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Syrian Palestinian refugees in Turkey complain that recent changes to the procedure for them to obtain or renew Palestinian passports have made the process harder, more costly, and could pose a threat to their legal status in Turkey.

The Turkey-Syria earthquake was indiscriminate in its destruction. At least 90 Palestinians are believed to have been killed, with a number of Gazans among the number. Fleeing Israel's blockade, grave misery would follow their movements.

UNICEF says child marriages, which are illegal in Ethiopia, have more than doubled in the country's four hardest-hit regions in the first six months of 2022 compared to the previous year.

In the chaos and anarchy that followed the earthquakes in Turkey and Syria, vigilantes have taken it upon themselves to deliver mob justice to suspected looters, bringing the question of ethics and safety to the forefront.

Millions of people are facing the risk of hunger as the worst drought in nearly five decades grips the Horn of Africa. In an emotional plea, children in Somalia are urging world leaders to stand with them during this catastrophe.

Farmers in Gaza are often the worst affected when Israel attacks. But with the help of international collaboration, Palestinian farmers are now reaping the rewards of their work with new technology and protective equipment increasing productivity.

Understaffed medical teams across northwest Syria have been working tirelessly since the earthquake that struck on Monday 6 February to tend to casualties as best they can with dwindling medical supplies in the deeply deprived region.

The earthquake that shook Turkey and Syria to its core has brought untold loss and suffering to those affected. We learn about the agony of survivors and the torment of those who lost loved ones in the destruction.

Muslims around the world have rallied together to support those affected by the Turkey-Syria earthquake. Organisations and influencers have pulled their weight to encourage donations, with relief efforts showing the charitable depth of the Ummah.

Muslim polymath Al-Biruni was a giant of science. The first to calculate the Earth's radius, and the first to describe how the Earth rotated on an axis around the Sun, much of the advances credited to the Renaissance can be traced back to Al-Biruni.