Two adolescent boys in France were arrested and charged after allegedly raping and committing violence against a 12-year-old girl who was identified as Jewish, sparking outrage throughout the country as it prepares for snap parliamentary elections at the end of June and the beginning of July.
Authorities in Pakistan have begun an investigation to identify and arrest members of a Muslim mob in northwestern Pakistan that ransacked a police station, snatched a man held there, and lynched him after he was accused of blasphemy after he reportedly desecrated a Quran.
More than 1,000 pilgrims have died during the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia this week as the yearly pilgrimage fell during a scorching summer in the Middle Eastern kingdom and amidst an ongoing heatwave in the northern hemispheres that affects cities and regions across four continents.
The Turkish government issued an arrest warrant against a popular YouTuber for his statements on Islam and the Prophet Muhammad during a recent interview on the platform, which sparked criticism and outrage for being “insulting.”
Russian special forces killed inmates suspected to be linked to the Islamic State (IS) group after the prisoners broke out of a cell in a Russian detention center and kidnapped two prison officers, holding them hostage.
A prominent female Iranian dissident and political prisoner was given an additional 18-and-a-half-year prison sentence by the Islamic Republic after she released a statement condemning the October 7 attacks by Hamas against Israel and voicing her support for Israel.
Iranian Fatemeh Sepehri faces 18 years in prison. Why? Because she condemned the October 7 Hamas Muslim Brotherhood terror attacks. pic.twitter.com/Ajqg3lQoVv
For the first time in history, many Muslims attending this year’s Hajj in Saudi Arabia will be able to harness the power of artificial intelligence to answer their inquiries on religion as the country will be introducing a smart robot to guide pilgrims on fatwas and other religious edicts.
Indian authorities are investigating a suspected terrorist attack after militants opened fire at a bus carrying Hindu pilgrims to the Shiv Khori cave temple in Indian-controlled Kashmir, plunging the vehicle into a deep gorge and killing nine and injuring 33 others.
A High Court in India rejected a plea for protection filed by a Hindu-Muslim couple, citing that their marriage is invalid as per Muslim Personal Law, which governs all Muslims in India in several aspects, such as marriage and divorce.
Hindu-Muslim Marriage Invalid Under Muslim Personal Law : MP High Court Refuses Protection Plea Of Inter-Faith Couple pic.twitter.com/XPwzTqBOwP
Local authorities detained a man in Pakistan in a mental hospital after he applied to set up the first gay club in the conservative, Muslim-majority nation.
A man who tried to open Pakistan's first gay club was admitted to a mental hospital by Pakistani authorities. pic.twitter.com/NIYrANK262
