Religious
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Taliban Leader Reaffirms ‘Vice and Virtue’ Law as Top Priority
DID Press: Taliban leader Mullah Hibatullah Akhundzada has reaffirmed that enforcing the group’s Law on the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice remains the Taliban government’s highest priority, describing its implementation as one of the movement’s principal objectives. According…
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Iraq Registers Nearly 16,000 Service Camps for Arbaeen Pilgrimage
DID Press: Iraqi authorities have registered 15,817 Hussaini service camps (Mawakib) to provide assistance to pilgrims during the Arbaeen pilgrimage, according to the Karbala Police Command. A statement issued by Iraq’s Ministry of Interior said the registration process has been…
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Israeli Settlers Torch Two Mosques in Occupied West Bank
DID Press: Two mosques in the occupied West Bank were set on fire within 24 hours in separate attacks allegedly carried out by Israeli settlers, marking the latest escalation in attacks on Palestinian religious sites, according to local media reports.…
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Taliban Mandates Oral Faith Exams at Afghanistan Universities
DID Press: Afghanistan’s Taliban-led Ministry of Higher Education has ordered public and private universities, as well as teaching hospitals, to conduct mandatory oral examinations on Islamic beliefs for students and staff. According to an official directive issued on 8 July,…
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Pakistan’s Strategic Depth Doctrine Faces Growing Political Challenge
DID Press: Recent remarks by Maulana Fazlur Rehman, leader of Pakistan’s Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F), have highlighted what analysts describe as a significant shift in the country’s political and security landscape, with growing criticism of the military’s long-standing “strategic depth” doctrine…
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Iran Allows Foreign Residents to Begin Arbaeen Pilgrimage Travel From Safar 10
DID Press: Iran has announced that foreign nationals residing in the country will be allowed to begin their Arbaeen pilgrimage travel from the 10th of Safar, alongside Iranian pilgrims, as part of efforts to ease the movement of international visitors…
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Hanafi: We Will Not Retreat From Enforcing Sharia
DID Press: Mohammad Khalid Hanafi, the Taliban’s acting minister for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice, said the Taliban government would not retreat from enforcing Islamic Sharia, despite any external or internal pressure. Speaking at an official gathering…
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Taliban Disarm Shia Mosque Guards in Herat, Raising Security Fears
DID Press: Taliban authorities have reportedly disarmed security guards assigned to Shia mosques in Herat without prior notice, prompting concerns over the safety of worshippers and the risk of renewed attacks against the Shia community. Local sources say the Taliban…
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UK Arrests 12 Over Alleged Plot Targeting Muslim Gathering
DID Press: British police have arrested 12 people over an alleged security threat targeting a major annual Muslim gathering in eastern England, with authorities investigating the case as suspected far-right terrorism. Police said the arrests followed the identification of what…
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Afghanistan Shias Demand Reopening of Seminary and Tamadon TV
DID Press: Shia worshippers across several Afghan provinces have signed a petition calling for the reopening of the Khatam al-Nabiyyin Seminary and the resumption of broadcasts by Tamadon TV, following continued restrictions on the two institutions. According to reports, the…
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