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A two-day scientific symposium was held under the title “How do we understand the Holy Quran?” to introduce Quranic concepts at Aligarh Islamic University in India.The former president of the College of Islamic Studies at Aligarh Islamic University, Zafar Islam…

Hundreds of Nigerian schoolgirls abducted last week from a boarding school in the northwestern Zamfara state have been released, the state’s governor said Tuesday.Zamfara state governor Bello Matawalle announced that 279 girls have been freed. The government last week said…

Syed Abbas championed a range of measures aimed at improving the quality of life in the local community during his nearly two years in Madison, Wisconsin.As vice chair of the District Joint Council, Abbas, a Pakistani Muslim immigrant, proposed support…

A number of Shia youths in Belgium distributed food baskets to the needy in the capital, Brussels.This initiative comes to support the needy and the poor, especially in light of the Coronavirus pandemic.The organizers of the initiative said in an…

Health officials in Seminole County, Florida, USA, are launching a mobile center for general vaccination against Corona at the city’s mosque.The health officials announced that eligible citizens may receive the first vaccinations at al-Hay Mosque.The officials also announced that the…

The United Nations Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary, or arbitrary executions, Agnes Callamard, called on the United States to impose sanctions on the Saudi crown prince targeting his personal assets as well as his international participation.The UN investigator considered that…

Sri Lanka has reversed a controversial mandatory order to cremate the bodies of all those who died of Covid-19.Critics had said the order was intended to target minorities and did not respect religions. The cremation of bodies is forbidden in…

The United Nations Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution prepared by Britain, urging the fair distribution of vaccines against the Coronavirus, according to diplomatic sources.The resolution, the second in a year to be adopted by the Security Council on the…

Nigerian authorities are searching for hundreds of schoolgirls who were kidnapped by gunmen in a raid early Friday morning, according to police in the northwestern state of Zamfara.Police Commissioner Abutu Yaro told reporters that 317 girls had been kidnapped from…

The Indonesian ambassador to Iraq, Elmar Iwan Lubis, visited the al-Kafeel Museum of Treasures and Manuscripts at al-Abbas Holy Shrine, where a number of museum officials informed him of the latest developments in terms of displaying and preserving the artifacts.Mr.…