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All-hands-on-deck effort needed to combat modern slavery

All-hands-on-deck effort needed to combat modern slavery

Modern slavery continues to increase significantly across the globe, and the United Nations wants everyone to focus on this disturbing trend as the world marks the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery on Friday. According to the UN, forced…
Sydney-based Husseiniyah of Al-Yasin distributes sacrificial meat to needy families

Sydney-based Husseiniyah of Al-Yasin distributes sacrificial meat to needy families

The charitable committee affiliated to the Sydney-based Mosque and Husseiniyah of Al-Yasin, through its Sacrifice Project, distributed sacrificial meat to the needy families. These charitable activities coincide with blessed birth anniversary of Lady Zainab, peace be upon her, and for…
Representative of Grand Ayatollah Shirazi meets the governors of the cities of Skenderaj and Eliz Han in Kosovo

Representative of Grand Ayatollah Shirazi meets the governors of the cities of Skenderaj and Eliz Han in Kosovo

During his stay in the Republic of Kosovo, the representative of the Supreme Religious Authority, Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Sadiq al-Husseini al-Shirazi, in Canada, Sheikh Salih Sibaway, met with two other government officials. Sheikh Sibaway visited and met with Mr. Fadel…
US state celebrates the birth anniversary of Lady Zainab (peace be upon her)

US state celebrates the birth anniversary of Lady Zainab (peace be upon her)

The US state of Michigan witnessed the organization of a joyful party in commemoration of the birth anniversary of Lady Zainab (peace be upon her), with the participation of the representative of the Al-Abbas Holy Shrine in North and South…
Madagascar: Birth anniversary of Lady Zainab (peace be upon her) celebrated in Ahlulbayt Center

Madagascar: Birth anniversary of Lady Zainab (peace be upon her) celebrated in Ahlulbayt Center

The Ahlulbayt Center, affiliated with the Shirazi Religious Authority in the city of Majunga, Madagascar,  celebrated the birth anniversary of Lady Zainab (peace be upon her). The celebration was attended by the representative of Grand Ayatollah Shirazi, Sheikh Radi Wasram,…
German human rights organizations accuse government of not doing enough to combat racism and right-wing extremism

German human rights organizations accuse government of not doing enough to combat racism and right-wing extremism

 Three leading human rights organizations in Germany said that the country’s government has not done enough to combat racism and right-wing extremism in the country, calling for measures to be taken to prevent attacks on refugees and Muslims.  This came…
Muslim World League and Columbia University launch interfaith research lab

Muslim World League and Columbia University launch interfaith research lab

Yesterday, the Muslim World League, in partnership with Teachers College, Columbia University in New York, launched the International Lab for Research and Leadership in Interfaith Collaboration and Coexistence. According to its founders, the International Lab aims to be a center…
Morocco: Int’l Exhibition and Museum of Biography of Prophet, Islamic Civilization and Status of Ahl al-Bayt

Morocco: Int’l Exhibition and Museum of Biography of Prophet, Islamic Civilization and Status of Ahl al-Bayt

After the official opening last week of the International Exhibition and Museum of the Biography of the Prophet, Islamic Civilization and the Status of the Ahl al-Bayt, peace be upon them, at the headquarters of the Islamic World Educational, Scientific…
The United Nations calls for action in three areas to prevent a biological weapons catastrophe

The United Nations calls for action in three areas to prevent a biological weapons catastrophe

UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called for action in three areas to prevent a biological weapons catastrophe. Guterres made this call in a video message to participants at the Ninth Review Conference of the Biological Weapons Convention in Geneva. Guterres…
The Council of Islamic Organizations in Chicago celebrates successful Muslim experiences within American society

The Council of Islamic Organizations in Chicago celebrates successful Muslim experiences within American society

Yesterday evening, the thirtieth annual ceremony of the Council of Islamic Organizations in Chicago, USA, honored a number of outstanding Muslim activists, businessmen, and media professionals for their significant contributions to American society. The Patch website reported that “for nearly…
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