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Europeans experienced unprecedented number of ‘extreme heat stress’ days in 2023

Europeans experienced unprecedented number of ‘extreme heat stress’ days in 2023

Europe faced a record number of extreme heat stress days in 2023, according to the European Union’s Copernicus climate monitoring service and the World Meteorological Organization. The continent experienced a July heatwave that affected 41 percent of southern Europe, along…
Germany: Crimes against Muslims rise dramatically in 2023, media reports say

Germany: Crimes against Muslims rise dramatically in 2023, media reports say

The number of crimes affecting Muslims in Germany has more than doubled last year, TRTWorld reported citing media reports. According to a report published on Monday by the German Press Agency dpa, some 1,464 crimes nationwide were classified as Islamophobic…
Cyprus halts Syrian asylum requests as number of arrivals increases

Cyprus halts Syrian asylum requests as number of arrivals increases

Following a sharp increase in arrivals this month, Cyprus has suspended the processing of asylum applications from Syrians, Al Jazeera reported today. In practice, the measure means asylum seekers will be confined to two reception camps offering food and shelter,…
Sweden: Woman wins discrimination case after being fired for wearing hijab

Sweden: Woman wins discrimination case after being fired for wearing hijab

Sweden’s Equality Ombudsman on Thursday ruled in favor of a Muslim woman who had complained of facing discrimination for wearing a headscarf, Anadolu Agency reported. The Ombudsman stated that an airline’s uniform dress code policy resulted in the unfair dismissal…
Italian coast guard rescues 22 shipwrecked migrants, recovers 9 bodies as some remain missing

Italian coast guard rescues 22 shipwrecked migrants, recovers 9 bodies as some remain missing

The Italian coast guard rescued 22 migrants and recovered nine bodies after a boat overturned in a storm south of the island of Lampedusa, the Associated Press reported today. The boat had departed from Sfax, Tunisia, carrying 46 people from…
Germany arrests two Iraqis accused of involvement in Islamic State’s Yazidi genocide

Germany arrests two Iraqis accused of involvement in Islamic State’s Yazidi genocide

Two Iraqis suspected of being involved in the Islamic State’s genocide of Yazidis have been arrested in Germany, Middle East Eye reported. According to the source, the arrested couple, identified as Twana H.S. and Asia R.A., are accused of having…
Two extremists burn copy of Holy Quran in front of Grand Mosque of Stockholm on Eid al-Fitr

Two extremists burn copy of Holy Quran in front of Grand Mosque of Stockholm on Eid al-Fitr

Reports from Sweden indicated that two individuals, a man and a woman, burned a copy of the Holy Quran in front of the Grand Mosque of Stockholm on the first day of Eid al-Fitr. This incident occurred after they obtained…
Historic former mosque in northern Greece holds Eid prayers for first time in 100 years

Historic former mosque in northern Greece holds Eid prayers for first time in 100 years

A building originally erected for a community of Jewish converts to Islam in the Greek city of Thessaloniki held an Eid al-Fitr Prayers on Wednesday, abc News reported. About 70 worshipers — a mix of visiting tourists from Turkey, members…
EU’s new migration pact to have ‘devastating effects’, Spanish NGO warns

EU’s new migration pact to have ‘devastating effects’, Spanish NGO warns

A Spanish NGO on Wednesday cautioned about the ‘devastating effects’ of the EU’s new migration pact on migrants and refugees, Anadolu Agency reported. Spanish refugee commission CEAR, has criticized the plan for making it easier for European countries to violate…
Muslim community in Utrecht, the Netherlands, holds large iftar banquet to share values of Ramadan

Muslim community in Utrecht, the Netherlands, holds large iftar banquet to share values of Ramadan

The Muslim community in Utrecht, the Netherlands, organized a Ramadan Iftar banquet to honor this blessed month and to share its blessings and values with with non-Muslims. Dutch media outlets reported that “around 1500 people, Muslims and others, participated in…
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