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UNICEF announced yesterday, on the eve of World Refugee Day, the appointment of Muzoon Almellehan, a 19-year-old education activist and Syrian refugee, as its newest – and youngest – Goodwill Ambassador. The appointment makes Muzoon the first person with official…

SeyranAtes’ vision of a diverse mosque where all Muslims, from different sects, can pray together turned into reality Friday as dozens of people came together in Berlin to inaugurate a new house of prayer.   SeyranAtes’ vision of a diverse…

One worshipper has died and several more are injured after being hit by a van in a suspected terror attack near a mosque in London.   One worshipper has died and several more are injured after being hit by a…

Finals at University of Washington have occurred during the holy month of Ramadan, when Muslims fast during the day. Some professors at the Bothell campus are keeping their doors open until midnight to allow students who fast to do their…

The long hours without food and water can be a challenge for the converts fasting for the first time in Ramadan, but the holy month provides a chance for them to engage more with the Muslim community.    The long…

The recent terror attacks in London have affected Muslims in the same manner as all other citizens of the city and terrorists do not discriminate between Muslims and non-Muslims in their attacks.   The recent terror attacks in London have…

As the sun set over Canberra on Saturday night, Civic Square filled with the smell of food prepared for the city’s Muslims to break their fast.   As the sun set over Canberra on Saturday night, Civic Square filled with…

Coinciding with the holy month of Ramadan, and based on Grand Ayatollah Shirazi’s commandments on the necessity of visiting the Shia Islamic centers across the world, Grand Ayatollah Shirazi representative Sheikh Jalal Ma’ash visited the Islamic cultural centers and Shia…

The United Nations says members of the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group have fatally shot children trying to flee heavy exchanges of gunfire between the extremists and government forces in the western part of Mosul, condemning the crime as “despicable.”  …

The number of suspected cholera cases in war-torn Yemen has risen to more than 100,000 since an outbreak began on April 27, the World Health Organization said on Thursday.   The number of suspected cholera cases in war-torn Yemen has…