Islam World

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…

Islamophobia as a Global System: Report Examines Links Between Anti-Muslim Racism, Military Violence and Occupation of Palestine ————————————————– A new analysis published by Middle East Eye argues that anti-Muslim racism extends beyond individual prejudice and discrimination, describing it as a…

UK: Six Anti-Muslim Attacks Target Stockport Mosque, Raising Fears Among Muslim Families ————————– Concerns are growing within the Muslim community in Stockport, near Manchester in north-west England, after Al-Elaaf Mosque was subjected to six anti-Muslim attacks over an 18-month period,…

Yemen: Rights Group Warns of Shelling in Taiz Residential Areas Amid Suspicions of Toxic Substances ——————————————- Humanitarian and health concerns are mounting in Yemen’s Taiz governorate following reports of repeated shelling targeting residential villages in the Jabal Sabir area with…

UN Warns of Growing Threat from Landmines in Afghanistan as Hundreds of Children Are Killed or Injured ————————————————— The United Nations has warned of the continuing threat posed by landmines and unexploded ordnance in Afghanistan, where hundreds of children have…