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The UN Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, Alice Nderitu, on Thursday voiced concern over the worsening security situation in Nigeria, while urging the authorities to ensure counter-terrorism operations are conducted in line with international human rights and humanitarian…

Canada’s parliament has unanimously passed a motion to take in 10,000 Uyghur refugees who fled China, but are now facing pressure to return. The vote on Wednesday builds on a February 2021 move by Canadian lawmakers to label Beijing’s treatment…

The lack of graves for Muslims in Berlin has been an issue for decades, as more space is needed to accommodate more graves. The umbrella associations established by Muslims operating in Germany’s capital demanded that the Berlin state government must…

The World Hijab Day (WHD) was founded by New York native, Nazma Khan in February of 2013, celebrating the millions of Muslim women who wear the hijab around the world. Observed in February 1st every year, the day is all…

Forty percent of Nigerien children are not officially registered with the government after their birth due to the cost, time and travel required to do paperwork, according to a recent report. The Sahel state is the fastest-growing country in the…

On World Neglected Tropical Disease (NTD) Day marked on January 30th, WHO released a new progress report, entitled “Global report on neglected tropical diseases 2023” highlighting the progress and challenges in delivering NTD care worldwide, against a backdrop of COVID-19-related…

The international organization ‘Shia Rights Watch’ (SRW) has expressed its deep concern about the dangers that threaten all humanity in the event of the spread of hate speech and fanaticism, stressing its aims on defending the rights of the Shias…

The United States military has carried out an operation that killed a senior ISIL (ISIS) leader in northern Somalia, US officials said. A statement by Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin on Thursday said Bilal al-Sudani, “key facilitator for ISIS’s global…

The Husseiniya and Mosque of Ale Yasin in Sydney, Australia, which is affiliated to the Supreme Religious Authority, will hold a mourning ceremony tomorrow Saturday to commemorate the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Ali al-Hadi, peace be upon him. The mourning…

The World Health Organization urgently appealed for countries to prevent, detect and respond to cases of substandard and falsified medical products, citing recent reports of instances of children’s cough syrups with confirmed or suspected contamination. “Over the past four months,…