3+ day, 5+ hour ago   (810+ words) Wednesday, September 9th | 27 Elul 5786 Turkey’s government is expected to allocate almost $5 billion to its controversial Religious Affairs Directorate (Diyanet) next year, marking a substantial budget increase that has raised fresh concerns over the expanding power and influence of an agency whose…...

2+ week, 11+ hour ago   (312+ words) The Islamic Religious Council of Singapore (MUIS) will develop a unified child and youth safeguarding framework for the country’s mosques. It will provide common safety principles, responsibilities for mosque personnel, and clear reporting and escalation procedures should concerns arise. As…...

2+ week, 16+ hour ago   (587+ words) The new measures come after a sexual assault case committed against young children at a mosque. Exterior of the Islamic Religious Council of Singapore (MUIS) building. SINGAPORE: The Islamic Religious Council of Singapore (MUIS) will develop a common safeguarding framework…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (212+ words) The law also creates a private civil cause of action for violations and authorizes the Attorney General, county prosecutors, and municipal prosecutors to seek civil remedies. Available remedies can include injunctive relief, compensatory damages, punitive damages in appropriate circumstances, attorney’s…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (819+ words) The Suleymancilar religious community - one of the influential Muslim communities in Turkiye - has been targeted by the authorities. It started with a police operation on August 13, carried out simultaneously in Istanbul and many districts and resulting in the arrest of…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (819+ words) The Suleymancilar religious community - one of the influential Muslim communities in Turkiye - has been targeted by the authorities. It started with a police operation on August 13, carried out simultaneously in Istanbul and many districts and resulting in the arrest of…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (598+ words) Muslims in Türkiye and around the world are preparing to observe Mawlid al-Nabi (Mevlid Kandili), which falls on Monday, Aug. 24, this year, marking the birth of Prophet Muhammad. The religious night will be observed from the evening of Aug. 24 to…...