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Inflation after Ukraine war pushes 71 million more into poverty
July 7, 2022
Inflation after Ukraine war pushes 71 million more into poverty
A staggering 71 million more people around the world are experiencing poverty as a result of soaring food and energy prices that climbed in the weeks following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the United Nations Development Program said in a report…
Secretary-General of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) dies
July 6, 2022
Secretary-General of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) dies
Today, Wednesday, the head of the Nigerian National Oil Corporation, Melle Kyari, announced the death of the Secretary-General of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), Muhammad Barkindo. Kyari wrote on Twitter this morning: “We have lost the respected Dr.…
Police Investigating Alleged Hate Attack on New York Mosque
July 6, 2022
Police Investigating Alleged Hate Attack on New York Mosque
Arson detectives are investigating a hate crime attack at a mosque on Long Island. A member of the Fatima Al-Zahra mosque in Ronkonkoma posted video to social media showing damage to a crescent sign on the property. He said the…
Islamic call to prayer shows Muslims ‘belong’ in Minneapolis
July 6, 2022
Islamic call to prayer shows Muslims ‘belong’ in Minneapolis
Pastor Jane Buckley-Farlee was recently walking through her Minneapolis church’s Cedar-Riverside neighbourhood when an unexpected ‘song’ broke out. “I heard this tune that sounded sort of heavenly,” she said. At first, she did not know what it was – but…
Finland researchers install world’s first ‘sand battery that stores clean energy’
July 6, 2022
Finland researchers install world’s first ‘sand battery that stores clean energy’
Finnish researchers have installed the world’s first fully working “sand battery” which can store green power for months at a time. The developers say this could solve the problem of year-round supply, a major issue for green energy. Using low-grade…
Inside Indonesia’s Islamic boarding school for deaf children
July 5, 2022
Inside Indonesia’s Islamic boarding school for deaf children
At an Islamic boarding school in a neighbourhood on the outskirts of the Indonesian city Yogyakarta, the sound of Quranic recitation is nowhere to be heard. This is a religious school for deaf children, and here the students gesture rapidly…
ISWF sends message to Libyan people and leaders calling for wisdom, vigilance and rationality
July 5, 2022
ISWF sends message to Libyan people and leaders calling for wisdom, vigilance and rationality
The Imam Shirazi World Foundation (ISWF) has sent a message to the Libyan people and their leaders, in which it called on the leaders, rulers and politicians of the Libyan society to be wise, vigilant and rational in managing the…
Norwegian extremist burns Quran in Muslim neighborhood, police arrest woman who chased him
July 4, 2022
Norwegian extremist burns Quran in Muslim neighborhood, police arrest woman who chased him
The leader of the “Stop Islamization of Norway” movement, Lars Thorne, burned a copy of the Holy Quran in a neighborhood where a large Muslim community lives on the outskirts of the capital, Oslo. The act angered a number of…
UAE: More than 50 human rights organizations call for the release of prisoners of conscience
July 3, 2022
UAE: More than 50 human rights organizations call for the release of prisoners of conscience
In a joint statement, dozens of human rights organizations called on Western countries allied with the UAE to pressure the Abu Dhabi authorities to immediately and unconditionally release all those convicted in the mass trial of members of the so-called…
Burkina Faso: Shias complain of Wahhabi harassment and violations
July 3, 2022
Burkina Faso: Shias complain of Wahhabi harassment and violations
The religious leader of the Shias of Burkina Faso, Sheikh Ali Badara, visited the Holy Shrine of Imam Redha, peace be upon him, and met the director of international relations there, Muhammad Zulfiqari. Sheikh Ali Badara said that Burkina Faso,…