A Danish government’s move to ban ritual slaughter has angered both Muslim and Jewish faith communities, seeing the ban as a direct attack on their religious practices.

Criticizing the UK Muslim community for lagging in its activism and opposition to marital abuse, Muslim scholars and social workers insist that social stigma and fear of associating the phenomenon with Islam are still acting as powerful deterrents for anyone who wants to address the repressing issue.

The prominent Iranian Sunni scholar has urged “none of human powers can stop Muslims’ awakening movement” in a meeting held inside the Grand Makki Masjid on Monday evening, 10t Feb. 2014, about the 35th anniversary of the revolution in Iran.

Members of the Italian Muslim community have come together to discuss problems facing the religious minority, highlighting Muslim contributions to the Italian economy and complaining about lack of official status for the second largest religious group in the country.

A Kenyan government plan to close two mosques in Mombasa following the much criticized raid on a city mosque earlier this month has stirred condemnations from both Muslim and Christian leaders, warning that such a move would fuel radicalization in the city.

The New York’s Mayor, Bill de Blasio, has announced plans to implement a policy allowing public schools to be closed for holidays on biggest Muslim festivals including Eid-ul-Adha and Eid-ul-Fitr.

The Special Advisor to the Iranian president on minorities, Ali Younesi, has underlined some elements exaggerate on issues like ‘Wahhabism’ and separating movements.

The outstanding Iranian Sunni leader, Shaikh Abdol-Hamid Isma’eelzahi, termed “meetings and conferences for unity fruitful but not enough to overcome the crises in the slim world” on Sunday, 19 Jan. 2014 in Tehran.

The outstanding Sunni leader, Mawlana Abdol-Hamid held a press conference in Zahedan, Iran, on the current issues of the Muslim world and the “Week of Unity” inside Iran.

The prominent Sunni leader, Shaikh Abdol-Hamid, pointed to the arrival of the Week of Unity in Iran saying this week has been titled ‘week of unity’ on the birth anniversary of the last prophet, peace be upon him; it proves the beloved prophet is a source for Muslims’ unity.