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Portugal has become the latest European nation to prohibit face coverings in public spaces, following President Antonio Jose Seguro's approval of legislation originally championed by the right-wing Chega party.
Bollywood actor Aamir Khan has firmly rejected claims labelling him a 'love jihad' advocate, pointing to his family's decades-long pattern of interfaith unions where no religious conversions occurred.
Malaysia's Islamic organisations and government have strongly condemned the detention of Jerusalem's Grand Mufti Sheikh Muhammad Hussein, calling it a violation of religious freedom and an affront to the sanctity of Al-Aqsa Mosque.
Malaysia's Religious Affairs Minister has condemned the detention of Jerusalem's Grand Mufti Sheikh Muhammad Hussein at Al-Aqsa Mosque, calling on the UN and OIC to protect religious freedoms and the sanctity of Islam's holy sites.