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Two car bomb explosions rock Somalia’s capital Mogadishu

Two car bomb explosions rock Somalia’s capital Mogadishu

Two car bomb explosions at the education ministry in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu killed at least 100 people and injured 300 others on Saturday October 29th, police and the state news agency said. It was not known who was behind the…
Dozens of Uyghurs in Thai prisons fear being returned to China

Dozens of Uyghurs in Thai prisons fear being returned to China

Nearly a decade after fleeing China, more than 50 Uyghurs remain in Thai detention facilities, living in constant fear of being returned as China has been accused of grave human rights abuses.  “The situation is appalling,” a source told AFP,…
At least 151 dead, 82 injured in stampede during Halloween festivities in Seoul

At least 151 dead, 82 injured in stampede during Halloween festivities in Seoul

A mass of mostly young people celebrating Halloween in Seoul became trapped and crushed as the crowd surged into a narrow alley, killing at least 151 people and injuring 82 others in South Korea’s worst disaster in years. Emergency workers…
Umm al-Baneen Center in Majunga holds a women’s celebration to commemorate the birth anniversary of Imam Al-Askari (peace be upon him)

Umm al-Baneen Center in Majunga holds a women’s celebration to commemorate the birth anniversary of Imam Al-Askari (peace be upon him)

In celebration of the birth anniversary of Imam Hassan al-Askari (peace be upon him), the Umm al-Baneen (peace be upon her) Center in the city of Majunga, Madagascar, held a celebration for women, attended by a group of girls and…
Rare Islamic manuscripts at Sharjah International Book Fair

Rare Islamic manuscripts at Sharjah International Book Fair

The Sharjah International Book Fair hosted rare Arabic and Islamic manuscripts dating back hundreds of years, some of which were displayed for the first time in the Middle East, and others dating back to the seventh century AH. The collection…
Pew Research Center: Islam will be ‘the first in the world’ by 2050

Pew Research Center: Islam will be ‘the first in the world’ by 2050

The Pew Research Center expected a rapid growth in the number of Muslims, which will equal the number of Christians in the world, during the next three decades, to jump to the highest by 2050. In a new report prepared…
Myanmar crisis deepens, UN envoy warns of ‘catastrophic toll’ 

Myanmar crisis deepens, UN envoy warns of ‘catastrophic toll’ 

United Nations special envoy Noeleen Heyzer has condemned an air raid by Myanmar’s military in northern Kachin state that killed as many as 80 people, as she warned that a human rights and humanitarian crisis in the military-ruled country is exacting “a…
Int’l Nonviolence Organization calls on Middle Eastern governments to release detained journalists

Int’l Nonviolence Organization calls on Middle Eastern governments to release detained journalists

The International Nonviolence Organization (Free Muslim) called on leaders and rulers in the countries of the Middle East to take the initiative to release all prisoners of conscience, led by journalists and media workers, stressing the cessation of violations that…
UN: Plans to reduce global warming still not sufficient

UN: Plans to reduce global warming still not sufficient

A new report issued by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), warned on Wednesday that the plans provided by most signatory countries to the Paris Agreement would reduce global warming emissions, but they were still unclear enough…
Stories of Afghan refugees and their suffering showcased by the Islamic Museum in Qatar

Stories of Afghan refugees and their suffering showcased by the Islamic Museum in Qatar

The Islamic Museum in the Qatari capital (Doha) witnessed the opening of an exhibition dedicated to Afghan refugees, depicting their suffering after their evacuation and their liberation from the oppression and killing they are subjected to at the hands of…
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