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Canada’s top court to hear challenge to controversial Quebec secularism law

Federal government appeals against law critics say disproportionately affects hijab-wearing Muslim women

The Guardian - US · Jan 23, 2025

10 years after the Charlie Hebdo attacks in France, conversations about free speech are still too black and white

In January 2015, 12 people were killed at the French satirist magazine Charlie Hebdo’s office after it published controversial caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad. Ten years later, the tragic events continue to resonate in global conversations about limits to the freedom of expression.

The Conversation · Jan 23, 2025

Awareness of Sharia-compliant pension options should be increased, says IFS

Policymakers and businesses should look at ways to simplify the process of switching to Sharia-compliant investment strategies, the IFS said.

Evening Standard · Jan 23, 2025

‘Debate would be a hit’: Ex-MP says news org told him to mock Muslim man’s appearance in TV debate

Former parliamentarian and leader of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh Prof Rakesh Sinha recently said that an anchor of a prominent news channel had once asked him to use derogatory language against a Muslim man during a televised debate following which he stopped making appearances at the channel in question. 

Newslaundry · Jan 18, 2025

Keir Starmer accused of 'devaluing' Palestinian lives in ceasefire statement

KEIR Starmer has been accused of “devaluing” Muslim and Arab lives after he appeared to use contrasting language to describe Israeli and…

The National (Scotland) · Jan 17, 2025

Malala Yousafzai Urges Muslim Leaders To Fight Gender Apartheid

Malala Yousafzai urges Muslim leaders to condemn Taliban's treatment of women and girls, emphasizing the need for gender equality in Muslim communities.

Top News · Jan 13, 2025

Malala Yousafzai says Taliban do not see women as human beings

Activist urges Muslim leaders to confront Afghanistan’s government over its oppressive policies against girls and women

The Independent UK · Jan 13, 2025

Malala Yousafzai Tells Muslim Leaders Not To 'Legitimise' Taliban

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai urged Muslim leaders on Sunday not to legitimise the Afghan Taliban government and to "show true leadership" over their assault on women's rights.

International Business Times · Jan 12, 2025

Syrian intelligence agency says it thwarted a planned Islamic State attack on a Shiite shrine

Intelligence officials in Syria’s new de facto government say they have thwarted a plan by the Islamic State group to set off a bomb at a Shiite shrine in the Damascus suburb of Sayyida Zeinab

The Independent UK · Jan 11, 2025

Four councils back motion to classify ‘Asian grooming gangs’ as an Islamophobic term

Oxford, Newcastle, Manchester, and Calderdale councils are expected to back a report claiming the phrase perpetuates harmful stereotypes

Evening Standard · Jan 11, 2025