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Lithuanian President Warns Recurring Anti-Muslim Incidents May Be Orchestrated ————————————– Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda has warned that a series of recent incidents targeting Muslims and Islamic religious symbols in Lithuania may be part of organized campaigns rather than isolated acts.…

Al-Azhar Observatory Highlights Rise in UK Islamophobia, Mosque Visit Initiative ——————————– Al-Azhar Observatory for Combating Extremism has highlighted concerns over rising Islamophobia in Britain while drawing attention to the 11th “Visit My Mosque” initiative. The Observatory cited a report by…

Australia Issues Guidance to Universities on Defining Islamophobia —————————— Australia’s Special Envoy to Combat Islamophobia, Aftab Malik, has issued new guidance titled The Challenges of Defining Islamophobia, aimed at helping the country’s higher education sector develop appropriate definitions of Islamophobia…

London Store Video Draws Attention to Gender-Separated Queues ———————————————- A video filmed inside an Asian grocery store in East London has drawn attention after showing male and female shoppers forming separate queues while receiving food products, highlighting how some Muslims…

Kabul’s Shia Community Says Taliban Policies Have Eroded Trust in Government —————————————————— Shia residents of Kabul say unemployment, poverty, religious restrictions and the closure of community institutions have weakened their trust in Afghanistan’s Taliban authorities and limited their ability to…

Afghanistan Reports Nine Civilians Killed in Pakistani Airstrikes ————————————- Afghan authorities say nine civilians were killed and 11 others injured in Pakistani airstrikes targeting Helmand province in southern Afghanistan and Kunar province in the east, marking a renewed escalation between…

Grand Ayatollah Shirazi Highlights Causes of Contemporary Family, Social Problems —————————- Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Sadiq al-Husseini al-Shirazi has highlighted aspects of the causes behind family and social problems in contemporary societies, calling on seminary and university researchers to study the…

Scientists Develop Ultra-Precise Atomic Clock Using Lutetium —————– Researchers have developed an ultra-precise atomic clock based on lutetium that could lose or gain less than one second over 300 billion years, according to its developers. The clock uses transitions between…

California Officially Recognizes Eid al-Fitr, Eid al-Adha Under New State Law ——————————- California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed Assembly Bill 2017, formally adding Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha to the state’s list of recognized holidays. The law allows state and…

India: Aligarh Muslim University Hosts “Hussain Day” Highlighting the Values of Karbala ————————————– Aligarh Muslim University in India hosted a cultural and religious event titled “Hussain Day,” bringing together academics, religious scholars, poets, faculty members and students to commemorate Imam…