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AI urges Riyadh to rule out death penalty for teenager

AI urges Riyadh to rule out death penalty for teenager

Amnesty International urged Saudi Arabia to rule out the death penalty for a teenage boy who was arrested five years ago.     Amnesty International urged Saudi Arabia to rule out the death penalty for a teenage boy who was…
Greece: Athens mosque likely to open by September, official says

Greece: Athens mosque likely to open by September, official says

Greek capital’s first formal mosque in more than 180 years is set to open for prayer within months.     Greek capital’s first formal mosque in more than 180 years is set to open for prayer within months. Greece’s education…
Three Pakistan Army officers, one soldier martyred in North Waziristan blast

Three Pakistan Army officers, one soldier martyred in North Waziristan blast

Three Pakistan Army officers and one soldier were martyred on Friday in an IED explosion near a military vehicle in North Waziristan.      Three Pakistan Army officers and one soldier were martyred on Friday in an IED explosion near…
Saudi teenager faces death penalty as crackdown widens in kingdom

Saudi teenager faces death penalty as crackdown widens in kingdom

Saudi authorities are likely to execute a teenager who has been held in pre-trial detention for almost four years, as a brutal crackdown led by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman against pro-democracy campaigners   Saudi authorities are likely to execute…
Representative of Grand Ayatollah Shirazi distributes food among needy in Afghanistan

Representative of Grand Ayatollah Shirazi distributes food among needy in Afghanistan

Sayed Askar Haidari, one of the representatives of the Grand Shia Jurist Ayatollah Shirazi in Afghanistan distributed hundreds of food baskets among needy families in the country.    Sayed Askar Haidari, one of the representatives of the Grand Shia Jurist…
Press freedom in ‘downward spiral’ across the world

Press freedom in ‘downward spiral’ across the world

Press freedom is declining around the world, with democratic governments joining authoritarian regimes in seeking to suppress independent journalism, a human rights watchdog said Wednesday.     Press freedom is declining around the world, with democratic governments joining authoritarian regimes…
PETA tweets against a Muslim holiday’s ritual, but gets its facts wrong

PETA tweets against a Muslim holiday’s ritual, but gets its facts wrong

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) is under fire for mistakes in a video it shared attacking a Muslim holiday’s tradition.      People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) is under fire for mistakes in a…
Indian forces attacked Eid al-Fitr prayers in Kashmir

Indian forces attacked Eid al-Fitr prayers in Kashmir

The officials in the Indian-controlled region said that Indian security forces attacked Muslims after Eid al-Fitr prayers in some parts of Kashmir.     The officials in the Indian-controlled region said that Indian security forces attacked Muslims after Eid al-Fitr…
Islamophobic attacks in Germany sharply decline

Islamophobic attacks in Germany sharply decline

A parliamentary inquiry has found that anti-Muslim attacks have been dropping steadily since 2017. However, a Left party lawmaker warned that hatred is still being spread widely online and inside communities.     A parliamentary inquiry has found that anti-Muslim…
‘No One Really Cares’ about Yemen, says Save the Children CEO

‘No One Really Cares’ about Yemen, says Save the Children CEO

Efforts to end, or even lessen the impact, of five years of war in Yemen are fighting mostly against indifference, the CEO of charity Save the Children said Tuesday,   Efforts to end, or even lessen the impact, of five…
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