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Shia Rights Organization Stresses Protection of Religious Freedoms During Muharram 2026 —————————————— Shia Rights Watch has renewed its call for upholding human dignity, justice, and freedom of religion and belief as Muslims around the world mark the holy month of…

Al-Qaeda’s Prominent Ideologue Killed in Syria ———————————— Sami al-Oraydi, also known as Abu Mahmoud al-Shami, one of the most prominent religious ideologues of the extremist Sunni al-Qaeda movement and a founder of the now-dissolved extremist Sunni group Hurras al-Din, was…

Taliban Imposes New Restrictions on Muharram Mourning Ceremonies in Afghanistan ———————————— The Supreme Council for the Regulation of Religious Affairs in Afghanistan, established in coordination with the Taliban, has issued a set of new restrictions on holding mourning ceremonies during…

WHO Warns Ebola Still Spreading as Africa CDC Funds Emergency Response ———————————- The World Health Organization has warned that the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo remains a serious public health threat, as new infections continue to appear…

Brazil Launches First Halal Business Management MBA in Latin America ———————————————————– A new MBA program in Halal Business Management has been launched at Estácio University in São Paulo, Brazil, in response to growing demand for specialists in halal standards and…

Muslim Community Alarmed After Suspected Anti-Muslim Attacks in Edinburgh ————————————————— Muslim organizations in Scotland and across the UK have voiced alarm after five men were injured in suspected anti-Muslim attacks in Edinburgh, warning that rising anti-Muslim and anti-immigrant rhetoric is…

Al-Khalifa Regime Imposes Restrictions on Muharram Mourning Ceremonies in Bahrain ——————————- Bahraini authorities have prevented the holding of Husseini mourning rituals in parts of the country, al-Wefaq reported citing local sources. According to this report, the Al Khalifa regime continues…

MuslimFree Calls for Stronger Refugee Protection on World Refugee Day —————————————- The World Nonviolence Organization, MuslimFree, has renewed its call for stronger international efforts to protect refugees and forcibly displaced people, saying the refugee crisis must be treated as a…

Five Injured in Suspected Anti-Muslim Attacks in Edinburgh ————————————————— Five men were injured in a series of violent incidents in Edinburgh that authorities are treating as suspected anti-Muslim attacks. Police Scotland said the attacks took place on Friday evening across…

Niger Airport Attack Kills 13 as Security Forces Repel Armed Raid ———————————- At least 13 people were killed in an attack on the international airport in Niger’s capital, Niamey, officials said, months after jihadist fighters carried out a major assault…