- “Ahmed Toufiq, Minister of Endowments and Islamic Affairs, affirmed . . . before the House of Councillors that the official Hajj fees for the current season are determined based on a clearly defined set of services provided to Moroccan pilgrims.”
- “Taliban Interior Minister Sirajuddin Haqqani has stated that the group’s rise to power was not motivated by a desire for dominance or rule. Haqqani stressed that the group was driven by a commitment to what he described as ‘jihad’ against ‘infidelity and corruption’ and the establishment of Islamic . . . law.” 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.”
- “The Justice Department has quietly closed a short-lived investigation into a planned housing development in Texas with a mosque at its center, saying the developers had pledged to abide by federal fair-housing laws. The project, known as EPIC City, drew scrutiny from Republican activists and Texas leaders, who earlier this year accused its promoters of trying to create a community that would discriminate against non-Muslims and give Islamic law precedence over state and federal law.”