Islam World

HR Organizations Warn Kazakhstan’s Independent Journalism Faces Increasing Crackdown ————————————————- Authorities in Kazakhstan have intensified pressure on independent journalists and media outlets, according to a coalition of nine human rights organizations, including Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch. According to…

Afghanistan Faces Deepening Hunger Crisis and Human Rights Concerns Over Forced Refugee Returns ——————————————— Afghanistan is confronting a severe humanitarian emergency as winter intensifies widespread hunger and global rights groups raise alarm over the coercive return of refugees to the…

Karachi Hosts Women’s Session on Seerah of Lady Fatima (peace be upon her) ——————————- A women’s scholarly session on the Seerah of Lady Fatima al-Zahra (peace be upon her) took place in Karachi’s Angoli area, organized under the patronage of…

Amnesty Condemns Repeated Use of Water Cannons on PTI Protesters in Rawalpindi ——————————– Amnesty International on Wednesday condemned the repeated use of high-pressure water cannons by authorities to disperse peaceful protesters outside Adiala Prison in Rawalpindi, Dawn E-Paper reported. The…

Danish Scholar’s Quran Translation Sparks Debate Amid Islamophobia Concerns —————————————— A new Danish translation of the Quran by a non-Muslim academic has drawn wide attention in Denmark, where public debates on Islam have intensified alongside rising Islamophobia. The translation was…

Egypt Opens Museum of Quran Reciters ————————- Egypt has inaugurated its first Museum of Quran Reciters at the Egypt Cultural and Islamic Center in the New Administrative Capital near Cairo. According to IQNA, the opening ceremony was held on December…

Iraq Proposes Registering Prophet’s Birth and Quran in UNESCO World Heritage ———————————— Iraq’s representative to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has formally proposed that the birth of the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him and his…

Jammu and Kashmir Leaders Criticise Bihar CM over Veil Incident —————————– Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti and National Conference MP Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi strongly condemned Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar…

Syria Launches Operation Against ISIS Cells Following Deadly Palmyra Attack —————————— Syrian authorities have launched a large-scale security operation targeting sleeper cells of the extremist Sunni group ISIS in the countryside of Homs province. According to Shia Waves Agency, citing…

Iraq’s Tigris River Faces Severe Decline Amid Pollution, Drought and Upstream Dams ————————– Iraq’s Tigris River, a lifeline for millions and a foundation of some of the world’s oldest civilizations, is facing severe environmental decline that threatens livelihoods, public health…