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The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has called for the rescue of a group of Rohingya refugees stranded on a ship in the Andaman Sea after leaving Myanmar. A statement issued by the UNHCR office in Geneva indicated…

In the aftermath of the terrorist crime that targeted worshipers in the state of Nigeria, the International Nonviolence Organization, Free Muslim, affiliated with the Imam Shirazi World Foundation in Washington, DC, issued a statement, stating: The International Nonviolence Organization (Free…

The representative of Grand Ayatollah SayyedSadiq al-Husseini al-Shirazi in Madagascar – Hojjat Al-Islam Sheikh Muhammad Ridha – said that the Ahlulbayt Center, affiliated with the Shirazi Religious Authority in the city of Majunga, held a mourning ceremony on the martyrdom…

The 9th of December marks the International Anti-Corruption Day which aims at raising awareness of the dangers of corruption. On 31 October 2003, the General Assembly adopted the United Nations Convention against Corruption and requested that the Secretary-General designate the…

The Government of Japan extended its support to the Pakistan Polio Eradication Programme by providing more than US$ 3.87 million as a grant. The grant will be used for the procurement of essential oral polio vaccine, which will reach more…

The Mosque and Husseiniyah of Al Yasin, affiliated with the Shirazi Religious Authority in Sydney, Australia, began the Fatimid mourning ceremonies on the martyrdom anniversary of Lady Fatimah al-Zahra, peace be upon her. The mourning ceremonies included the recitation of…

Thousands of migrants were beaten, humiliated and arbitrarily detained at the EU’s external borders before being illegally pushed back, a new report by a group of human rights organizations has revealed. The Border Violence Monitoring Network has documented hundreds of…

Thailand’s halal food industry has a bright future with rising value of export to Muslim nations and the increasing number of Muslim tourists visiting the country, the Trade Policy and Strategy Office said on Thursday. TPSO PoonpongNaiyanapakorn said Thailand exported…

An interfaith group in South Korea organized a seminar to help people clear misconceptions about Islam, including wearing the hijab, to forge better ties with the minority faith in the country. The Korean Religious Peace Conference held a public seminar…

World Health Organization (WHO) member states agreed Wednesday to start developing the first draft of a legally binding agreement designed to protect the world from future pandemics. “Countries have delivered a clear message that the world must be better prepared,…