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More than 600 people are now known to have perished in the worst floods in a decade in Nigeria, according to a new toll released Sunday. The disaster had also forced more than 1.3 million from their homes, said a…

International human rights organizations have condemned the arbitrary practices of the Chinese government towards the members of the Muslim Uyghur minority, which amounted to forced sterilization of women and men, with the aim of completely eliminating their offspring.  The organizations…

The Shias of the Ahlulbayt (peace be upon them) in the Australian city of Sydney renewed the pledge of loyalty and adherence to the progeny of the Noble Prophet (peace be upon them), as they expressed their happiness at the…

Shia Tunisians celebrated the birth of the Noble Prophet (peace be upon him and his progeny) and his grandson Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (peace be upon him), expressing their happiness on the blessed occasion. A large gathering of Shia Muslims in…

Islamic Coin (ISLM) is an emerging cryptocurrency that complies with the rules of Shariah. The founders of the coin said the asset could scale like Bitcoin (BTC) and hit the equivalent of more than $1 trillion in value. “We know…

Ahead of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CCP), where President Xi Jinping is expected to be confirmed as CCP General Secretary for a third term, Amnesty International’s Deputy Regional Director Hana Young said: “President Xi’s…

A mob of a dozen people killed on Saturday two Rohingya community leaders in Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazar, which houses over a million refugees, police said. According to the Armed Police Battalion, the elite police unit tasked with security in the…

In wake of the decision issued by the European Court of Justice last Thursday, banning the headscarf in workplaces, the International Union of Muslim Scholars considered such decisions to be causes for creating terrorism and religious racism, media outlets reported.…

 Australia’s first Islamic bank has been granted a license, allowing Muslims to access mortgages without paying interest – a practice forbidden in their faith. The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) granted the country’s first Islamic bank a restricted license. Islamic…

Yesterday was World Food Day, commemorating the founding of the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) in 1945. Amid a global food crisis, this year’s theme “leave no one behind,” marked a call to action for governments, UN agencies,…