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Anger and Protests Erupt After Dutch Police Officer Assaults Veiled Muslim Women ——————————————– Hundreds of people protested in Utrecht, the Netherlands, on Thursday after video footage circulated showing a Dutch police officer assaulting two Muslim women, sparking accusations of racist…

ISIS claims terrorist attack on international airport and airbase in Niger ———————————— Islamic State in the Sahel has claimed responsibility for a coordinated attack targeting Niamey’s international airport and a nearby air force base, The Guardian reported citing the SITE…

MSF slams denial of humanitarian access in South Sudan ———————————— Doctors Without Borders (MSF) on Friday condemned restrictions on humanitarian access in South Sudan as fighting has intensified between rival factions over the past month, Arab News reported. Fighting erupted…

Spanish Court Rules in Favor of Student Barred from Wearing Hijab at School —————————— An administrative court in the Spanish city of Logroño, capital of the La Rioja region in northern Spain, has ruled that preventing a Muslim student from…

Sweden Approves Nationwide Ban on Mobile Phones in Primary Schools ———————————————— Sweden has approved a nationwide ban on the use of mobile phones in all primary schools, the government announced, as part of broader measures aimed at improving discipline and…

Construction underway on Al-Hidaya Islamic University in Gurage area of central Ethiopia ———————————– Construction work is continuing on Al-Hidaya Islamic University in the Gurage area of central Ethiopia, as part of an educational project aimed at expanding access to higher…

Muslim US Congresswoman assaulted during Minneapolis town hall meeting —————————— US Representative Ilhan Omar, a Democrat from Minnesota, was assaulted Tuesday evening during a town hall meeting in Minneapolis, Anadolu Agency reported. The attack occurred as Omar addressed constituents on…

Swedish Youth Group Calls for Deportation of “Islamists” After Easter Unrest ——————————————— Ungsvenskarna, the youth wing of the Sweden Democrats party, has called for the expulsion of all those it described as “Islamists” from Sweden, following new charges brought against…

Chinese App Highlights Rising Isolation Among Solo Dwellers Amid Falling Marriage Rates —————————————- A new Chinese app, originally named Are You Dead?, has gone viral as a tool for people living alone to ensure their safety, highlighting growing social isolation…

Who Is Hussain Organization Launches Global Series of Humanitarian and Charity Initiatives —————————————– The international humanitarian organization Who Is Hussain has continued to carry out a series of charitable and humanitarian initiatives through its teams operating across multiple countries, inspired…