Category: Islam and The West
Muslims ask for Exclusion from Gay Laws
London: Muslim Council of Britain (MCB), umbrella organization of British Muslims that represents 500 mosques across the UK, has strongly criticized t [...]
German Parliament approves Ritual Circumcision
Berlin: After controversial debates about religious motivated circumcision, the German Federal Parliament approved circumcision in the second week of [...]
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 [...]
American Muslims Launch Campaign to Reclaim ‘Jihad’
Chicago: US Muslims have launched an advertising and social media campaign in the hope of reclaiming the word 'Jihad' from extremists, who insist on [...]
Halal Homes in Netherlands
Amsterdam: Dutch news-paper Parool last month, covered designs for Amsterdam apartments by the Eigen Hard housing corporation which accommodate the ne [...]
Hamburg Recognises Three Muslim Holidays
Hamburg: The State of Hamburg, Muslim associations and the Alawite community have signed a treaty. They agree to implement and recognize religious-rel [...]
Centre for Religious Dialogue Opened in Vienna
Austria, Spain and Saudis come together to Fund the Centre
Vienna: United Nations chief, Ban Ki-Moon opened the King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz Internati [...]
Brunei, Malaysia Launch Islamic tour package
London: Malaysia and Brunei have jointly launched Brunei-Malaysia Islamic Tour Packages here in November 2012. Director of Islamic Tourism Centre, Mal [...]