On January 13, a couple involving an adult male and an adult female, after being charged with adultery in the Aceh province of Indonesia, were punished with public lashings.
The man, who refused to confess to the accusation, received 15 lashes, while the woman, who did confess, received an overwhelming 100. The amount of lashes was so excruciating that she needed a break at one point before continuing on.
After a stabbing incident in Sefton Park, Australia, a young Muslim woman was left recovering in an intensive care unit. ABC News reported that the 21-year old suffered a "perforated kidney, lacerated liver, and significant internal bleeding."
On January 9, 2022, Ex-Muslims of Kerala (EMK), an organization that provides a supportive platform for those who left or wish to seek Islam in the Indian State of Kerala, decalred January 9th “Kerala Ex-Muslim Day,” after the organization’s leaders met in the state’s capital, Kochi.
On December 29, 2021, Aneesh Jasy, a well-known Tamil Ex-Muslim Atheist with a large social media following, was arrested by police in Coimbatore, in the Indian State of Tamil Nadu, for Facebook posts where he criticized Islam.
On New Year's Day, Muhammed Malik, a 29-year-old British bachelor, had billboard ads put up for his campaign of love. The billboards read “Save me from an arranged marriage” with a link to his website, www.findmalikawife.com.
On January 3, 2022, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, when speaking about the second anniversary of the assassination of General Qassem Soleimani of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps by the US in a televised speech, said that former US President Donald Trump must face trial for the assassination or Tehran would take revenge.
On New Year's Day, 2022, Archbishop Marek Jędraszewski of Krakow, Poland, issued a new decree that would impact relations between children and Catholic church officials. These stricter boundaries would drastically alter the practices of the diocese.
On December 21, 2021, famous Jordanian-Palestinian artist/singer, Adham Nabulsi, announced his retirement from the music industry in order to “worship God and obey his commands,” sparking controversy over whether or not singing and acting are considered haram.
On New Year's Day, 2022, an app called Bulli Bai uploaded hundreds of photos of Muslim women in India to be “auctioned off,” in an attempt to degrade and harass them. Some of the women on the app are journalists and politicians.
