After his controversial stint of burning a Quran in Denmark and Sweden during protests, far-right Danish-Swedish politician and activist Rasmus Paludan said he would travel to the United Kingdom to perform his act again last Wednesday to coincide with Ramadan.
Paludan said in a Twitter video last Sunday that he intends to travel to Wakefield in the West Yorkshire region to "fight back" against "undemocratic forces,” adding that he would burn the Islamic holy text in the city’s public square.
A Saudi cleric and religious scholar who went missing after criticizing the kingdom’s rulers for implementing social reforms have reportedly fled the country, reports from the Middle East Monitor and Middle East Eye say.
A female Russian military officer caused controversy in Iran by attending a public event while wearing a short-sleeved military uniform without a hijab, sparking further debate on the country’s mandatory hijab rules.
Since the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini under the custody of the Iranian morality police for allegedly not wearing her hijab correctly, massive waves of demonstrations, primarily led by Iranian women, have challenged not just the country’s mandatory hijab law but also the regime that strictly enforces it.
Independent online news site IranWire released a shocking, in-depth report of the Islamic Republic’s use of child soldiers during the massive protests that rocked the country since the death of Mahsa Amini under police custody in September 2022.
Saudi Arabia has released a new controversial set of rules and restrictions for Ramadan in the Kingdom this year, sparking backlash across the Muslim world.
The country’s Minister of Islamic Affairs, Abdul Latif Al-Sheikh, published and shared a document on March 3rd containing regulations for the Islamic holy month of Ramadan that everyone in the Kingdom must follow.
An Islamic charity in the UK was criticized for sharing a post on social media against the LGBTQIA+ community, urging followers to pray for protection against them.
These schools prepare children for a 'life of intolerance and division'. "It's a very worrying time for the LGBT community. We seem to be making great leaps in some areas but in this particular area, we are just not making the same headway." https://t.co/NZ1tgBJydM
Media outlets IranWire and Iran International have learned that the Islamic Republic regime forced Iranian secondary schoolgirls to watch pornographic videos to deter them from joining the protests that have rocked Iran since September.
A shocking report says authorities forced schoolgirls in Iran to watch porn videos, even videos of sex with animals, to deter them from taking part in protests. pic.twitter.com/0tX8aYRUUj
The Malaysian government revealed its plans to counter Islamophobia by distributing copies of the Quran translated into several languages, setting aside more than $2 million in its 2023 budget.
Malaysia spends $2,000,000 USD to counter ‘Islamophobia’ by distributing copies of Qur’an worldwide https://t.co/dpBtgXhab1
