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Spanish Court Convicts Man for Hate-Related Attack on Hijab-Wearing Woman —————————— A regional court in Madrid, Spain has convicted a man of insulting and physically attacking a Muslim woman wearing a hijab in public, sentencing him to a six-month prison…

U.S. Catholic Military Archbishop Says Troops May Refuse Orders Conflicting with Conscience ————————————— The Catholic Archbishop responsible for pastoral care of U.S. military personnel, Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio, has said that it can be “morally acceptable” for American soldiers to…

Australian Mosques Welcome Non-Muslims to Promote Friendship and Peaceful Coexistence ———————————– More than 30 mosques and Islamic centres across the Australian state of Victoria opened their doors to the public on 7 February 2026 as part of the annual Victorian…

IOM: Dozens dead or missing after irregular migrants’ boat capsizes off Libyan coast ————————————– The International Organization for Migration (IOM) announced on Monday that 53 irregular migrants, including two babies, are dead or missing after a rubber boat capsized off…

Austria: Legal and Human Rights Debate as “Awareness Phase” of School Headscarf Ban Begins ————————————- Austria has sparked widespread debate among civil society and human rights organizations with the launch of the awareness phase for the new law banning girls…

Grand Ayatollah Shirazi remarks on achieving true happiness, spiritual readiness for Ramadan amid celebrations of Sayyida Ruqayya’s birth anniversary ——————————————– The Supreme Religious Authority, Grand Ayatullah Shirazi, has issued remarks on the significance of piety (taqwa), spiritual readiness for the…

Muslims in Canada condemn closure of anti-Islamophobia office ————————————- The National Council of Canadian Muslims has strongly rebuked the Canadian government’s decision to abolish two key offices dedicated to fighting Islamophobia and antisemitism, warning that the move risks weakening protections…

Dutch Data Protection Body Fines 10 Municipalities for Covert Surveillance of Muslim Residents ————————————————– Ten municipalities in the Netherlands have been fined a combined €250,000 for secretly gathering and analyzing data on their Muslim residents, IQNA reported. The Dutch Data…

UNAMA: Border Clashes Killed at Least 70 Civilians in Afghanistan in Late 2025 ——————————————- At least 70 civilians were killed and 478 injured in Afghanistan during the final three months of 2025 due to cross-border clashes between Taliban forces and…

UN Special Rapporteur Warns of Rising Islamophobia and Hate Speech in Germany —————————————– United Nations Special Rapporteur on freedom of opinion and expression Irene Khan has warned about increasing anti-Muslim hate and discriminatory rhetoric in Germany, raising concerns about the…