- “Syrian Justice Minister Dr. Mazhar al-Wais said in an interview with The Media Line that coordination between the Syrian state and the US-led international coalition against the Islamic State (IS) can be lawful under Islamic Shariah if it follows Shariah policy principles and serves the public interest.”
- “A parliamentary committee and the government agreed…to ask the State Bank of Pakistan to persuade commercial banks to stop mandating that their female employees wear abayas, arguing women should not be compelled to adopt a specific religious look.”
- “Islamic countries are showing interest in Azerbaijan‘s experience in preventing marriages between close relatives, Bahar Muradova, Chairperson of the State Committee of Azerbaijan for Family, Women and Children Affairs, said at a press conference.”
- “Egypt’s Finance Ministry has launched a new EGP 200bn ($4.2bn) sovereign sukuk programme for the local market, as part of its strategy to diversify its investor base and reduce the cost of debt servicing, the ministry said.”
- “First Lady Kim Hea Kyung promoted halal-certified Korean food…as she accompanied President Lee Jae Myung on his visit to the United Arab Emirates, sampling the popular Buldak spicy chicken noodles.”
- Journalist Emma Collet covered the phenomenon of “Islamic revival” in Uzbekistan from the passage of the “Law on Religion” to the designation of Samarkand as a “cultural capital of the Islamic world” and the long-awaited opening of Tashkent‘s Islamic Civilization Centre.