Europe
French school blackmails a Muslim student and forces her to remove her hijab
January 12, 2022
French school blackmails a Muslim student and forces her to remove her hijab
A French Muslim law student was forced to remove her hijab during an oath ceremony for the institution’s students to mark the new school year.Sarah, a 28-year-old student, said three men approached and asked her during the ceremony to accompany…
Le Monde: France is strengthening its legal arsenal to fight what it calls political Islam
January 11, 2022
Le Monde: France is strengthening its legal arsenal to fight what it calls political Islam
The French Le Monde newspaper revealed that the French authorities have adopted, since the beginning of this year, a package of political and religious measures prepared throughout the past year, to become new laws governing religious life in the country.The…
Institutions representing France’s Muslims undergoing restructuring in line with Macron’s decisions
January 10, 2022
Institutions representing France’s Muslims undergoing restructuring in line with Macron’s decisions
The French government confirmed this week the formation of the “Islam Forum in France” with the aim of replacing the “French Council of the Muslim Faith” whose record has been criticized after 20 years of its formation.The head of the…
The European Union removes Iraq from the list of high risks in combating money laundering and terrorist financing
January 10, 2022
The European Union removes Iraq from the list of high risks in combating money laundering and terrorist financing
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced the removal of Iraq from the European Union’s list of countries with high risks in the field of combating money laundering and terrorist financing.The Foreign Ministry said in a statement, that the European Commission…
German minister condemns anti-Muslim attack on gravestones
January 6, 2022
German minister condemns anti-Muslim attack on gravestones
Green party politician and Germany’s new agriculture minister, Cem Özdemir, condemned the recent Islamophobic attack on a Muslim cemetery in the country’s northwest, the German Embassy in Turkey said on Tuesday. The embassy was referring to the tens of gravestones…
Mosques in the Netherlands receive offensive letters to Islam, the Quran and the Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him and his progeny
January 4, 2022
Mosques in the Netherlands receive offensive letters to Islam, the Quran and the Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him and his progeny
Unidentified persons sent postal letters containing caricatures of Islam and the Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him and his progeny, to a number of mosques in the Netherlands.The Netherlands Religious Endowment (HDV) condemned, in a statement, sending such letters to…
French Interior Minister admits Muslims are being harassed in France
December 30, 2021
French Interior Minister admits Muslims are being harassed in France
French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin condemned the “hateful acts and contrary to the values of the republic” against Muslims in the country.In a tweet, he called on his Twitter account, to support Muslims, following the targeting of a mosque in…
France closes a mosque for 6 months for allegedly spreading “hate speech”
December 29, 2021
France closes a mosque for 6 months for allegedly spreading “hate speech”
On Tuesday, December 28, 2021, the French authorities closed a mosque in the city of Beauvais, in the north of the country, on the pretext that the mosque’s sermons “incite hatred and violence and glorify jihad,” it said.The administration of…
Parliamentary project calls for the signing of the Charter of Principles in France to be mandatory
December 27, 2021
Parliamentary project calls for the signing of the Charter of Principles in France to be mandatory
Five MPs from France’s Republican Party have introduced a bill aiming to “make the signature of the Charter of Principles of Islam in France mandatory for all mosques in France.”The law also proposes “closing any mosque in case of refusal.”According…
Belarus, Poland block UN team from accessing border amid migrant crisis
December 23, 2021
Belarus, Poland block UN team from accessing border amid migrant crisis
The UN said Tuesday that its investigators had not been granted access to the Belarus-Polish border but their probe had uncovered “dire conditions” for migrants camped there.A UN rights office team had travelled to Poland from November 29 to December…