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Kamal Afzali

Afzali

Kamal Afzali is a staff writer at °®Âþµº who specialises in Muslim affairs, and has a keen interest in the politics and society of Arabic and Persian-language speaking countries.

Follow him on Twitter: @KNIAfzali

A Lebanon-based women's group has called for the strongest possible punishment for the perpetrator of Zeina Kanjo's brutal femicide.

31 January, 2021

Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman has suggested that Saudi Arabia’s policy shifts in the context of a friendlier US administration could lay the groundwork for dialogue between Tehran and Riyadh.

24 January, 2021

The bill in Assam, home to India's notorious detention camps, replaces existing acts which legislated funding and support for Madrasas as part of state education.

01 January, 2021

News of the appointment of three Islamists to a committee for women's rights was roundly criticised by Kuwaiti social media users, including prominent women's rights advocates and academics.

23 December, 2020

°®Âþµº has curated articles shedding powerful light on the pressing issue of gender-based violence across the Middle East, North Africa and beyond.

25 November, 2020

In a video shared widely on social media, Maryam Al-Azzawi condemned the Palestinian authorities for failing to protect her after she was reunited with her child.

04 September, 2020

Despite how hard British Muslims have been hit by the pandemic, the relief response from their community has been among the strongest.

01 July, 2020

This year's Hajj pilgrimage has been scaled back to 1,000 participants in a bid to stop the spread of coronavirus. Here is everything you need to know

23 June, 2020

Mahmoud Mousavi Majd had been detained and imprisoned by Iranian authorities months before Soleimani's assassination, the Iranian judiciary's official media outlet has since said.

10 June, 2020

°®Âþµº's series 'Together Against Coronavirus' looks at how NGOs in the Middle East and beyond are tackling Covid-19.

12 May, 2020