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The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) has condemned the sentencing of Seylihan Rozi, a 49-year-old Uyghur Muslim woman in China, to 17 years in prison for teaching her children and a neighbor verses from the Quran, the organization’s website reported.…

Sri Lankan civil society groups are mobilizing to protect over 100 Rohingya refugees rescued off Indian Ocean island nation last month, Arab News reported. Following the government’s announcement on January 3 regarding potential deportation talks with Myanmar, protests erupted in…

Security forces in North Waziristan have conducted intelligence-based operations (IBOs) that resulted in the deaths of nine terrorists, Dawn Newspaper reported. The operations took place in the Dosalli and Esham areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. In the first engagement in Dosalli,…

A report has been filed regarding the disappearance of a young Shia pilgrim, Syed Haider Abbas, who has been missing since his return from religious visits in Iraq, ShiaNews.com reported. Despite inquiries from various agencies, none have confirmed that Haider…

The first group of Iraqi pilgrims arrived at the Sayyida Zainab shrine near Damascus on Sunday, marking the resumption of visits following recent political changes in Syria. Informed news sources confirmed that the group of 12 pilgrims traveled from Najaf…

Asylum applications in the European Union, Norway, and Switzerland fell by approximately 12% in 2024, according to a report from the European Union Agency for Asylum (EUAA). The agency recorded just over 1 million initial applications last year, down from…

The Taliban have declined an invitation to attend a summit on girls’ education in the Muslim world, hosted by Islamabad and organized by the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), AFP reported, citing Pakistani officials. Pakistan’s Education Minister, Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui,…

Meta’s decision to replace its fact-checking program with a crowd-sourced moderation model called Community Notes has raised concerns about its potential impact on Nigeria’s already critical misinformation problem, African media company “Techpoint Africa” said on Saturday. The policy shift, announced…

At least 74 children have been killed in ongoing violence in the Gaza Strip during the first week of 2025, according to UNICEF. The fatalities occurred in several mass casualty events, including nighttime attacks in Gaza City, Khan Younis, and…

Syrian authorities say they have successfully foiled an attempt by ISIL (ISIS) to bomb the Sayyida Zeinab holy shrine, peace be upon her, in a Damascus suburb, Al Jazeera reported. Intelligence sources reported that several individuals were arrested in connection…