NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — A leading US-based research group has sounded the alarm over a dramatic escalation in hate speech, targeted harassment, and violent evictions against Bengali-speaking Muslims in the northeastern Indian region of Assam. In a new data brief published under its Early Warning, Early Response (EWER) initiative, the Washing...
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — A coalition of civil society organizations has called on Indian lawmakers to take urgent action against local companies accused of supplying critical technology to Israeli weapons manufacturers involved in the Gaza war. In an open letter addressed to members of Parliament, the group—Bengaluru for Justice and Peace (Bf...
LONDON (MNTV) — Muhammad has once again topped the list of baby names for boys in England and Wales, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), marking the second consecutive year it has held the number one spot. In 2024, 5,721 baby boys were named Muhammad — a 23% rise from the previous year […]
JUMILLA, Spain (MNTV) — A local council in southeastern Spain has sparked national outrage after voting to ban Muslim religious celebrations from public facilities, in what rights groups are calling an unprecedented act of Islamophobia. The ban, passed in the town of Jumilla in the Murcia region, was introduced by the conservative People’s Par...
BERLIN (MNTV) — Germany has launched a comprehensive multilingual halal travel guide to attract and better accommodate Muslim visitors from the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), amid a notable surge in arrivals from the region. The Germany Halal Travel Guide, jointly produced by the German National Tourist Office (GNTO) and HalalTrip, is tailore...
LONDON (MNTV) — Dr Kawtar Najib, a human geographer from the University of Liverpool, has warned that France is witnessing a dangerous shift from institutional to “murderous Islamophobia,” citing recent violent incidents targeting Muslims. Speaking at a recent panel discussion on the European Islamophobia Report (EIR) in the House of Commons, ...
LONDON (MNTV) — A growing number of mosques across London and southeast England are urgently seeking funds to cool their worship spaces, as increasingly severe heatwaves make indoor prayer unbearable. The challenge is detailed in a recent report by Hyphen, which found that many mosques — especially those in older or converted buildings — are [...
SALALAH, Oman (MNTV) — Vodafone Oman and the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Authority (Riyada) have launched a collaborative initiative to accelerate SME growth across the Sultanate, beginning with a regional business event held in Dhofar that brought together more than 150 small businesses. The event provided a platform for entrepre...
DUBAI, UAE (MNTV) — UAE’s telecom provider du has introduced the first Arabic-language telecom large language model (LLM), developed in collaboration with Microsoft, Nokia, Khalifa University, and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), marking a major step forward in sovereign AI innovation. Tailored specifically for internal telecom...
TEHRAN, Iran (MNTV) — Iran has officially launched a fiber optic production facility in Venezuela, marking a significant step in its efforts to export advanced technological expertise to Latin America and broaden its global technology diplomacy. The project, initiated by Iranian knowledge-based firms, was announced by Seyed Sattar Hashemi, Ira...
