Category: Global News and Affairs
Late Moroccan King Honoured for Protecting his Country’s Jews
King Mohammed V of Morocco was honoured posthumously recently for protecting his country's 250,000 Jews during World War II. Kivunim: The Institute [...]
St Mary’s University Launches New Muslim Certificate in Religious Studies
Cardinal Vincent Nichols and two leading Muslim clerics joined together recently to launch a new Muslim Certificate in Religious Studies at St Mary' [...]
Two Scientists Get Iran’s Mustafa Prize
The science and technology award, which is being handed out for the second time this year, is given to Muslim researchers and scientists, as well as n [...]
Private Museums Open in Madinah
Madinah: Since the Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage (SCTH) began issuing licenses to private museums, several have opened in Madin [...]
Conference Highlights Muslim Contribution to Science
The College of Arts and Sciences of the University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates organized a three-day event, "Third International Conference on [...]
World Science Forum 2017 in Jordan
Members adopted a unanimous declaration in which they pledged to make sustained efforts to preserve and promote the potential of science.
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Saudi Arabia Accused of Human Rights Abuses in Yemen
A UN report on human rights abuses related to foreign intervention in Yemen, details the extensive civilian casualties inflicted by the Saudi-led c [...]
Global Wealth – Rich-Poor Gap Widening
Richest 42 people own as much as world's poorest 3.7 billion
The latest Oxfam Report says the gap between the rich and the poor is widening at a [...]
German Academy Documents Arab and Islamic Heritage
The Saxon Academy of Sciences in Leipzig, Germany has launched a digital platform to document millions of books and manuscripts from the Arab and wi [...]
Saudi Women to Work in Justice Ministry
In a new development in Saudi Arabia, women will be able to work for the Ministry of Justice. Saudi women who hold post-graduate degrees in Sharia, [...]