Category: Islam and The West
Racist Comments by MP
New Zealand: New Zealand's First MP, Richard Prosser has spoken out in defence of his rant which has been slammed as racist by Muslim leaders and poli [...]
“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 [...]
Spain has 1,200 Mosques
Barcelona: Spain has 1,200 officially registered mosques. The Catalonia region has the maximum number among all regions. According to the Observatory [...]
USA – 28 Muslims Elected to California Democratic Party
Los Angeles: California Muslims made political history when 28 Muslim candidates were elected by Democrats as delegates and alternate delegates to the [...]
Star Wars anger Turkish Muslims
The Austrian Turkish community has accused the popular line of construction toys, Lego, of racism after the release of a new Star Wars model that rese [...]
Belgium – Dept Store to Pay Penalty to Muslim Woman
Brussels: A Belgian tribunal has determined that an outlet of the Dutch department store Hema was wrong to fire an employee for wearing a headscarf. T [...]
Canada – ‘Judges may order Witnesses to Remove Niqab’
Toronto: A Muslim woman who is the complainant in a sexual assault trial in Toronto has lost her bid before Canada's top court to have an unimpeded ri [...]