24 November, 2019 PARIS/ MELBOURNE: Marches have been held in dozens of French cities to condemn femicide and other forms of gender-based violence. Using the hashtag #NousToutes (All of Us), protesters accuse the authorities of turning a blind eye to the problem. Measures to tackle domestic violence are expected to …
Read More »Social media solidarity for wounded Palestinian journalist
23 November, 2019 By SJA Jafri + Agencies RAMALLAH/ JERUSALEM/ MELBOURNE: Thousands of social media users have taken part in a campaign to support Palestinian freelance journalist Muath Amarneh, who lost his eye after being wounded while covering a protest in the occupied West Bank last week. Journalists from across the …
Read More »‘Australia 8th most dangerous country for Shia Muslims’
ATTACKED PREGNANT WOMAN CALLS FOR SOLIDARITY 23 November, 2019 By SJA Jafri (Bureau Chief Australia) SYDNEY/ MELBOURNE/ CANBERRA: Australia has become 8th (eighth) most dangerous country on earth for Shia Muslims after Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Afghanistan, India, China, America and France, whereas, neither both Shia men and women are safe …
Read More »Social media hails efforts of ‘Muslim Hero’
DESECRATION OF HOLY QURAN IN NORWAY 23 November, 2019 By SJA Jafri OSLO/ ISLAMABAD/ ISTANBUL/ MELBOURNE: Social media was set ablaze with praises on Friday for a ‘Muslim hero’ who interrupted an anti-Islam rally last week to stop another man from burning a copy of the Holy Quran in Norway. …
Read More »IS vows revenge against attack on Muslim woman in Australia
22 November, 2019 ‘ANOTHER WHITE AUSTRALIAN TERRORIST EXPOSED’ By SJA Jafri (Bureau Chief Australia) SYDNEY/ TIKRIT/ DAMASCUS/ GHAZNI: Daesh/ ISIL/ISIS/IS vowed revenge with Aussies as well as all concerned authorities particularly present government officials including Prime Minister against a brutal attack on an innocent pregnant Muslim woman in Sydney’s café …
Read More »INDIA TO TAKE ON BANGLADESH IN THEIR DEBUT PINK BALL TEST AT EDEN GARDEN; BANGLADESH PM TO WITNESS HISTORIC MOMENT
The first ever pink ball Test match between India and Bangladesh will begin at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata this afternoon. The second test of the two-match series against Bangladesh will also be a historic Day-night Test. The play will begin at 1 PM. Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, West …
Read More »American warships sail in disputed China Sea amid tensions
22 November, 2019 By SJA Jafri + SCMP BEIJING/ MELBOURNE: Navy warships have sailed near islands claimed by China in the disputed South China Sea twice in the past few days, the United States military told Reuters on Thursday, at a time of tension between the world’s two-largest economies. The busy waterway is …
Read More »‘Sad day for Israel’ – Netanyahu charged with corruption
22 November, 2019 By SJA Jafri + JP JERUSALEM/ MELBOURNE: A defiant Benjamin Netanyahu rejected all allegations of fraud on Thursday, vowing to stay on as the leader in Israel despite being indicted on a series of corruption charges. Netanyahu denounced what he called the “false” and “politically motivated” allegations, hours …
Read More »Radar finds 145 graves under Florida school
21 November, 2019 By SJA Jafri FLORIDA/ MELBOURNE: The graves of 145 people have been discovered under a high school in Tampa, in the US state of Florida. They are part of Ridgewood Cemetery, a mid-20th Century cemetery for the poor. The coffins – buried 3-5ft (1-1.5m) deep – were …
Read More »MAHANA MAHFIL-E-RADEEF ON 23RD NOVEMBER
Hyderabad Nov 21 (PMI): Mahana Mahfil-e-Radeef which is continuously organizing since last thirty seven years will be held on 23rd November 2019 at 09:00 P. M (2100 Hrs) at Aashiyan-e-Raziya, Panjetan Colony, Dar-ul-Shifa, Hyderabad. Radeef given for this month is “Ki”. The monthly “Mahfil-e-Radeef” was started by Dr Saqiq Naqvi …
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