Category: Global News and Affairs
Pope Calls on Christians to Share Hope with Migrants
The same hope that moves people to seek a better life for themselves and their loved ones also moves the hearts of men and women to welcome migrants [...]
Bangladesh’s Buddhist Community Cuts Festival Expense to Aid Rohingya Refugees
The Buddhist community in Bangladesh has declared that they will forgo parts of their festivities for Probarona Purnima, their second biggest religiou [...]
Philippines – Mindanao Province Fights Extremism through Schools
A province on the southern Philippines island of Mindanao has teamed up with madaris or Islamic schools to prevent violent extremism from making inr [...]
Ranks of World’s Refugees Swell as Asylum Space Shrinks: UN
More than 2 million people fleeing wars or persecution have joined the ranks of the world's refugees this year, but often face more restrictive asylum [...]
Global Hunger Index – The Inequalities of Hunger
Hunger is still 'serious' in India, although the country has improved; Pak lags behind India; B. Desh and Nepal have done better.
What is Hu [...]
US-Muslim Dialogue Stresses Cross-Cultural Communication
New York: The World Muslim League (MWL) recently hosted a conference in New York city focusing on the cultural communication between the United Sta [...]
First Islamic Summit on Science and Technology
Astana: Moroccan Energy and Nuclear Physicist Rajaa Cherkaoui El-Moursli was honored for her contribution and noteworthy achievements in science an [...]
Mosques as Temporary Shelters
The Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Georgia) announced that a dozen mosques across the State of Georgia plan to s [...]
UN Chief Urges Myanmar to Halt Attacks on Rohingyas
UN chief Antonio Guterres says that Rohingya Muslims were being ethnically cleansed in Myanmar as he called for a halt to a military campaign in Rak [...]
Lord Buddha Would Have Helped Rohingyas, says Dalai Lama
Amid mounting international concern over the treatment of the Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar, Tibetan Buddhist spiritual leader the Dalai Lama has said t [...]