this decision comes to avoid biases that are inherent in selection…
Imam Ali was first founder of Quranic calligraphy in Islamic world, Iraqi calligrapher says

Imam Ali was first founder of Quranic calligraphy in Islamic world, Iraqi calligrapher says

The Iraqi calligrapher and researcher in Islamic arts, Ali Hayder Al-Hasani, affirmed that Imam Ali, peace be upon him, was the first to establish the script of the Noble Quran in the Islamic world. Al-Hasani’s statement came during a lecture…
UNSC demands inclusion of “gender apartheid” in convention on prohibition of crimes against humanity

UNSC demands inclusion of “gender apartheid” in convention on prohibition of crimes against humanity

The new head of the United Nations Security Council says that “gender apartheid”, which presently applies to Afghanistan, should be included in the convention on the prohibition of crimes against humanity. Vanessa Frazier, permanent representative of Malta at the United…
Greek coast guard saves 74 migrants in boat on Mediterranean Sea

Greek coast guard saves 74 migrants in boat on Mediterranean Sea

Seventy-four migrants were rescued from a wooden boat on the Mediterranean Sea between northern Africa and southern Europe on Monday, VOA reported. All the passengers, 73 men and 1 woman, were found by the Greek coast guard 25 nautical miles…
Shia Rights Watch releases its monthly report on anti-Shia violations

Shia Rights Watch releases its monthly report on anti-Shia violations

Shia Rights Watch (SRW), an international organization dedicated to monitoring and defending Shia rights, has released its monthly report for March 2024, highlighting the most significant human rights violations affecting individuals and communities of Shia Muslims in several countries around…
Millions hungry as extreme drought haunts southern Africa

Millions hungry as extreme drought haunts southern Africa

The drought in Zimbabwe, neighboring Zambia and Malawi has reached crisis levels, with 2.7 million struggling with acute hunger in rural Zimbabwe, according to an article by the Associated Press. According to UNICEF, in southern Africa, an estimated 9 million…
AI could contribute up to $15.7 trillion to global economy in 2030, study says

AI could contribute up to $15.7 trillion to global economy in 2030, study says

A recent report has predicted that artificial intelligence will contribute to a global increase in GDP of around $15.7 trillion by 2030, exceeding the current GDP of China and India combined. The report—by the leading professional services company “PricewaterhouseCoopers”, which…
Scientists endeavor to spot cancer signs prior to symptoms

Scientists endeavor to spot cancer signs prior to symptoms

Researchers at a newly established cancer institute at Cambridge University have initiated a study aimed at identifying cellular changes occurring years prior to tumor formation, the Guardian reported. This research is expected to pave the way for innovative approaches to…
Terrorism-related fatalities rise by 22%, says 11th Global Terrorism Index

Terrorism-related fatalities rise by 22%, says 11th Global Terrorism Index

The 11th edition of the Global Terrorism Index (GTI) from the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP) has been released, showing a 22% rise in terrorism-related fatalities in 2023. However, Afghanistan and Iraq have seen a significant decrease in terrorism-related…
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