- In her opening remarks at the Opening Ceremony of the International Conference on Women in Islam, the United Nations Deputy Secretary General Amina J. Mohammed stated: “Islam clearly calls on us to end all discriminatory laws and practices that hinder access to education.”
- “Just weeks after UAE changed its laws to permit surrogacy in the country, an Emirati doctor has called on Islamic scholars to pass a fatwa to legalize the practice from an Islamic point of view.”
- “Iran‘s Islamic Guidance Ministry has banned the promotional use of images of two prominent actresses who have voiced opposition to the mandatory hijab law from the newly released film Popular.”
- It was announced that in Malaysia, “[m]embers of a special committee to study issues involving federal and state jurisdiction, especially regarding the competency of state legislative assemblies in drafting Shariah laws will be appointed soon.”