An Iranian singer went viral after she live-streamed a historic virtual concert on YouTube where she performed without a hijab, despite the Islamic Republic’s efforts to pass a new, stricter law on hijab that many human rights organizations and activists have criticized.
A rabbi in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) was killed after he was reported missing on November 21st, with Israeli authorities saying he might have been kidnapped before he was found dead.
Rabbi in UAE killed in ‘antisemitic terror incident’, says Israel | Dubai | The Guardian https://t.co/sJDdD4IT1N
The most prominent Islamic scholar in Gaza has issued a rare but powerful fatwa condemning Hamas’s attacks on October 7 last year, where Hamas fighters killed 1,200 Israelis and took hundreds of Israelis and foreigners hostage, which also triggered a devastating war that killed over 45,000 Gazans.
As part of sweeping changes to Germany’s citizenship law, German media and the country's federal interior ministry announced that individuals who like, comment, or post the pro-Palestinian slogan “From the River to the Sea” will be denied German citizenship.
Germany To Deny Citizenship to Those Who Post or Chant ‘From the River to the Sea’ pic.twitter.com/uwbLhxNRDX
A major child sexual abuse scandal involving a huge Islamic business network in Malaysia emerged after authorities rescued hundreds of children from orphanages linked to the conglomerate.
Malaysia: 572 children under age 18 rescued as Islamic group is investigated for sexual assault of children https://t.co/2EIzOWjAcq
An ex-Muslim Christian preacher who was reported missing following a failed assassination attempt against her has won £10,000 (equivalent to $13406.25) in damages and costs from London’s Metropolitan Police after an incident where she was arrested at the city’s Speakers’ Corner.
A High Court in India rejected a plea for protection filed by a Hindu-Muslim couple, citing that their marriage is invalid as per Muslim Personal Law, which governs all Muslims in India in several aspects, such as marriage and divorce.
Hindu-Muslim Marriage Invalid Under Muslim Personal Law : MP High Court Refuses Protection Plea Of Inter-Faith Couple pic.twitter.com/XPwzTqBOwP
A high court in India rejected a plea to protect a Muslim woman and a Hindu man after ruling that her decision to enter into a live-in relationship with the man is illegal under Muslim law, calling it Zina (fornication) and Haram (an act forbidden by Allah).
It’s 2024, but medieval punishments such as amputation for theft continue to live on in Iran. A human rights organization advocating for Iranians learned that authorities have sentenced two suspects to finger amputation after they were accused of theft.
After Oklahoma voted to establish the first-ever state-sponsored, virtual religious charter school in the United States last June, several civil rights groups have moved to oppose state funding for the institution, setting a fierce debate on religious liberties in public education.
The Guardian details FFRF's lawsuit against the U.S.'s first state-sponsored religious charter school.
