MINSK/TASHKENT (MNTV) — Women entrepreneurs are playing a central role in strengthening relations between Uzbekistan and Belarus, as a high-profile business forum in Vitebsk brought together more than 200 delegates from both countries to explore new trade and investment opportunities. According to UzDaily, the Third Business Forum of Women Ent...
Shabana Ayaz World Hijab Day is observed every year on February 1. Yet in Pakistan, civil society groups often choose September 4 to mark the day. This is to honor the memory of Marwa al-Sherbini, an Egyptian woman murdered in a German courtroom in 2009 simply for wearing a hijab. Al-Sherbini, a young mother and […]
JAIPUR, India (MNTV) — India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has introduced sweeping new anti-conversion legislation in the northern state of Rajasthan, imposing punishments of up to life imprisonment and massive fines for those accused of changing another person’s faith. While the law does not name specific religions, it exempts Hindu ...
KABUL, Afghanistan (MNTV) — A three-day exhibition featuring agricultural products and handicrafts has opened in Neili, the capital of central Daikundi province, as part of efforts to promote women entrepreneurs and expand markets for local goods. According to independent outlet Pajhwok Afghan News, the event — organized by Tasul Services Comp...
SALALAH, Oman (MNTV) — Oman has launched the “Govern It Smartly” Hackathon, a 48-hour competition aimed at fostering youth-led innovation to strengthen governance, transparency, and accountability in managing investments across the country’s governorates. The initiative, organized by the State Financial and Administrative Audit Authority in co...
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — An eight-year-old boy from India’s Dalit community—historically regarded as “untouchables” within the Hindu caste system—was brutally assaulted and hung upside down from a tree after allegedly touching a water pot, in an attack that has reignited debate over caste-based violence. Police said three men have been arrest...
MALE, Maldives (MNTV) — The Maldives has revised its judicial employee regulations to allow women working in courts and related institutions to wear the niqab, marking a significant change in workplace dress code rules that previously restricted the practice. According to a circular issued by the Department of Judicial Administration (DJA), Ar...
DAMASCUS, Syria (MNTV) — Syria’s National Commission for the Missing has launched a unified platform aimed at documenting cases of missing persons, tracing their fate, and offering legal and humanitarian support to families, state media reported. The Commission, established by presidential decree in May, is tasked with building a national data...
TEHRAN, Iran (MNTV) — Iran announced that it will host the 39th International Islamic Unity Conference from September 6 to 10, 2025, coinciding with the Week of Unity, according to Mehr News. The event will be held virtually, with opening sessions scheduled for September 8 featuring speeches by the President of Iran, the Secretary-General of ...
TASHKENT, Uzbekistan (MNTV) — Uzbekistan has launched its first Migrant Resource Centre (MRC), a facility designed to provide citizens with guidance on safe migration pathways and protection from human trafficking. The centre opened Thursday in the capital as part of an EU-funded program to strengthen migration governance across Central Asia. ...
