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US Government Shutdown Forces Radio Free Asia to Suspend News Operations ————————— Radio Free Asia (RFA) has been forced to suspend its news gathering and broadcasting operations across multiple platforms due to the ongoing US government shutdown and resulting funding…

Tanzania Election Result Triggered Widespread Protests and Accusations of Repression ———————————— President Samia Suluhu Hassan has been declared the winner of Tanzania’s October 29 2025 presidential election with approximately 97.66% of the vote, according to the national electoral commission, as…

Sectarian Crime in Damascus Suburbs: Brutal Killing of a Young Shia Man in Ghazlaniyah Sparks Outrage ————————————- A young Shia man was brutally murdered in the Ghazlaniyah area near Damascus in what rights groups describe as a sectarian-motivated crime. According…

Artificial Intelligence and Crisis of Religious Upbringing: A Call to Rethink Family Education ——————————————— The growing influence of artificial intelligence (AI) and social media on daily life has transformed family relationships and child-rearing practices, creating what experts describe as a…

World’s Largest Handwritten Quran Completed in Istanbul ———————————- Iraqi calligrapher Ali Zaman has completed the world’s largest handwritten Quran in Istanbul after six years of continuous work. According to Anadolu Agency, the monumental manuscript features pages measuring four meters in…

13th Islamic Economics and Finance Forum Opens in Istanbul —————————————- The 13th Forum on Islamic Economics and Finance has opened at Boğaziçi University in Istanbul, organized in cooperation with the Center for Islamic Economics Research, a subsidiary of the İLKE…

Kashmiri Daily Wage Workers Protest for Fair Pay and Job Security —————————- Thousands of daily wage workers in Srinagar, the capital of Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir, held a peaceful protest demanding fair wages, job security, and access to employment benefits.…

Pakistani Students Protest Removal of Imam Hussein’s Name from University Prayer Hall —————————– Students from the Imamia Students Organization (ISO) in Pakistan held a peaceful protest after reports emerged that the name of Imam Hussein (peace be upon him) had…

Extremists Exploit Online Platforms to Fuel Political Violence — NYU Report ……………. Extremist groups are increasingly using online platforms to recruit supporters and promote violence for political ends, according to a new report by New York University’s Stern Center for…

UNDP Report: Nearly Two-Thirds of Afghans Living in Multidimensional Poverty …………… Nearly 65% of Afghanistan’s population is living in multidimensional poverty, with another 20% vulnerable to falling into it, according to the 2025 Global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) released by…