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The Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC) has made history by becoming the first venue in the city to receive gold accreditation from CrescentRating, a prominent halal travel promotion company, South China Morning Post reported. This certification, awarded for…

At least five people were killed and seven others wounded in a suicide bombing near a Kabul Bank branch in Afghanistan’s northeastern Kunduz province, police reported. The explosion occurred at 8:35 a.m. local time (04:05 GMT) on Tuesday. According to…

More than 120 students in Bihać, Bosnia and Herzegovina, have graduated from a two-month muezzin training course organized by the Youth Network of the Islamic Community. The course, aimed at preparing students to perform muezzin duties at their local mosques,…

The Muslim Marriage Registrars Association in Bangladesh has proposed lowering the legal marriage age for girls to 16 while maintaining 18 for boys, news reports said. The request, presented at a press conference on February 4, aims to reflect the…

Iraq repatriated 569 individuals from 155 families on Sunday as part of a continued effort to relocate nationals from the al-Hol camp in northeastern Syria. The operation, a collaboration between the Syrian Democratic Forces and the Iraqi government, is the…

A new survey by the Moroccan Association for the Integration of Migrants found that 47.5% of Muslims in Spain have experienced racism, but only 6% have formally reported it. The study highlights concerns about discrimination, particularly against people of Arab…

State schools in England are facing space shortages in key year groups, raising concerns about their ability to accommodate an expected rise in students following Labour’s decision to apply VAT to private school fees, The Independent reported. Figures show that…

Palm Bay City Councilman Chandler Langevin has refused to apologize after making remarks on social media suggesting that Islam “does not belong” in the United States, The Independent reported. Langevin, a Republican, posted the comment in response to a Florida…

Seventy-nine member states of the International Criminal Court (ICC) have issued a joint statement reaffirming their “unwavering support” for the court’s operations, Jurist News reported. This statement, released on Friday, emphasizes the ICC’s role as a crucial pillar of the…

Singapore’s security authorities have detained an 18-year-old who allegedly planned an attack targeting Muslims, inspired by the 2019 Christchurch mosque shootings in New Zealand, media reports said on Monday. According to the Internal Security Department (ISD), Nick Lee had been…