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Malaysia: Anwar Ibrahim urges Muslims to embrace AI while preserving faith and ethics ————————————– Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has called on Muslim communities and religious scholars to engage with advances in artificial intelligence and modern technologies while maintaining religious…

Syria: Fuel price hikes trigger widespread economic protests ——————————– A sharp increase in fuel prices across Syria has sparked widespread protests, road blockades, and transport strikes, with demonstrators expressing anger over worsening living conditions and economic policies under the government…

Texas Muslim community raises concerns over alleged rise in anti-Muslim policies and restrictions —————————————– Muslim organizations and civil rights activists in Texas have expressed growing concerns over what they describe as increasing political and legal pressures targeting Islamic institutions and…

France: Young Muslim women increasingly choose hijab as expression of religious identity, studies show ————————————— The choice of wearing the hijab among young Muslim women in France has increased significantly over the past two decades, with researchers linking the trend…

Leaked Documents Reveal Alleged Taliban Cyber Campaign to Spread Propaganda and Target Opponents —————————————— Leaked documents reportedly linked to the Taliban’s intelligence apparatus have revealed details of an alleged large-scale psychological and online influence campaign, involving a budget of 70.7…

US Army Journal Analysis Highlights Shiite Role in Middle East Future, Calls for Recognition of Sectarian Diversity ———————————————————- A recent analysis published by a U.S. Army professional journal examined the historical, religious and political factors shaping Shiite influence in the…

CAIR Calls for Hate Crime Investigation After Death Threats Against Qur’an Distributors in Michigan ——————————————– The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) has called on law enforcement authorities to investigate a reported death threat against four Muslim men distributing Qur’ans and…

Anniversary of Birth of Sayyid Abd al-Azim al-Hasani: A Look at Scholarly, Spiritual Legacy of a Great Narrator of Ahl al-Bayt ———————————————- Shiite communities and followers of Ahl al-Bayt (peace be upon them) commemorate the blessed birth anniversary of Sayyid…

Afghan AI researcher wins gold medal for medical innovation at Silicon Valley invention festival ————————————— Afghan artificial intelligence researcher Fereidoun Farzad has won a gold medal at the 2026 Silicon Valley International Invention Festival in California for developing an AI-powered…

Belgium: Dismissal of Muslim teacher over refusal to remove hijab sparks legal and union debate ———————————————- The dismissal of Muslim teacher Hudayfa Amajoud by authorities in Belgium’s East Flanders province has sparked renewed debate over religious freedom, workplace rights, and…