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Returning to sacred knowledge Why some doctors, lawyers and other professionals are turning to Darul Qasim in Chicago to rediscover Islamic scholarship. Books on Islamic law, theology and ethics sit on a desk at Darul Qasim, where a growing number of professionals are returning to classical Islamic scholarship [Shaikh Rahman/Al Jazeera] Books on Islamic law, […]

Image source, Sartaj AlamImage caption, Dozens of students and job aspirants are on a hunger strike in Ranchi ByMohammad Sartaj Alam Reporting fromRanchi, Jharkhand Published 27 minutes ago Weeks after thousands of young Indians poured onto the streets of Delhi in a major ‘cockroach’ protest over examination paper leaks, another group of frustrated job seekers […]

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A viral video shows medical staff protecting a patient as an earthquake struck Japan during surgery.

Moment earthquake shakes hospital operating room in Japan To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. This video can not be played Moment earthquake shakes hospital operating room in JapanClose Newly-released security camera footage shows the moment last month’s magnitude 6.8 quake shook Kumamoto General Hospital in Japan. Four surgeries were […]

ListenListen (12 mins) Save Click here to share on social media share-nodes Share facebookxwhatsapp-strokecopylink googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Slain Punjab rights activist Jaswant Singh Khalra’s wife and children standing next to his portrait [Courtesy of Khalra family] By Arsalan Bukhari Published On 7 Aug 20267 Aug 2026 On the morning of September 6, 1995, […]

A search team has retrieved the remains of renowned climber Nirmal Purja and several members of his team.

Mexico deployed more than 1,500 troops to its main avocado-producing state after the US suspended export inspections.

A record-high heatwave is sweeping through the Korean Peninsula, sending temperatures skyrocketing, reaching 42.5C.

Why was Taiwan’s president evacuated in the middle of the night? To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. This video can not be played Why was Taiwan’s president evacuated in the middle of the night?Close President William Lai took part in an emergency evacuation drill as part of Taiwan’s annual […]