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CAIR Condemns Nobel Committee for Awarding Peace Prize to Venezuelan Politician María Corina Machado ———————————————- The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) has sharply criticized the Nobel Committee’s decision to award this year’s Nobel Peace Prize to Venezuelan opposition leader María…

Magnitude-7.4 Earthquake Strikes Mindanao, Philippines; Minor Tsunami Recorded, One Fatality Reported ——————————- Early Friday, a magnitude-7.4 earthquake struck off the coast of the southern Philippine region of Mindanao, triggering tsunami warnings across parts of the Philippines and Indonesia’s North Sulawesi.…

Nine-Story Mosque Construction in Tokyo Signals Growth of Japan’s Muslim Community ————————————— Construction has begun on a nine-story, 39-meter-tall mosque in Tokyo, a project aimed at serving Japan’s rapidly growing Muslim population, despite facing some local opposition. The project is…

UK Churches Honor Abolitionist Olaudah Equiano ————————— Two churches in Cambridgeshire, located in Soham and St Andrew’s in Chesterton, commemorated the prominent 18th-century abolitionist Olaudah Equiano as part of Black History Month. Equiano was kidnapped from his home in Nigeria…

26 Migrants Rescued on Remote Greek Island ……….. A refugee support organization, Lutke Foundation, reported on Thursday that 26 migrants arrived early in the morning on the remote Greek island of Farmakonisi. The group’s route was reportedly altered, leading them…

The debate over religious symbols in Europe, specifically a push to ban the hijab for teachers in Switzerland and a similar ban for Hijab in public places in Italy, coincides with a brutal, apparently Islamophobic assault in Canada, highlighting ongoing…

Denmark Plans Social Media Ban for Children Under 15 …………… Denmark’s government announced plans to introduce a law prohibiting children under the age of 15 from using social media, aiming to protect young people from potential psychological and social harms…

Despite major powers framing their educational initiatives in Africa as efforts toward development, analytical reports suggest that academic scholarships have become a powerful tool for extending the geopolitical and cultural influence of these nations, leading to long-term dependency among African…

Fasset Receives Malaysian License for Stablecoin-Based Islamic Digital Bank ——————————– The crypto platform Fasset has secured a license from the Malaysian government to launch a digital bank focused on Islamic finance principles, which plans to utilize a stablecoin as its…

UK Plastic Waste Exports to Developing Nations Surge 84% ———————————- The UK’s exports of plastic waste to developing countries surged by 84% in 2024, despite a commitment to halt the practice, The Guardian reported. The increase saw shipments rise to…