- Shaykh Ahmad Gumi, Mufti of the Sultan Bello Mosque in Kaduna, Nigeria, “has urged Islamic judges and clerics to ensure that women suffering from domestic abuse are granted the right to divorce their husbands without being compelled to pay any form of compensation.”
- “Police in the city of Kano, in northern Nigeria, arrested 25 people after raiding an alleged ‘gay wedding’. The religious police, also known as Hisbah, stormed a gathering held at an event centre in Kano, where the alleged wedding ceremony was set to take place.”
- “The Supreme Council for Shari’ah in Nigeria (SCSN), Kaduna State Chapter, has strongly criticized recent comments by Reverend Matthew Hassan Kukah, which linked the implementation of Shari’ah law in northern Nigeria to rising violence.”
- “African Risk Capacity Limited, the commercial insurance affiliate of the African Union’s African Risk Capacity Group, has announced the launch of…a non-profit facility that enables governments, communities, and insurers to access climate risk coverage consistent with Islamic principles.”
- “The President of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, announced that the country has obtained ‘Halal’ certification for the export of coffee and cocoa to Arab countries.”
- Hong Kong “Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po has signaled the city’s readiness to tap into the burgeoning global Islamic finance market to fund its ambitious Northern Metropolis megaproject.”
- “The world’s first Muslim-friendly cruise will launch in Malaysia this November. Dubbed the M/V Piano Land, the cruise will offer a range of facilities and services specially targeted towards Muslim cruisers, such as 100 per cent halal food, mocktails and other alcohol-free beverages, dedicated prayer rooms and onboard prayer time guidance.”
- In the United Kingdom, “University of Birmingham humanitarian and migration experts are creating a blueprint to help Islamic philanthropists better contribute to transforming humanitarian responses for displaced women. …Islamic philanthropy is a multi-billion-dollar global sector. Zakat – the mandatory, obligatory form of charity for eligible Muslims – is alone estimated to generate up to $1 trillion annually worldwide.”