Category: Islam and The West
First Muslim Anti-Same-Sex Marriage Group
Paris: For the first time in France, a group of 20 Muslims men and women came together to start a collective against the proposed same-sex legislati [...]
Australia hosts largest Muslim Conference
Melbourne: Australia's Muslim community inaugurated their largest conference in Melbourne last fortnight, hoping to correct misconceptions about th [...]
Scottish Church Opens Doors to Muslims
Aberdeen: A Scottish church has become the first in the UK to share its premises with Muslim worshippers. St John's Episcopal Church in Aberdeen now w [...]
Meeting Place for Muslims and Non-Muslims
Strasbourg Mosque:
Strasbourg (France): Amidst tensions surrounding France's growing Muslim minority, the Great Mosque of Strasbourg has become [...]
Pope urges Church to Intensify Dialogue with Islam
Vatican City: Pope Francis called for the Roman Catholic Church to "intensify" its dialogue with Islam, echoing hopes in the Muslim World for bette [...]
British Government promotes London as Islamic Finance Hub
London: The British government launched a campaign to promote London as a centre for Islamic finance, seeking to counter growing competition in that [...]
“Ignore Vilks’ Exhibition”, say Religious Heads
Malmo: (Sweden): Religious heads in southern Sweden have advised their followers to ignore an upcoming exhibition of work by controversial Swedish art [...]
Non-Halal School Food Angers UK Muslims
London: As UK still grapples with horsemeat scandal, a British school has apologized for serving non-halal food to Muslim students following an inves [...]
U.S. Muslim Group Offers ‘Best Wishes’ to Pope
Washington: In a statement reacting to Pope Benedict's decision to step down at the end of February 2013, Nihad Awad, national executive director of [...]
Islamophobia, Anti-Semitism Widespread among Flemes
Flanders:(Belgium): A recent study conducted by the Flemish daily, De Morgan in Antwerp and Ghent revealed a high level of Islamophobia and xenophobia [...]