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The day I felt the Earth shake
I recently experienced my first earthquake and quickly realised that our collective conscience also needs awakening.
Syria: Several cities move to adopt Turkish lira amid recent economic collapse
The Syrian interim government and local councils have announced the decision to switch to the Turkish Lira in response to the rapid freefall of the Syrian Pound as economic conditions worsen.
Libyans celebrate as remaining strongholds of Haftar’s forces recaptured
Key cities and towns recaptured in a series of recent military victories against Haftar's forces, placing it on its path to soon securing the entire country
Pakistan plane crash: At least two survivors after jet crashes in populated residential area
Innā lillāhi wa innā ilayhi rājiʿūn. May Allāh have mercy on them and accept those that have returned to him as martyrs, āmīn.
COVID-19: Afghans endure dire challenges in Ramadan amid lockdown
Amid poverty and unemployment coupled with the rapidly growing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, Afghanistan is bearing the brunt of an unprecedented crisis.
Stranded Rohingya refugees arrive on remote Bengali “detention island”
Activists raise concerns that the authorities are using COVID-19 as an excuse to “operationalise” the island as a home to refugees, despite it being called a “dangerously flood-prone island without adequate healthcare”
Muslim scholars from around the world issue a “letter to humanity”
Prominent scholars and academics from around the world have compiled a powerful letter entitled “A Message to Humanity” amidst the coronavirus pandemic.