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UN Experts Warn EU Against Deporting Afghans Over Rights Concerns ————————– UN human rights experts have warned European Union member states against forcibly returning Afghan nationals to Afghanistan. In a statement reported on Thursday, October 22, the experts urged European…

AI Tool Employs Facial Photos to Estimate Biological Age, Cancer Survival ————————————— US scientists have developed an AI tool that can estimate a person’s biological age from a facial photograph and provide insights into the likelihood of survival among cancer…

Report Warns of Underreporting of Anti-Muslim Hate Crimes in the UK —————————————- A recent report cited by Middle East Eye warns that official British police statistics may underestimate the scale of hate crimes targeting Muslims, raising concerns about the protection…

Seoul Central Mosque to Host Islamic Culture Day on October 24 ————————————- Seoul Central Mosque in South Korea will host an Islamic Culture Day on Saturday, October 24, organized by the Korea Muslim Federation to introduce Islam and Muslim traditions…

IUCN Warns 96% of Coral Reef Systems Face Critical Extinction Risk ———————————– The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has classified 96 percent of the world’s shallow-water coral reef systems as critically endangered, warning that they could collapse within…

At least 7 killed in gunmen assault on church in Jordan ——————————– At least seven people have been killed, and 34 others wounded, in an attack in Jordan’s Karak governorate where gunmen opened fire during a funeral at a church.…

In concluding its statement, the International Union of Muslim Scholars said lasting peace could not be achieved by abandoning rights or disregarding the suffering of those affected by conflict. Rather, it argued, sustainable peace requires justice, an end to oppression,…

International Union of Muslim Scholars Calls for Comprehensive Reconciliation, Release of Detainees, Protection of Freedoms ——————————– The International Union of Muslim Scholars has endorsed an initiative by Al-Azhar Grand Imam Ahmed Al-Tayeb to halt wars and conflicts across the Arab…

United States: Texas Halal Restaurant Uses AI Assistant to Handle Orders in Seven Languages ————————————————————————- A halal restaurant in Texas is using artificial intelligence to take customer orders, answer phone calls, and manage requests in seven languages, highlighting the growing…

Switzerland: Muslims Make Up Around 6% of Population as Religious and Social Presence Grows ———————————————— Muslims accounted for approximately 6% of Switzerland’s population covered by religious statistics in 2024, according to data from the Swiss Federal Statistical Office. The figures…