Authorities in Israel have recently placed Palestinian residents of Sheikh Jarrah, occupied East Jerusalem neighborhood, ‘under a siege’. Non-residents have been banned from entering the neighborhood for the past few weeks. Moreover, the Palestinians tend to stay at home since Israeli authorities allegedly prevent them from returning if they leave the area. Most Palestinians are losing their land to Israeli settlers.
Mami Mizutori, the UN special representative for disaster risk reduction, said: “Drought could become the next pandemic, and there is no vaccine to prevent it”. Droughts affected over 1.5 billion people and have caused over $124 billion in economic losses. In addition, a warming world will increase the probability of droughts and scarcity of water, causing damage equivalent to the Covid-19 pandemic
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called for an all-party meeting on the Indian-occupied Jammu and Kashmir. An all-party meeting is expected to take place on June 24 to discuss the restoration of the statehood of Indian-occupied Jammu and Kashmir. In addition, four former Kashmiri chief ministers have been invited, including Farooq Abdullah, Omar Abdullah, Ghulam Nabi, and Mehbooba Mufti.
This child’s unique name, HTML, has gone viral after a Facebook post announcing its birth in the Philippines. HTML, Hypertext Mark-up Language, was introduced last Thursday via a Facebook post from his aunt. Mac Pascual, the father who works as a web developer, choose the unusual name in honor of his profession.
The Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah announced that Saudi Arabia permits women to perform Hajj without a male guardian. According to the Saudi Ministry, women do not need a male guardian to register for this year’s Hajj and can do so along with other women. However, approximately 60,000 pilgrims(Saudi Citizens) will be allowed this year, to perform Hajj.
National Geographic has decided for the first time in over a century that the body of water surrounding Antarctica should be considered Earth’s fifth ocean. The “Southern Ocean” is a ring-shaped body of water that extends from Antarctica’s coastline and is twice as large as the United States of America.
Rawan Dweik, a Jordanian girl with down syndrome, memorized the Holy Quran and became the first female to do so. When she realized how smart she was, her mother began teaching her the shortest of the surahs which she memorized very quickly. Moreover, at the age of 6, she enrolled in school, where she excelled. Read more: Zara designer head’s
A Zara designer head was recently reportedly spotted making racist remarks about Palestinians. Zara’s head designer, Vanessa Perilman, allegedly posted the controversial remarks in a message responding to pro-Palestine posts. Consequently, people immediately complained to Zara about this racist and Islamophobic statement. Several people are calling for a boycott of Zara because of its ‘generic’ gesture towards Islamophobia, racism, and discrimination.
On Sunday, Naftali Bennett took office as Israel’s new prime minister, ending Benjamin Netanyahu’s 12-year reign as prime minister. Bennett told cabinet members that we are at the start of a new day. Moreover, he added that the rift between our people must be healed in order for the country to function again.
In an effort to curb the spread of Coronavirus in the kingdom, Saudi Arabia has banned international visitors from performing Hajj 2021. The authorities decided to limit registration for the Hajj pilgrimage this year to citizens and residents of the Kingdom due to the prevalent COVID-19 pandemic. The Hajj and health ministries announced that 60,000 people will perform Hajj this year.