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A suspect is in custody a day after a Muslim woman was attacked at a public library near the Canadian city of Toronto. The assailant reportedly attempted to set the victim’s hijab on fire, according to a police statement released on Sunday.

Iran is using drones and intrusive digital technology to suppress dissent, particularly targeting women who refuse to comply with the Islamic Republic's strict dress code, according to the United Nations.

Former Syrian Prime Minister Riyad Hijab is reportedly being considered to head the country’s transitional government.

Moscow on Friday condemned France’s exclusion of Muslim athlete Sounkamba Sylla from the Paris Olympics opening ceremony as an act of segregation, News.Az reports citing Russian media.

Amnesty International has condemned France's ban on female athletes wearing the hijab at the Paris Olympic Games, labeling it as "discriminatory hypocrisy" on the part of French authorities and a display of "craven weakness" by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), News.Az reports.