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These developments are raising growing concerns among Afghan Shia Muslims, particularly as the removal of Ja’fari jurisprudence, exclusion of Shia professors, intervention in the administration of universities affiliated with the community, and removal of books that conflict with the sectarian…

Law and Political Science Removed from Universities as Taliban Politicize Afghan Higher Education The Taliban continues to reshape Afghanistan’s higher education sector through decisions affecting academic disciplines, curricula, textbooks, professors, and the administrations of academic institutions. Among these policies are…

The Syrian Observatory: 1,048 Druze Civilians Killed During Transitional Period and Demands for Non-Selective Justice The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights documented the killing of 1,048 unarmed Druze civilians since the fall of the Syrian regime on December 8, 2024,…

Syria Decides to Include the Kurdish Language in School Curriculums and Considers it a “National Language” The Ministry of Education in Syria issued a decision today, Thursday, August 27, 2026, to allow the study of the Kurdish language as a…

Broad Meeting in Montreal Discusses Hijab, Elections, and Muslim Community Affairs A broad meeting was held in the Canadian city of Montreal, bringing together a number of scholars, officials of Islamic centers, and representatives of Muslim communities to discuss a…

The death toll from the Israeli war on Lebanon since March 2 has risen to 4,350, with 12,310 people injured, amid continued Israeli airstrikes, shelling, and explosions in several areas of southern Lebanon. Lebanon’s Ministry of Public Health Emergency Operations…

Uzbekistan plans to announce a global competition for calligraphers to create a unique copy of the Holy Qur’an, bringing together leading traditions and schools of Islamic calligraphy from around the world as part of its efforts to revive Qur’anic heritage…

The “Paigham-e-Pakistan” document, signed by more than 1,800 scholars and muftis from various religious schools in Pakistan, affirmed that terrorism, suicide bombings, and armed fighting against the state are religiously prohibited, stressing that using force to impose ideas or confront…

The Pakistani army announced that 49 terrorists had been killed during a series of separate security and intelligence-based operations carried out in the provinces of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan, as part of the country’s ongoing campaign to combat terrorism and…

Various parts of Pakistan are witnessing widespread religious and public celebrations marking the anniversary of the birth of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him and his family), including religious gatherings, praise poetry, processions, and programs highlighting the life…