Islam World

Assam Eviction Drive Demolishes Muslim Homes, Mosque in Settlement Established After 1983 Violence ————————————– Authorities in India’s Assam state have demolished homes, other structures and a mosque during an eviction drive at Bogeenadi PGR in Lakhimpur district, displacing families who…

Germany: Muslim Community Raises Over €1 Million to Build New Mosque ——————————— The Albanian Muslim community in Germany has raised more than €1 million at a charitable Islamic gathering in Schwäbisch Gmünd to purchase land for a new mosque and…

Taliban Accused of Forcibly Evicting Shiite Families from Kabul Residential Complex ———————————– Local sources have accused the Taliban authorities of forcibly evicting Shiite families from the Omid Sabz residential complex in western Kabul and moving families from other areas into…

Georgia: Protest in Marneuli Condemns Restrictions on Islamic Hijab in Azerbaijan —————————————— Residents staged a protest outside a mosque in Marneuli, Georgia, condemning reported restrictions on wearing the Islamic hijab in educational institutions in neighbouring Azerbaijan and calling for the…

Afghanistan: Marjaʿiyya Centres Hold Fatimiyyah Mourning Ceremonies and Charitable Activities —————————————– Centres affiliated with the office of Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Sadiq al-Husseini al-Shirazi (may Allah prolong his life) have held mourning ceremonies and religious activities in several Afghan cities to…

CPJ Urges US to Release Afghan Journalist Facing Deportation to Taliban-Controlled Afghanistan —————————————– The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has called on US immigration authorities to immediately release Afghan journalist Shaban Ali Rafat and grant him a full hearing on…

Lebanon: Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba Hussainiya in Anqoun Holds Annual Mourning Assembly for Lady Fatima al-Zahra (peace be upon her) ————————————— The Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba Hussainiya in Anqoun, southern Lebanon, held its annual Fatimid mourning assembly to commemorate the martyrdom anniversary…

Iran: Karbalai Community in Qom Holds Symbolic Funeral Procession for Lady Fatima al-Zahra ————————————– The Karbalai community residing in the holy city of Qom, Iran, held a symbolic funeral procession commemorating the martyrdom anniversary of Lady Fatima al-Zahra (peace be…

Michigan Senator-Elect Abdul El-Sayed Plans to Use Quran in Historic Senate Swearing-In ———————————- Abdul El-Sayed, Michigan’s senator-elect, has announced that he will likely use a copy of the Holy Quran during his ceremonial swearing-in to the US Senate in January…

Amnesty Australia Launches Campaign Urging Recognition of Gender Apartheid in Afghanistan ———————————– Amnesty International Australia has launched a campaign calling on the Australian government to seek international recognition of gender apartheid and hold the Taliban accountable for violations of Afghan…