Salwan Momika, an Iraqi immigrant in Sweden, set off large protests when he burned a Quran in 2023. He had been scheduled to appear in court on Thursday.

‘A lot of people simply haven’t been heard for a long time.’

Syria’s new government has swiftly ordered changes to school curriculums. Some Syrians say the move is a worrying sign of how the former rebels plans to govern a diverse country.

Top diplomats from Germany and France went to Damascus on behalf of the European Union. It’s the first such trip in years, part of a flurry of Western outreach.

In a deal with Islamist parties, Pakistan is abandoning a requirement that religious seminaries, long seen by Western officials as a potential threat, register with the government.

At a shelter in the Flushing area of New York, Hui Muslims who fled oppression in China are concerned about the president-elect’s vows to tighten asylum policy.

A reporter and photographer documented life in New York City’s shelter system for migrants, through the eyes of those living there.