February 1st is International Hijab Day. It is advertised as “an opportunity to show solidarity with Muslim girls and women and stand against bigotry, discrimination, and Islamophobia. It was reported in the news platform NEA Today that there is are increased reports of harassment and abuse against Muslim female students who are visible in their identity.

President and AK Party Chairman Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in his speech at the AK Party Parliamentary Group Meeting, stated that he was very pleased to be with his volunteers at the first Group Meeting of 2025 and wished that the meeting would be an occasion for good for the country, the nation, the AK Party and democracy.

CNN quoted sources as saying that US President-elect Donald Trump told his aides to arrange a call with Russian President Vladimir Putin after his inauguration to discuss a meeting between them to end the war in Ukraine...

Baroness Shaista Gohi, the head of Muslim Women's Network U.K. stated Wednesday that one in five Muslim women reported experiencing hate crimes over the past year. She advised that the law should treat racial and faith-based hate crimes as the same. She commented on the survey released that showed the statistics on how Muslim women experience social mistreatment.