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UNICEF: Nearly 1,000 children killed or injured in Ukraine-Russia war

UNICEF: Nearly 1,000 children killed or injured in Ukraine-Russia war

The UN children’s agency on Monday, August 22, said that nearly 1,000 children were either killed or injured in Ukraine since Russia launched its war in late February. This represents an average of more than five a day, according to…
CAIR calls on authorities to investigate attacks on Muslim protesters

CAIR calls on authorities to investigate attacks on Muslim protesters

 The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) has called on state and federal law enforcement to investigate a bias-motivated assault on those protesting in Los Angeles, California against persecution of religious minorities and caste discrimination in India.  The council said in…
Sudan: Dozens dead in flood disaster, government declares emergency

Sudan: Dozens dead in flood disaster, government declares emergency

At about the same time every year, Sudan suffers from the crisis of torrential torrents, which destroy thousands of homes and claim dozens of lives. This year, Sudan was hit by torrential torrents, which killed about 80 people and destroyed…
International Nonviolence Organization condemns racist attack on mosque in the Netherlands

International Nonviolence Organization condemns racist attack on mosque in the Netherlands

The International Nonviolence Organization (Free Muslim) has expressed its strong condemnation of the racist acts that targeted the Takhteet al-Islam Mosque building in the Dutch city of Veldhoven, calling on the authorities to prosecute the perpetrators and arrest them to…
Special report on activities of Shirazi centers worldwide during ten days of mournful month of Muharram

Special report on activities of Shirazi centers worldwide during ten days of mournful month of Muharram

A special report monitored the activities of hundreds of centers affiliated with the Shirazi Religious Authority around the world in the first ten days of the holy month of Muharram. The report stated, “In compliance with the teachings of the…
UN warns: Famine threatens 22 million people in Horn of Africa

UN warns: Famine threatens 22 million people in Horn of Africa

The United Nations World Food Program warned, Friday, August 19, 2022, that by September famine will be a threat to at least 22 million people in the Horn of Africa, where the risk of food insecurity is increasing due to…
CAIR calls on US authorities to investigate hate-motivated assault on Muslim protesters

CAIR calls on US authorities to investigate hate-motivated assault on Muslim protesters

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), a Muslim advocacy group, has called on the state and federal law enforcement authorities to investigate an alleged bias-motivated assault on those protesting against the persecution of religious minorities and caste discrimination in India…
UN condemns abuse of religion and belief as tools of discrimination and violence

UN condemns abuse of religion and belief as tools of discrimination and violence

A few days before the International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief, UN experts have condemned the abuse of religion or belief as a tool of discrimination and violence. The UN experts have…
Ex-Swedish FM says Quran burning a crime, should be stopped

Ex-Swedish FM says Quran burning a crime, should be stopped

Former Swedish Foreign Minister Jan Eliasson has called for putting an end to the Quran burnings by the far-right, noting that such an act amounts to crime under Swedish law. “Quran burning should be seen as incitement against a group…
China preserves one of the oldest written copies of the Quran in the world

China preserves one of the oldest written copies of the Quran in the world

 The Jiezi Mosque in Xunhua Salar Autonomous Prefecture in northwest China’s Qinghai Province preserves the oldest manuscript of the Holy Quran found in China so far, which is considered one of the oldest Quran manuscripts in the world as well.…
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