The Québec government recently introduced Bill 9, An Act Respecting the Reinforcement of Laïcité in Québec. Laïcité is the constitutional principle of secularism in France. Article 1 of the French Constitution is commonly interpreted as the separation of civil society and religious society.

For many Muslims today, the word “Khilafah” (Caliphate) feels distant. Some associate it with history books, others see it as something abstract or unfamiliar. This is understandable, especially for a generation that has only ever lived within the modern nation-state system.

Arif Habib Corporation Limited (AHCL) confirmed that a consortium led by it has emerged as the highest-ranked bidder in the privatisation process of Pakistan International Airlines Corporation Limited (PIACL), after submitting a bid of Rs135 billion for the step-wise acquisition of a 75 % equity stake. (Source)

The flood disaster on the island of Sumatra has claimed 1,071 lives as of December 19, according to Abdul Muhari, Head of the Center for Disaster Data, Information, and Communication at Indonesia’s National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB). In disasters, women and children often become double victims due to structural vulnerabilities, including the neglect of women’s reproductive health needs.