- “The Taliban has ordered the shutting down of a women-run radio station in Afghanistan after accusing it of playing music during the holy month of Ramadan.” For more content and context on the recent developments in Afghanistan, consult our Editor-in-Chief, Professor Intisar Rabb’s “Resource Roundup: Afghanistan, the Taliban, and Islamic Law.”
- Pundits have observed that the “Saudi Arabia halal cosmetics market is projected to register robust growth during the forecast period, 2023-2027.”
- “A hardline Iranian MP has issued an ultimatum to the judiciary to come up with measures to put a stop to women flouting the rules on headscarves, within the next 48 hours.”
- A school in Indonesia has sparked controversy for making it mandatory for all female students, including those of the Christian faith, to wear the Islamic headscarf. For more information and context on a similar hijāb ban controversy in Karnataka (India), consult our Research Editor Raha Rafii’s “Snapshot: Karnataka High Court Ruling on Banning Ḥijāb” and the posts listed there.
- It has been reported that “[t]he Village Exchange Center [in Aurora, Colorado] is trying to get funds together to help those of the Islamic faith for Ramadan.”
- In a recent meeting, “members of the Shura Council [in Qatar] pointed to the dangers facing family stability in the face of an increase in divorce rates, pointing out that the most common age group in which divorce occurs, according to statistics, is the youth group.”
- Muslim fish hoagies have become one of the favorite sandwiches in Philadelphia, catering not only to the needs of the city’s Muslim community, but to all Philadelphians more generally.