- “For the past years of its existence, the NYSC [National Youth Service Corps, Nigeria] scheme has been mandating prospective female corps members who are married to change their father’s name (or family name) to that of their husband’s. This has not gone down well with Muslims among the female prospective corps members. This is because, in Islam, each person (whether married or not) is required to keep his/her family identity (by keeping his or her surname otherwise called maiden name).”
- “The Selangor Islamic Religious Department [Malaysia] has been instructed to ensure that all Islamic preachers invited to the state, especially to talk on matters related to aqidah (faith), syariah (Islamic law), the teachings of tasawwuf (Sufism), and the practice of tariqa (spiritual paths), are accredited by the Selangor Islamic Religious Council Accreditation Committee.”
- “Building on the success of its previous issuance in December 2023, the Philippine government plans to issue another Sukuk bond in 2025 as part of efforts to develop the Islamic finance market and attract Shariah-compliant investments.”
- “Religious authorities in the northern Malaysian state of Terengganu have been accused of acting like the ‘Taliban’, after a sharia court ordered a 42-year-old father of five to be the first in the state to be caned for close proximity with a woman out of wedlock.”
- “The third and last day of the 32nd annual International Sunni Ijtema of Sunni Dawate Islami, the worldwide organisation of Sunni Muslims, saw thousands turning up at the Azad Maidan to hear speeches, get guidance, and pray together.”
- “People in Pakistan may still be able to use VPN services without restrictions as the country’s telecom body has decided not to ban VPN usage after all. This came as Pakistan’s Law Ministry said the government cannot legally block VPNs.”