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U.S. Report Highlights Shiite Resilience and Spiritual Centrality of Iraq’s Holy Shrines ————————— A report published by the Chicago Sun-Times has highlighted the resilience of Iraq’s Shiite community and the deep spiritual significance of the country’s holy shrines, drawing on…

Canada Faces Backlash Over Scrapping Standalone Islamophobia Envoy Role ———————————- Canada is facing criticism after Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government scrapped the standalone roles of Special Representative on Combatting Islamophobia and Special Envoy on Combatting Antisemitism, folding them into a…

New Zealand: Christchurch Mosque Attacker Seeks to Overturn Guilty Plea ——————————— The case of the 2019 Christchurch mosque attacks has resurfaced in New Zealand after Australian national Brenton Tarrant moved to have his guilty plea set aside. Tarrant carried out…

Crowds demonstrate in Vienna to protest proposed ban on hijab for under-14 school girls ——————————————- Thousands of people demonstrated in Vienna on Saturday to protest a proposed plan to ban the wearing of the hijab in schools for girls under…

Delegation of religious activists from India visit Imam Hussein Media Group Headquarters —————————– A delegation of religious activists from India has visited the Imam Hussein Media Group in the holy city of Karbala to review its cultural and media activities…

Taliban Administration starts enforcing new penal code ——————————– The Taliban have begun enforcing their newly approved penal code, sentencing a man in western Afghanistan to prison and flogging for allegedly insulting the group’s supreme leader. According to an article by…

Sadiq Khan Illuminates London’s West End with Ramadan Lights, Promoting Unity and Hope ——————————— London’s West End was lit up Friday evening as Mayor Sadiq Khan switched on the city’s annual Ramadan lights for the fourth consecutive year, using the…

Global Survey Finds Surge in Violence and Abuse Against Politicians, Threatening Democracy ———————————- A new global survey by the Inter‑Parliamentary Union (IPU) has revealed a significant rise in violence, threats and harassment against elected officials in more than 80 countries,…

Global Organization Condemns Saudi Arabia Over Executions of Minors, Calls for Immediate Halt —————————- The international advocacy group Global Citizen has sharply criticized Saudi Arabia for continuing to impose the death penalty on individuals accused of crimes committed while under…

Arakan Humanitarian Association Warns Rohingya Are on “Brink of Extinction” —————————————— The Arakan Humanitarian Association has warned that the Rohingya crisis has reached a critical stage that threatens their “historical existence,” amid a sharp escalation of armed conflict in Myanmar’s…