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Palestinian President Maḥmūd ʿAbbās and Pope Francis shared a phone call where they discussed the latest developments in Palestine, including Gaza, the West Bank, and Jerusalem.
Dr. Walāʾ Jād al-Karīm, a member of the National Council for Human Rights, confirmed that Israel is violating both human rights and international law, pointing out that the United Nations has not been able to enter the occupied territories and follow up on human rights because Israel is refusing to...
Secretary-General of the Arab Lawyers Union (ALU), Mekkaoui Benaissa, strongly condemned the incident where a copy of the Holy Qurʾān was torn apart in the Netherlands.
What freedoms of opinion and expression were gained in Europe, and the West in general, since the Danish newspaper, Jyllands-Posten, published cartoons insulting the Prophet Muḥammad in 2005?
Some Western nations, like Sweden and Denmark, consider the insult to the Prophet Muḥammad and the burning of copies of the Holy Qurʾān as a sign of freedom of expression to boast about as a democratic pattern, but would strongly criminalize any media or channels of expression attacking...
Grand Muftī Shawqī ʿAllām said that some people think that freedom would mean that religions, divine books, prophets, and sanctities should be insulted and that these people would have no reservations about hurting the feelings of millions of Muslims – and even non-Muslims.
The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) is convening an urgent session on July 11, 2023, during its 53rd ordinary session in Geneva.
Secretary-General of the Islamic Research Academy, Dr. Naẓīr  ͑Ayyād, who was representing the Grand Imām of al-Azhar, Dr. Aḥmed al-Ṭayyīb, delivered a speech at the conference on religious leaders’ role in preserving the environment. It was organized by the Center of Christian-Muslim Understanding...
The Court of Administrative Justice of the Council of State is handing down a verdict on Saturday (June 03, 2023) in the lawsuit filed by the head of the Protestant Churches of Egypt, Dr. Andrea Zakī, in which he requested the irrelevance of the Constitution of the Episcopal/Anglican Church and...
The International Day for the Abolition of Slavery commemorates the United Nations’ 1949 ratification of the Convention for the Suppression of Traffic in Persons and of the Exploitation of the Prostitution of Others and aims to shed light on contemporary forms of slavery. Recent books from authors...

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