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The fact an Omani pilot had been on board a Tel Aviv-bound Flydubai aircraft has already raised concerns about a security loophole because Israel and Oman don't have formal diplomatic ties.
WORLD
Oct 5, 2026
Flydubai co-pilot lost earlier job for dabbling in extremism
The revelation about the co-pilot’s dismissal from Oman Air will likely raise questions about how he was able to get a job at Flydubai.
Commuters riding blue taxis wait in a traffic jam in Kabul. Taxi drivers in Afghanistan are defying a Taliban government-imposed ban on music.
WORLD / Society
Sep 25, 2026
Rebellious Afghan taxi drivers defy ban on music
Despite fears of getting caught by the morality police, drivers are still listening to music as a form of protest.
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said the new measures are "tools of common sense that do not divide, but truly help to integrate.”
WORLD / Politics
Sep 25, 2026
Meloni’s government plans to ban face veils in Italy’s schools
The government also endorsed a classroom cap on the number of foreign students who lack adequate Italian.
A photo of an antiterrorism drill that the Foreign Ministry posted on its X account but was removed after it has drawn criticism on social media that costumes used in the drill were specifically associated with the Middle East and the Islamic world.
JAPAN
Sep 20, 2026
Japan Foreign Ministry draws flak over costumes used in anti-terror drill
The drill was held at a government facility in Tokyo to prepare for potential terror attacks and the abduction of Japanese nationals abroad.
FamilyMart is aiming to attract a more diverse workforce by updating its hairstyle and dress code rules.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 27, 2026
FamilyMart to loosen worker dress code and allow dyed hair and hijabs
The shift to more flexible rules comes as the convenience store chain tries to attract more workers.
The Yokohama Foreign General Cemetery is one of the few cemeteries in Japan that allows burials, albeit with conditions for the deceased, including foreign nationality and permanent residency in Kanagawa Prefecture.
COMMUNITY / Issues
Aug 11, 2026
Where do foreign residents in Japan want to die?
The question can be a difficult one for many, particularly those with religious beliefs that might not conform with how death is traditionally handled in Japan.
Mourners attend a funeral procession for Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed on Feb. 28 in Israeli and U.S. airstrikes, in Qom, Iran, on July 7.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 13, 2026
Ali Khamenei was a monster. The U.S. made him a martyr.
For IRGC commander Ahmad Vahidi and other regime leaders, this funeral was probably more important than their 60-day negotiations with the U.S.
Palestinians gather to celebrate the Islamic Hijri New Year at the Ibrahimi Mosque, known to Jews as the Cave of the Patriarchs, located inside the Israeli-controlled H2 sector of the occupied West Bank city of Hebron, on June 16.
WORLD
Jun 29, 2026
Israelis and Palestinians deeply divided over sacred shrine in Hebron
The Cave of the Patriarchs is split into an area for Jews and one for Muslims, each with a separate entrance.
Farooq Soban, a Pakistani resident of Ebetsu, Hokkaido, points to damage from a fire that destroyed a local mosque in the city, on April 29.
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Hokkaido
Jun 1, 2026
Mosque fire shows need for better communication with foreign residents
The fire in Ebetsu, Hokkaido, exposed the need for deeper cooperation between Japanese and Pakistani residents on a broad range of issues.
Palestinians pass by destroyed buildings during Eid.
WORLD
May 28, 2026
No feasts and no joy: Gazans mark a dark Eid
Despite a U.S.-brokered ceasefire, Israeli airstrikes are still common in Gaza, where most of the population depends on aid for basic needs, according to the United Nations.
Muslim worshipers walk along the Grand Mosque complex under the water-mist fans installed in the holy city of Mecca on Sunday.
WORLD / Society
May 25, 2026
With ice cream and giant fans, hajj pilgrims battle searing heat
Saudi Arabia’s National Center for Meteorology has predicted daytime temperatures this week would hover between 42 and 47 degrees Celsius in Mecca during the Hajj.
Pilgrims perform umrah around the Kaaba at the Grand Mosque ahead of the start of hajj in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, on Saturday.
WORLD
May 24, 2026
Pilgrims from the West flock to hajj despite Mideast war
For many, the chance to perform the sacrosanct Muslim rite has taken precedence over the fears of instability caused by the war against Iran.
A child holds his parents' hands as they leave the mosque at the scene of a shooting at the Islamic Center in San Diego, California, on Monday.
WORLD
May 19, 2026
‘I saw bad stuff,’ says 9-year-old who hid in closet during California mosque attack
The child said his classmates and he were ushered into a closet at the mosque where they attend school, trembling in fear as shots rang out.
Pope Leo XIV delivers a Regina Coeli address from the Apostolic Palace window overlooking St. Peter’s Square in the Vatican on April 26.
WORLD
May 10, 2026
Pope condemns fresh violence in Sahel after dozens killed
On Saturday, security sources said dozens of people in central Mali had been killed the day before by the Group for the Support of Islam and Muslims, an Al-Qaida-linked group.
A Shiite Muslim man gestures while visiting the Imam Ali Shrine during the fasting month of Ramadan in Najaf, Iraq, on March 10.
WORLD / Society
May 4, 2026
‘No pilgrims’: Regional war hushes Iraq’s holy cities
The conflict has stemmed the influx of pilgrims from Iran, Lebanon, the Gulf states, India, Afghanistan and elsewhere.
Muslims pray at Tokyo Camii in the Yoyogi-Uehara neighborhood. Though Muslims account for only 0.3% of 91AV原创 population, rhetoric in online spaces and by conservative politicians has fomented social tensions.
COMMUNITY / Issues / The Foreign Element
May 4, 2026
Fujisawa flashpoint: A mosque project stokes nativist fears
The planned construction of a mosque in Fujisawa, Kanagawa Prefecture, had been quietly proceeding for years — until a YouTuber decided to run for office.
Brenton Tarrant, the man charged over the 2019 shootings at two Christchurch mosques, stands in the dock during his appearance at the Christchurch District Court on March 16, 2019. On Thursday, Tarrant lost his appeal that sought to overturn his conviction and sentence.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Apr 30, 2026
New Zealand mosque shooter’s bid to appeal convictions denied by court
The Court of Appeal’s decision means the appeal process is now at an end.
People at a traditional market in Kuwait City on Thursday, ahead of Eid al-Fitr, the holiday marking the end of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan
WORLD
Mar 20, 2026
Displacement, bombs and air raid sirens weigh on Mideast Eid celebrations
Long seen as the region’s safe havens, Persian Gulf nations have been the target of Tehran’s retaliatory strikes following U.S.-Israeli attacks on Iran from Feb.?28.
Victims of a suicide bomb attack receive treatment at a hospital in Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria, on Tuesday.
WORLD
Mar 18, 2026
Suicide bombings show resilience of Nigerian jihadists despite years of war
Many experts said the blasts were a sign of strength and that there could have been a degree of coordination between rival ?groups.
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks in New York City on Monday after a weekend incident in which an improvised explosive device was thrown near an anti-Islam protest. Police are investigating the attack as an Islamic State group-inspired act of "terrorism."
WORLD / Politics
Mar 14, 2026
Congressional Republicans echo anti-Muslim rhetoric as Islamophobic incidents rise
On social media, at least four Republican members of Congress posted language viewed by many Muslim Americans and Democrats as Islamophobic.

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