KHARTUM, Sudan – The ongoing conflict in Sudan is having a devastating impact on the lives of children. According to UNICEF, 435 children have lost their lives and more than 2,000 have been injured since the conflict began in April. UNICEF’s Ted Chaiban expressed shock at the scale of the impact during his visit to […]
TEHRAN, Iran – Iranian authorities are continuing rack down on companies and individuals that violate hijab law. According to reports, the administrative offices of Digikala, a well-known Iranian online retailer, were recently closed. Its female employees were seen in a post circulated on social media without their mandatory hijab. In a...
ISTANBUL (AA) – The historical Hagia Sophia in Istanbul marked the third anniversary of its reopening as a mosque on Monday. Ali Erbas, the head of the Turkish Presidency of Religious Affairs (Diyanet), led the morning prayer at the Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque. Calling the reopening of Hagia Sophia as a mosque as “one of […]
HUDUR, Somalia (AA) – More than 20 people, including soldiers, were killed and dozens others wounded on Monday when a suicide bombing rocked the Somali capital Mogadishu, a senior official said. A senior security officer in Mogadishu, who spoke to Anadolu on condition of anonymity due to restrictions on talking to the media, said a [&hel...
KABUL (AA) – Türkiye’s Yunus Emre Institute is reviving Thuluth calligraphy, which is threatened with extinction in Afghanistan. The institute has established Thuluth calligraphy classes on the campus of Kabul University to pass on the dying art to the next generation. Currently, nearly 20 students from university professions are taking the co...
IDLIB, Syria (AA) – The ongoing conflict in Syria is affecting cancer patients in Syria’s opposition-controlled Idlib province. According to locals, the Syrian army and Russia are continuously shelling health infrastructure in the region. About 3,200 cancer patients need treatment in Idlib. According to Idlib’s health directo...
BRUSSELS (AA) – The Belgian Supreme Court has ruled that imams of mosques in the country’s Flemish region can receive salaries from abroad. In October 2021, the Flemish region banned direct or indirect support or funding of places of worship from abroad. It also banned the payment of salaries to imams from funds they receive […]
JERUSALEM, Palestine – Jewish settlers, who settled in the forcibly evacuated Palestinian home were seen throwing the belongings of the displaced family outside on Sunday. On July 11th, the Israeli police forcibly evicted the Palestinian Sub Leben family from their home. Their home was located near the Al-Aqsa Mosque in the occupied Old ...
AUSTIN, Texas – The president of a university in Texas has resigned over a new racial conflict. Katherine Banks, the president of Texas A&M College, resigned after facing criticism of the way her administration handled the hiring of Kathleen McElroy, a prominent Black professor. McElroy’s hiring had been met with opposition fro...
WASHINGTON (AA) — Former U.S. President Donald Trump vowed to impose the death penalty for anyone caught trafficking children. Trump said if he is elected back to the White House next year, he will combat human trafficking with a heavy hand. He called it modern day slavery. “When I am back in the White House, […]