Islam World

Muslim Women Describe Hijab as Empowering Amid Public Misconceptions ……………….. Muslim women attending the UK’s largest Islamic convention have described wearing the hijab as an empowering and personal choice, countering public perceptions revealed in a recent national survey, The Independent…

Iraqi Provinces Suspend or Reduce Working Hours Due to Extreme Heatwave …………………. Several Iraqi provinces announced the suspension or reduction of official working hours for Sunday, July 27, 2025, due to an intense heatwave sweeping across the country. The provinces…

Sweida Still on High Alert; Supreme Islamic Alawite Council Denounces Government ——————————————– The southern Syrian city of Sweida is on high alert due to violent clashes involving local Druze factions, Bedouin fighters, and Damascus government forces, local sources report. Residents…

8,000 IRCS Volunteers Mobilized to Serve Arbaeen Pilgrims in Iraq ———————————– In preparation for the ongoing holy Arbaeen pilgrimage, the Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) has mobilized approximately 8,000 volunteers to serve millions of Shia pilgrims en route to Holy…

Pakistan Issues Glacial Flood Alert as Heavy Monsoon Rains Continue ———————————– Pakistan has issued warnings of glacial flooding in its northwest regions, including popular tourist destinations like Fairy Meadows, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and Gilgit-Baltistan, amid above-average monsoon rains this season, Al…

ISIS Launches Three Attacks on SDF Forces in Deir ez-Zor ——————————- The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) reported three separate attacks by ISIS militants in Deir ez-Zor province, eastern Syria, resulting in one SDF fighter killed and another injured, Rudaw…

A recent surge in the detention and forced deportation of Afghan women and girls from Pakistan has drawn strong condemnation from human rights organizations, highlighting a deepening humanitarian crisis. Footage released by Afghanistan International shows distressing scenes of Pakistani police…

Iraq’s top officials and the UN Mission marked the Islamic Day for Combating Violence Against Women on Saturday by calling for comprehensive action against gender-based violence, According to Shafaq News, President Abdul Latif Rashid highlighted the persistent marginalization of Iraqi…

Nine killed in courthouse raid in Iran’s Sistan-Baluchistan province, Iranian media report ———————————- At least nine people were killed in an armed attack on a courthouse in Zahedan, Iran’s Sistan-Baluchestan province, Arab News reported. The attackers, from the Jaish Al-Adl…

Iraq’s Babylon Holds Muharram Quranic Gatherings ——————————- The Scientific Quran Assembly of the Custodianship of Abal-Fazl al-Abbas’s (peace be upon him) holy Shrine has organized a series of Muharram Quranic gatherings across several districts in Iraq’s Babylon Governorate, Iqna.ir reported.…