Islam

Mocking Mecca? Saudi Arabian Festival Ignite Outrage

A music festival attracted criticism for allegedly mocking the Kaaba, considered to be Islam’s holiest site, and for being “insensitive” amid the ongoing wars between Israel and Hamas as well as Lebanon. 

Pakistani Teen Sentenced to Life for Killing Blasphemy Accused in Court

A court convicted a Pakistani teen on November 23rd for killing a man who was standing on trial back in 2020 for blasphemy charges.

‘Invalid Jihad:’ Top Gazan Cleric Issues Bombshell Fatwa

The most prominent Islamic scholar in Gaza has issued a rare but powerful fatwa condemning Hamas’s attacks on October 7 last year, where Hamas fighters killed 1,200 Israelis and took hundreds of Israelis and foreigners hostage, which also triggered a devastating war that killed over 45,000 Gazans.

Iran Opens 'Hijab Rehab Clinic': Treating Defiance as a Mental Illness

Iran’s state Islamic body announced on November 12th that it will open a specialist mental health clinic in the Iranian capital, Tehran, to treat Iranian women who resist the regime’s mandatory hijab laws and refuse to wear headscarves. 

Libya’s Morality Police are Back: ‘Personal Freedom Does Not Exist Here’

Libya is seeking to reintroduce the morality police to the streets of its capital, Tripoli, to reinforce its "society's traditions,” along with a rollout of a massive crackdown on individual freedoms and women’s rights, sparking criticisms and concerns among human rights advocates and ordinary Libyans. 

Germany to Confront 'Muslim Jew-Hatred' in Historic Antisemitism Resolution

Germany’s ruling coalition and main opposition parties agreed to pass a resolution in the Bundestag, the lower house of the German parliament, on antisemitism that will see the parliament describe Muslim antisemitism as a driver of the problem for the first time.

Taliban Bans Women from Hearing Female Voices

The Taliban has banned women in Afghanistan from allowing their voices to be heard by other women, further intensifying its repressive policies against Afghan women’s rights and raising concerns among human rights activists that such new laws could isolate them even further, preventing them from engaging in conversation or forming support networks. 

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