Austria seeks hijab ban for primary school students
Austria passed a law last year that prohibits women from wearing a face veil [Askin Kiyagan/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images]By Patrick Strickland/Aljazeera The Austrian government has…
‘Punish a Muslim day’ generates anger, fear and solidarity in Britain
By Jennifer Hassan /The Washington Post The letters arrived in March. Sent anonymously to multiple communities, the letters with words in bold at the…
Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi wins a second term in Egypt
ABDEL-FATTAH AL-SISI is not waiting in suspense for the results of Egypt’s presidential election. The incumbent had only one challenger, a virtual nobody, in…
Study: Interfaith activities improve ties between Jews and Muslims
By JTA The more that American Jews and Muslims interact with each other, the more likely they are to see the two faiths as…
Chinese officials remove Islamic domes
A crane removes Arabic decorations from buildings in Yinchuan in Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. (Photo from internet) By Agencies Chinese officials in Ningxia Hui…
UK Muslims place greater importance on national identity
Muslims pray for Eid al-Fitr at a park in London. There are estimated to be 4.1 million Muslims in the UK. Photograph: Suzanne Plunkett/Reuters…
US Muslims, Jews and Christians unite to push for assault rifle ban
By Agencies 16.03.2018-A movement to ban assault rifles involving representatives from the Christian, Jewish and Muslim communities was launched in a church on Thursday…
Rwanda bans mosques’ loudspeakers
Rwandan authorities in Kigali are cracking down on the use of loudspeakers in mosques/ AFP By BBC Rwanda has banned mosques in the capital,…
German Muslims ask for support
Picture taken on March 12, 2018 in Berlin shows a German and a Turkish flag as well as a poster reading “We condemn the…
Ireland’s centre of Islamic symbol
The Islamic Cultural Centre of Ireland in Clonskeagh Dublin. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien By Patsy McGarry (The Irish Times) The Islamic Cultural Centre (ICCI) at…
