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San Francisco Unified School Board agree to add two Muslim holidays to school calendar
August 31, 2022
San Francisco Unified School Board agree to add two Muslim holidays to school calendar
San Francisco’s public schools will add two holidays next academic year (2023). The school board voted to close all schools on two of the holiest Muslim days. “Hundreds of our children were left behind academically missing classes, missing assignments, when…
US court sentences man to 12 years in prison for shooting at a mosque
August 31, 2022
US court sentences man to 12 years in prison for shooting at a mosque
A US court in Indianapolis has sentenced a suspect in the 2020 mosque shootings in Indiana to 12 years in prison. Court documents reveal that Jonathan Warren, 22, shot at the Al Noor Mosque while driving a speeding car, on…
US college launches center to highlight Muslim American experience
August 31, 2022
US college launches center to highlight Muslim American experience
A college in the US state of Arizona has launched a new center that focuses on the experience and contributions of Muslims in the country. The Center of Muslim Experience in the United States by Arizona State University “will facilitate…
Laila Ikram: The first Muslim judge in Arizona, USA
August 30, 2022
Laila Ikram: The first Muslim judge in Arizona, USA
Recently, many Muslims have assumed many positions in the United States of America, as part of the diversity policy that the American administration seeks to comply with. Laila Ikram, an American woman from North Carolina, was able to hold the…
Nigeria: Police attack Husseini mourners in Ashura procession
August 29, 2022
Nigeria: Police attack Husseini mourners in Ashura procession
Dozens were killed and injured as a result of the Nigerian police shooting at a mourning procession commemorating the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein, peace be upon him, in the north of the country. Media sources in Nigeria reported that…
Symposium for group of female students in Madagascar
August 28, 2022
Symposium for group of female students in Madagascar
The representative of the Supreme Religious Authority, Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Sadiq al-Husseini al-Shirazi in Madagascar, His Eminence Sheikh Muhammad Radhi Wasram, announced the organization of an educational trip for a number of female students. Wasram said in a statement to…
Rohingya Muslims in exile mark five years since start of genocide in Myanmar
August 27, 2022
Rohingya Muslims in exile mark five years since start of genocide in Myanmar
In Bangladesh, thousands of Rohingya Muslims have staged protests in refugee camps to mark five years since Burmese soldiers began a campaign of ethnic cleansing and genocide against their community. The U.N. reports as many as 10,000 Rohingya were killed…
UNICEF condemns air strike on kindergarten in Tigray, Ethiopia
August 27, 2022
UNICEF condemns air strike on kindergarten in Tigray, Ethiopia
The United Nations has condemned an air raid that “hit a kindergarten” in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region, killing at least four people, including two children. “UNICEF strongly condemns the air strike in Mekelle, the capital city of the Tigray Region,…
WFP: People facing acute food insecurity reach 345 million worldwide
August 25, 2022
WFP: People facing acute food insecurity reach 345 million worldwide
The number of people facing acute food insecurity worldwide has more than doubled to 345 million since 2019 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, conflict and climate change, the World Food Programme (WFP) said on Wednesday. “We see now 10 times…
Cartoon published in independent French newspaper causes social media uproar
August 25, 2022
Cartoon published in independent French newspaper causes social media uproar
A cartoon published in Wednesday’s edition of l’Acadie Nouvelle, an independent French-language newspaper in New Brunswick, is causing a social media uproar. Moncton-based activists said the cartoon “turns Muslim women into an object and degrades them.” The cartoon was quickly…