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Tokyo Supports Prayer Rooms for Foreign Tourists, Not Mosque Construction, Fact-Check Report Finds ————————————– A Japanese fact-checking organization has rejected claims circulating on social media that the Tokyo metropolitan government is providing financial support for the construction of Islamic mosques,…

New Book Explores Islamic, Christian Perspectives on Ethical Relationship Between Humans, Animals ——————————————- A new book published in Canada brings together a Muslim researcher and a Christian priest in an interfaith dialogue examining the ethical relationship between humans, animals, and…

Investigation Highlights Expansion of US Deportations to Third Countries Under Trump Administration ————————————— An international investigation has found that the United States has expanded the deportation of migrants and asylum seekers to third countries where they are not citizens and…

Pope Leo XIV Criticizes Abortion, Assisted Dying Laws in France, Calls for Protection of Right to Life ——————————————- Pope Leo XIV has criticized recent legislative developments in France concerning abortion and assisted dying, reaffirming the Catholic Church’s position that human…

Debate Over Sharia Law Intensifies in US as Muslim Groups Respond to Political Rhetoric ———————————— A renewed political debate over Sharia law in the United States has drawn strong reactions from Muslim civic leaders and scholars, who argue that Islamic…

Nepal Floods Leave Thousands Displaced as Recovery Efforts Continue ——————————- A month after devastating floods struck parts of Nepal, thousands of people remain displaced, families are mourning lost loved ones, and authorities are facing a major recovery effort amid growing…

Spain’s Lleida Introduces Ban on Burqa and Niqab in Public Spaces —————————— The city of Lleida in Spain’s northeastern Catalonia region has approved regulations prohibiting the wearing of face-covering garments such as the burqa and niqab in public areas, with…

Sweden: Three Hijab-Wearing Girls Report Street Harassment in Helsingborg ————————————————- Three young girls wearing hijabs have reported being targeted in separate incidents in Helsingborg, southern Sweden, with authorities investigating at least one case as a possible hate-related offense. According to…

World Bank: Security Spending Dominates Taliban Administration’s Budget as Economic Pressures Mount —————————————- A new World Bank report shows that security accounted for nearly half of the Taliban administration’s spending in Afghanistan during the current fiscal year, surpassing combined allocations…

Prakash Raj Alleges Form 7 Misused to Target Muslim Voters in Karnataka ——————————– Actor and rights activist Prakash Raj has alleged that Form 7 applications are being misused during Karnataka’s ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls to seek…