Category: Islam and The West
Muslims Celebrate Canada’s Iconic Mosque
Canada:
Considering it the center of their sizable community, Muslims in Edmonton are celebrating the diamond jubilee of Canada's first mosque. "We [...]
Islam, seen as an “Outsider” in Germany
Allensbach (Germany): According to a representative survey, conducted by the Allensbach Institute for the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung newspaper, [...]
CAIR Welcomes AP Stylebook Revision of ‘Islamist’
Washington D.C: The nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization (CAIR) said the decision by The Associated Press (AP) to revise it [...]
French Court rejects Dismissal of Muslim Nurse
Paris: The controversy surrounding the Muslim headscarf, or hijab, has been rekindled in France after the French Court of Cassation annulled the 200 [...]
Investigation Finds Women at Risk in Sharia Courts
London: A Crown Prosecution Service investigation of a number of Sharia courts operating in mosques across the UK found that these courts may be riski [...]
Muslim Broadcaster gets License
Amsterdam: A new Muslim broadcaster in the Netherlands has been granted the provision of radio and TV programmes. The Commissariat for the Media has g [...]
Belgian Muslim Organisation Denounces Recruitments for Syria War
Belgium: A Muslim organisation has condemned the instrumentalisation of Islam to recruit voluntary fighters from Belgium for the civil-war in Syria. [...]
Muslim Council Opposes Govt’s Proposed History Curriculum
London: The Muslim Council of Britain (MCB), one of United Kingdom's leading Muslim organisations has warned that plans to revise the school history [...]
Mapping Muslims Report Released
New York: American Muslim civil liberties groups released a new report last fortnight, "Mapping Muslims: NYPD Spying and Its Impact on American Musli [...]
CAIR Welcomes New Policy allowing Hijab
Washington D.C: The nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) welcomed a decision [...]