by Fahmida Asvat | Apr 14, 2021 | Africa, News
20 children have died after having become trapped in a fire at a school in Niger. The fire began late on Tuesday afternoon in the capital, Niamey when the children were in lessons. The BBC reports that many had been in straw-hut classrooms. The government-run...
by Fahmida Asvat | Apr 14, 2021 | News, World
Despite the officer who shot dead Duante Wright as well as a police chief having stepped down, demonstrations in Minnesota have not ended over Sunday’s killing. The BBC reports that Chief Tim Gannon and Officer Kim Potter have quit the Brooklyn Center force....
by Fahmida Asvat | Apr 13, 2021 | News, World
Tensions between Russia and the West are climbing over concerns that Moscow is attempting to escalate its conflict with Ukraine. Al Jazeera reports that NATO’s Secretary-General, Jens Stoltenberg, has accused Russia of having moved “thousands of...
by Fahmida Asvat | Apr 13, 2021 | Africa, News
Ramadhaan celebrations in Cairo, Egypt, have for a second year been affected by the coronavirus pandemic. However, with no curfew in place this year, Africa News reports that the atmosphere is more relaxed. Cairo residents say that the atmosphere of Ramadhaan is this...
by Fahmida Asvat | Apr 12, 2021 | News, Ummah
France’s interior minister, Gerald Darmanin has directed law enforcement agencies to step up vigilance around Muslim places of worship following the defacing of an Islamic center with anti Muslim graffiti. Anadolu Agency reports that the Avicenna Islamic Cultural...
