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South Asia
Prophet Muhammad’s birthday anniversary occurs for two times in 2015
“We’re witnessing a one of a kind phenomena that haven’t occurred for a long time, as prophet Muhammad’s birthday celebrations coincide with the birth of Christ (Christmas) for 2015”, said the Egyptian head of Astronomy department in National Research Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics, Ashraf Tadros. The “Mawlid” or Prophet Muhammad’s…
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Society
The “Islamic” Malaysian airline company launches its first flight
On Sunday 20th December, the first domestic flight of private Malaysian Airlines company “Rayani Air” was launched, in compliance with Islamic shariah. The CEO of the company, Jaffar Zamhoury in his statement to Huffington Post Arabic, said, “We kicked off with a domestic route from Kuala Lumpur to the resort island of Langkawi.…
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Society
Iran closes capital’s schools due to air pollution
Iran is to close schools for two days in Tehran following air pollution three times the acceptable level that has blanketed the city in fog. Air quality in Iran’s capital was the worst for at least nine months this week, media said, and airborne particles from car emissions were at…
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Society
Gwangju’s Asia Culture Center provides free tours
Gwangju’s Asia Culture Center, the biggest cultural center in Asia, announced on Monday 21st December that they’ve made a timetable of three daily tours to make visitors experience the center more widely. Asia Culture Center is a governmental project that was opened last month in Gwangju to be a cultural…
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Business
President Park emphasizes the importance of female human resources
President Park Geun Hye emphasized the importance of of women universities’ responsibility in taking care of female human resources, making them into a good example the Korean society would be proud of. This comes during President Park’s meeting with a number of trustees from Korean women universities, as she emphasized…
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West Asia
‘Infiniti Speed Pitching’ concludes in Hong Kong with UAE winner
Infiniti, one of the region’s fastest growing premium automotive brands, has today announced the conclusion of ‘Infiniti Speed Pitching’ announcing Thea Myhrvold with TeachMeNow.com as the winner of the $US40,000 in seed funding for her business. The programme in Hong Kong, closes out what started in the Middle East…
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Politics
UN adopts a human rights resolution in North Korea
The United Nations decided for the second year in row to adopt a resolution that calls for referring all of the human rights issues in North Korea to the International Criminal Court. The United Nations General Assembly held the meeting in their headquarters in New York on 17th December, and the…
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Politics
South Korean parties may lower voting age to 18
Rival parties are in talks to lower the voting age by one year to 18. National Assembly speaker Chung Ui-hwa said Wednesday that parties are holding negotiations to increase the number of eligible voters by lowering the voting age. “They are talking about lowering the voting age to 18,” Chung…
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West Asia
Non-Muslim American oppose Islamophobia by wearing hijabs
Chicago’s Vernon Hills High School held a “Walk a Mile in Her Hijab Day” last week as non-Muslim female students were encouraged to wear the hijab, the Islamic head scarf. The event was sponsored by the school’s 10-member Muslim Student Association. Meanwhile, Wheaton College professor Larycia Hawkins announced on her Facebook…
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Business
South Korea donations revive Honduras and Guatemala
South Korea’s government decided to send some humanitarian help to Honduras and Guatemala to help them deal with the disastrous effects of climate change. 15% of people in Honduras suffer from acute shortage of food and nutrients because of the worst drought to hit the country in 50 years. Guatemala has…
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