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Muslim man cremated as German hospital mixes up dead bodies

Muslim man cremated as German hospital mixes up dead bodies

A Muslim man’s body has been cremated in Germany after a hospital in Hannover has mixed up two dead bodies. Abdulkadir Sargin, a Turkish citizen, died at the emergency service of the Hannover Medical School Hospital last week, officials have…
No Muslim-only cemeteries in New York, Muslims have to pay $9,500 to bury their loved ones

No Muslim-only cemeteries in New York, Muslims have to pay $9,500 to bury their loved ones

According to a report recently released by the Middle East Eye, New York has over one million Muslims, but no Muslim-only cemetery. There are cemeteries that provide plots for Muslims. But after the Covid-19 pandemic, the costs of cemetery plots…
South Sudan: Over 260,000 in need slated for humanitarian support

South Sudan: Over 260,000 in need slated for humanitarian support

UN humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths released from the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) on Thursday, $14 million for direct assistance to 262,521 South Sudanese affected by increased violence and severe flooding. Interconnected shocks have had a devastating impact on the…
Coronavirus: China’s hospitals seem to be filling up – WHO

Coronavirus: China’s hospitals seem to be filling up – WHO

Hospitals in China appear to be filling up amid concerns about a fresh Covid-19 wave hitting the country, the World Health Organization (WHO) says. Dr Michael Ryan says intensive care units (ICU) are busy despite officials saying numbers are “relatively…
Myanmar arrests 112 Rohingya without documents

Myanmar arrests 112 Rohingya without documents

Myanmar authorities have arrested more than 112 Rohingya, including children, for traveling “without official documents” as they tried to make their way to Malaysia, state media reported on Friday. A total of 112 people, including a dozen children, were arrested…
New York sprucing up more school cafeterias, offering more halal meals

New York sprucing up more school cafeterias, offering more halal meals

New York will spend $50 million to spruce up 90 middle and high school cafeterias by the end of the year, with grab-and-go options and new kinds of seating. Along with expanding halal meal options, officials say it’s a way…
Malaysia floods force tens of thousands to evacuate

Malaysia floods force tens of thousands to evacuate

Malaysian towns were left inundated with muddy water in the wake of torrential rains, footage shared on social media, showed on Wednesday, forcing more than 72,000 people to evacuate as rainfall and floods were forecast to persist. At least two…
New Zealand: Afghan Hazara community in a state of shock after young woman killed

New Zealand: Afghan Hazara community in a state of shock after young woman killed

The Afghan Hazara community in Auckland is in a state of shock and grief after the killing of a young woman in Massey, NZ Herald said. An Afghan Hazara leader in Auckland told the Herald a sense of fear and…
Madagascar: Shirazi-affiliated centers raise banners of sadness

Madagascar: Shirazi-affiliated centers raise banners of sadness

On the last Fatimid days, the anniversary of the martyrdom of Lady Fatima al-Zahra, peace be upon her, the Shirazi-affiliated centers in the Republic of Madagascar raised the banners of sorrow. The director of the office of His Eminence, Grand…
China’s political biometric ID surveillance grows in scope and tech

China’s political biometric ID surveillance grows in scope and tech

Researchers at the University of Toronto have published a lengthy report about compulsory biometric identifiers being increasingly used for identification and surveillance of Uyghurs in China’s remote and sparsely populated northwest region. Super Red, also known as the Beijing Wanlihong…
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