On the 14th of April 2016, the UK Independent Newspaper reported that female prisoners that were released and were assessed as having no where to live, were given tents or sleeping bags to serve their homeless needs. A quote from the article states, “According to the report, many of the inmates at Bronzefield (prison) may be seen as vulnerable. Around one third of the women reported having a disability and 44 per cent said they felt depressed or suicidal.”

In 2015, a picture had gone viral in social media in Bangladesh- a picture of a Hijabi woman playing in the Hindu festival of colors, commonly known as ‘Holi’. Many of the Muslim youth of Bangladesh now visit temples on Puja festivals, don a furry red cap on Christmas or clink little glasses of vodka under fireworks during the eve of a new year.

During Saudi King Salman's first official visit to Egypt on April 11, President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi announced the transfer of two islands to Saudi Arabia. The Tiran and Sanafir islands have been controlled by Egypt since 1950. The agreement redraws the maritime boundary between the two nations as the islands situated at the entrance to the Gulf of Aqaba. The agreement also included plans revive the building of a bridge that would create a direct link between the countries.