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Everything you need to know about fasting and traditions during Islam’s holiest month – Ramadan
on: by Fernil News
Many Muslims around the world began fasting Monday to mark the start of the holy month of Ramadan, waking up before dawn to eat, hydrate and pray and abstaining from food and drink until sunset. Muslims will now repeat this humbling
France Telecom faces trial over staff suicides
on: by Fernil News
The toll is shocking: 19 suicides, 12 suicide attempts and eight cases of serious depression among employees over a three-year span at France’s main telephone and internet company. A long-awaited trial began Monday in Paris accusing telecom giant Orange and seven
Hifter orders troops to march on UN-backed Libya capital Tripoli
on: by Fernil News
Libyan army commander Khalifa Hifter on Thursday ordered his forces to march on Tripoli, the capital of the U.N.-backed government, sparking fears of a major showdown with rival militias. The order posted in an audio recording online came as U.N. Secretary-General
Australian Muslims urge politicians to take action against anti-Muslim sentiment
on: by Fernil News
Australia’s Muslim community criticized the role of politicians in the creation of an environment that fueled anti-Muslim sentiment and demonization of the Muslim community for years, as they expressed their sorrow over the recent terrorist attack targeting two mosques in Christchurch.
Mozambique faces cholera outbreak after cyclone wreaks havoc
on: by Fernil News
Cyclone-ravaged Mozambique faces a “second disaster” from cholera and other diseases, the World Health Organization warned on Tuesday, while relief operations pressed into rural areas where an unknown number of people remain without aid more than 10 days after the storm.