The world-famous American rapper and "genre father" Jonathan Smith (Lil John) accepted Islam by saying shahadah in Arabic and English at the King Fahd Mosque in California. The video recording of her quoting the word shaholat received mixed reactions on social media, but the majority of her fans supported the singer's decision.
About 100 students were arrested at Columbia University in New York, USA, who demonstrated against the financial investment in companies profiting from the genocide in Gaza and the occupation of Palestine.