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Last year, according to the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), Islamophobia and hate crimes against Muslims increased in the United States. To try to defuse tensions, the council suggests bringing minority groups together. One such initiative is tied to Ramadan celebrations
Amhara has been ravaged by recurring clashes for months, and residents now tell VOA that all they want is peace
According to Zimbabwean authorities, more than a third of the country’s girls are married before they turn 18, with more than half of them being minors in some places. Child marriage is now illegal in Zimbabwe for the first time, according to human rights activists
Thousands of Ukrainians leaving their war-torn country have arrived in Tijuana at the US-Mexico border, hoping to enter the US on humanitarian grounds
Due to Turkey’s high inflation rate, Muslim worshippers in the southeastern city of Diyarbakir say they are unable to purchase vital groceries for Ramadan celebrations
Tensions are growing in Transnistria, a de facto separatist territory in eastern Moldova, as officials blame Ukraine for a recent round of attacks on government installations. Russia could use the attacks as an excuse to open a new front against Ukraine or against Moldova, according to observers. Kyiv denies this, and observers say the danger of Russia using the attacks as an excuse to open a new front against Ukraine or against Moldova itself is growing
Kenyan court recently ruled that men might be granted custody of children under the age of nine, rather than the children going to their mothers automatically. In Kenya, children’s advocacy groups welcomed the historic decision as a step forward for merit-based parental custody
Bread costs have increased in importing countries like Zimbabwe as a result of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, one of the world’s top wheat exporters. After Ukraine was forced to suspend exports, Zimbabwe’s Grain Millers Association warned of possible bread shortages
The 24th of April marks two months of fighting in Ukraine, as well as Easter for Orthodox Christians, who make up the vast majority of the country’s population
The Ukrainian territory of Dnipropetrovsk, which is near the war-torn city of Donetsk, has become a new target of Russian invasion. Apart from residents, the area presently houses around 135,000 internally displaced Ukrainians