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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,…

There has been no improvement in the situation of Muslim students grappling with ongoing discrimination in German schools, said a leading human rights official. “We see a need for action in this area and I have not noticed that the…

With close to two billion Muslims on the planet, it’s hardly surprising that the halal economy is a large and fast-growing sector that all businesses (halal or otherwise) can’t afford to ignore. “If you take food, modest fashion, pharma, cosmetics,…