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Muslim workers, residing in the Italian town of Monfalcone, have been banned by far-right mayor from praying inside their two cultural centres since November, Free Malaysia Today reported. According to the report, the Muslim residents assemble in a privately owned…

A survey conducted among Arab youth in Germany by the newspaper “Bild Zeitung” and reported by “Italia Oggi” revealed that the Quran holds a greater place in their thoughts than German law. According to the Italian news agency “AKI,” the…

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has urged German authorities to take stronger measures against racism targeting Muslims, amidst a concerning rise in racist attacks and hate crimes. Almaaz Tivara, an expert at Human Rights Watch, emphasized that the German government needs…

A new report from the World Health Organization (WHO) reveals concerning trends in childhood health across Europe during the COVID-19 pandemic. The study, which surveyed over 50,000 children aged 7-9 in 17 countries from 2021-2023, found alarming increases in screen…

In a remarkable archaeological find, researchers have uncovered a rare, 1,000-year-old sword from the Spanish city of Valencia, drawing comparisons to the legendary Excalibur of King Arthur, LiveScience reported yesterday. The 18-inch iron blade was discovered in an Islamic-era house…

A recent survey has revealed a startling statistic – more than 50,000 unaccompanied child migrants have gone missing after arriving in Europe. According to an Anadolu Agency article published yesterday, the “Lost in Europe” project, which gathered data from 13…

About 50 migrants were missing after their boat capsized south of Spain’s Canary Island of El Hierro in the Atlantic Ocean, the Associated Press reported yesterday. According to the news agency, 60 of the migrants had set sail nine days…

A Swedish woman, self-identified as “Woman of the Cross,” has burned a copy of the Holy Quran once again in the Skarholmen area of the Swedish capital, Stockholm. This is the same area where the 39-year-old Swedish man, Michael Janike,…

The European Parliament approved a new law on Tuesday to ban in the EU the sale, import and export of goods made using forced labour, targeting China’s use of forced labor in Xinjiang, RFA reported. The Forced Labour Regulation places…

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…