A proposal by the Jammu and Kashmir Waqf Board to introduce common themes for Friday sermons has sparked debate over religious autonomy and government influence in Kashmir.
The controversy raises wider questions about freedom of religion, the independence of Muslim religious institutions, and the future of community control over mosques and shrines.
Thousands of young people took to the streets of Vienna on October 9 to protest Austria’s school headscarf ban for girls aged up to 14. Organizers reported around 3,000 participants in Vienna, while demonstrations also took place in Graz, Innsbruck and Linz.
A formal legal case has been launched in Italy over the desecration of the Holy Quran, with Dr. Nadeem Muhammad Waqas and a 10-member team of Italian lawyers pursuing the matter through the country’s legal system.
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