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Demonstration against court ruling to ban headscarves, Muslim woman challenges the ruling alone
March 21, 2022
Demonstration against court ruling to ban headscarves, Muslim woman challenges the ruling alone
Muslim activists organized a protest in the city of Chikamagaluru in the southern Indian state of Karnataka, to protest against the decision to ban headscarves in state schools.After weeks of protests in state schools and its streets, the state Supreme…
United Nations: 10 million Ukrainians have been displaced within the country or sought refuge in neighboring countries
March 21, 2022
United Nations: 10 million Ukrainians have been displaced within the country or sought refuge in neighboring countries
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, announced that 10 million Ukrainians have been forced to leave their homes due to the war and displacement within the country or seek refuge in neighboring countries.Grandi said in a tweet…
Birth anniversary of Imam Mahdi celebrated in Madagascar
March 21, 2022
Birth anniversary of Imam Mahdi celebrated in Madagascar
The Ahlulbayt Center, affiliated with the Shirazi Religious Authority in the city of Majunga, Madagascar, celebrated the birth anniversary of Imam Mahdi, may Allah hasten his reappearance.The celebration was attended by a group of Ahlulbayt followers, and included various joyful…
Thousands demonstrate in France against racism and police violence
March 20, 2022
Thousands demonstrate in France against racism and police violence
Thousands demonstrated in Paris and other French cities, to protest against racism and police violence.In the capital, Paris, protesters marched through the city center behind a banner denouncing “state crimes”, and others carried banners with the slogan “Black lives matter.”Many…
Gunman attacks mosque in Canada, prime minister comments on the incident
March 20, 2022
Gunman attacks mosque in Canada, prime minister comments on the incident
A man armed with an axe and a spray can attacked worshipers at a mosque in a Toronto suburb on Saturday, as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s expressed his “strong” condemnation of the act.In a statement, local police said the 24-year-old…
UN report on the victims of the Russian war on Ukraine in 22 days
March 20, 2022
UN report on the victims of the Russian war on Ukraine in 22 days
The United Nations Human Rights Office announced the death toll of civilian casualties in Ukraine since the start of the Russian invasion on February 24 until March 18.As of March 18, at least 847 civilians were killed and 1,399 wounded…
Hindu hardliners seek to expand headscarf ban in India
March 17, 2022
Hindu hardliners seek to expand headscarf ban in India
Hindu hard-line groups have called for restrictions on the wearing of headscarves in classrooms in many Indian states, after a court upheld a ban on headscarves in the southern state of Karnataka, alarming India’s Muslims.The Karnataka Supreme Court’s recent decision…
European politicians criticize the organization of Formula 1 in Bahrain over human rights violations
March 17, 2022
European politicians criticize the organization of Formula 1 in Bahrain over human rights violations
Politicians and parliamentarians from Britain and the European Union have criticized the organization of Formula 1 races in Bahrain because of its poor human rights record.Parliamentarians from Britain, Italy, Ireland, France and members of the European Parliament sent a strongly…
Thousands of female students in India withdraw from exam halls to protest against the decision to support the headscarf ban
March 16, 2022
Thousands of female students in India withdraw from exam halls to protest against the decision to support the headscarf ban
India witnessed angry reactions from Muslims in protest against the support of a court in the state of Karnataka, the decision to ban the headscarf in schools, claiming that wearing it is not one of the principles of the Islamic…
Britain condemns Saudi Arabia’s execution of 81 people, most of them Shias
March 16, 2022
Britain condemns Saudi Arabia’s execution of 81 people, most of them Shias
The Minister for Asia and the Middle East at the British Foreign Office, Amanda Milling, affirmed her country’s strong opposition to the death penalty in all circumstances, in reference to the recent campaign of executions that took place in Saudi…