- In Iran, Grand Ayatollahs Hosein Noori Hamedani and Naser Makarem Shirazi “issued separate fatwas saying that any insult, threat or aggression against Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei coming from a government or individual will be seen as an insult and aggression to the essence of Islam.”
- A group of Kenyan sheikhs “strongly opposed a recent Supreme Court ruling that allows children born out of wedlock to inherit property from their deceased Muslim fathers, terming it a violation of Islamic law and the jurisdiction of Kadhi courts.”
- “The Oregon Department of Corrections is facing a federal lawsuit for allegedly denying religious accommodations for three incarcerated Muslim men . . . by refusing to serve certified halal meals and by denying Muslim worshippers the opportunity to celebrate Eid holidays with congregational prayer and family visitations.”