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MSF Urges Urgent Scale-Up of Water, Sanitation Programs Amid Rising Cholera Cases in Abyei, South Sudan ————————– Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has called for an urgent expansion of water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) programs in Abyei Special Administrative Area following…

German University Hospital Bans Muslim Student Group Over Gender-Segregated Meeting ———————————— Charité, Europe’s largest university hospital in Berlin, has banned the MedIslam Collective (MSC), a Muslim student society, from holding events on its premises following a gender-segregated meeting, The Telegraph…

Denmark Expands Military Draft to Include Women Amid Rising Security Concerns ……………….. Women in Denmark who turn 18 are now eligible for military conscription, aligning the country with Sweden and Norway as it expands its armed forces to counter potential…

Muslims in Russia’s Krasnodar Region Pray in Secret Amid Lack of Official Mosques ……………….. In the Krasnodar Territory of southern Russia, local Muslims say they are forced to perform daily prayers in cafes, gas stations and other makeshift spaces due…

Cuts to US Foreign Aid Could Cause 14 Million Deaths by 2030, Study Finds ………………… Deep cuts to US foreign aid under President Donald Trump’s administration could result in more than 14 million preventable deaths worldwide by 2030, according to…

Record 175 Mosque Attacks in Germany in 2024 Raise Alarm Over Rising Islamophobia ………………. In a troubling development, the Turkish-Islamic Union for Religious Affairs (DITIB) has reported a record 175 attacks on mosques across Germany in 2024 — an unprecedented…

Europe Faces Intense Heatwave, Regions on High Alert ——————————– A severe heatwave is sweeping across Europe, prompting high alert levels and impacting daily life from France to Turkey, Arab News reported. A heat dome stretches from France, Portugal, and Spain…

UN Development Aid Conference Opens in Seville Amid Funding Cuts ——————————— The United Nations Conference on Financing Development has commenced in Seville, Spain, bringing together over 50 world leaders and more than 4,000 representatives from governments, businesses, civil society, and…

“Climate Is Our Biggest War,” Warns Cop30 CEO Ahead of UN Summit in Brazil —————————– With just four months until the UN climate summit Cop30 in Belém, Brazil, Ana Toni, CEO of Cop30, warns that global focus is dangerously diverted…

Singapore Muslims Donate Canned Korban Meat for Gaza Aid ………………. Singapore’s Muslim community will send 16 tonnes of canned sheep meat to Palestinians in Gaza in late 2025, Singaporean newspaper The Straits Times reported. Acting Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs Faishal…