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At age 8, Mina married to 12 -year-old Sardar in a rural village, making her only one of more than 10 million underage girls who are being forced to wed worldwide. The secret wedding ceremony of Mina and Sardar took place in Sholgara district of northern Balkh province in the border with Tajikistan. Child marriages, which are currently, practiced in …

HRW – (Nairobi) – Soldiers from the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) have sexually abused and exploited vulnerable Somali women and girls on their bases in Mogadishu, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. Troop-contributing countries, the African Union (AU), and donors to AMISOM should urgently address these abuses and strengthen procedures inside Somalia to seek justice. …

If excessive hair fall is worrying you, try these quick and easy ways to rejuvenate your locks. Losing strands of hair on a daily basis can sure leave us frustrated and worried, whether you’re a woman or a man. Trichologists say that losing 50 to 100 strands per day is completely normal, so if your hair fall is above that …

The African Media Initiative (AMI) has taken the difficult decision of postponing the 7th African Media Leaders Forum, which was due to take place from November 12-14th 2014 in Johannesburg, South Africa. This action is a result of much debate by the AMI board and management, and is informed by current developments on the continent. As part of precautionary measures …

A new study reveals that drinking tea could reduce non-cardiovascular mortality by 24 percent, possibly thanks to a combination of tea’s antioxidant content and the other healthy lifestyle habits that tea drinkers often maintain. “If you have to choose between tea or coffee it’s probably better to drink tea,” says Professor Nicholas Danchin of the cardiology unit at the Georges …

Mohammed is now the most common name for men in Norway’s capital city Oslo, it appears. “It is very exciting,” Jorgen Ouren of Statistics Norway tells The Local news website. A recent count of the city’s population showed more than 4,800 men and boys in the city are called Mohammed, beating out other popular names like Jan and Per. Although …

Hargeysa (CNN) In 1856, British explorer Richard Burton described Somalia as a nation of poets. It may seem an unlikely moniker for a country that has since become defined by piracy, state collapse, and the many horrors unleashed by Al-Shabaab — the Islamic extremists who control much of the country. But, much has changed since then. Despite appearances, the country …

For a town seen as a key trading centre for khat, a plant that is banned in many countries, Ethiopia’s Awaday can seem pretty drowsy and laid-back. As the sun sets on the small eastern town, farmers and brokers of the amphetamine shrub rouse from an afternoon slumber to cut deals in the bustling market, one of the busiest centres …

A happy marriage needs a solid foundation and continuous care to grow and flourish. If love, care and respect are lacking, any relationship would be in vain, and marriage is no exception. In Islam we have a wealth of divine guidelines and wisdom to ensure Muslims succeed in building healthy families, even in today’s complicated, unstable and fast changing world. …

1. Knowledge of and love for Allah and the Deen. This is one of the most precious and enduring gifts you can pass down to your daughter, one that will benefit her in this life and the next. 2. Memorisation of the Qur’aan. No matter how little you have memorised yourself, push your daughter to memorise as much she can. …

A female detainee who became ill at an immigration removal centre is to undergo tests for the Ebola virus. The woman, understood to have arrived from Sierra Leone, was being held at Dungavel Detention Centre in South Lanarkshire. A spokesman for NHS Lanarkshire said: “We are currently investigating a possible case of Viral Haemorrhagic Fever (Ebola). “This is a precautionary …

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 71 million Americans, or 33.5 percent of the total population, suffer from high LDL cholesterol. Only one in three of these individuals has their condition under control, while less than half of them choose to treat it at all. Moreover, the average total cholesterol for adult Americans is around 200 mg/dL, …

Serious concerns have been raised after a Somali family spent four months living on a high street bench. The pair, understood to be mother and son, have centered their lives around the bench outside TK Maxx, in the busy Tooting High Street. They have multiple suitcases around them, a sun-lounger and a stool, and the lady, thought to be in …

Of all of these tips for looking, feeling—really, just being younger -the most important thing you should remember is this: don’t eat junk, don’t inhale junk, don’t drink junk, and don’t put junk on your skin. Allow yourself to have beautiful, young looking, vibrant skin, a full head of hair with no or very little gray, perfect teeth without cavities, …

It is crucial that you start your day off right. Here are some ways to make sure you begin your workday with the best mindset possible and boost your productivity.The first hour of the workday is critical, since it can impact your productivity level and mindset for the rest of the day. “Successful people understand the importance of having control …