Europe

In Cologne, the birthplace of Catholicism in the Rhine River region in Germany, where church bells ring several times a day, the Islamic call to prayer has so far been forbidden outside mosques, but the city’s mayor, Henriette Reeker, announced…

Yesterday, the Iraqi Ministry of Migration and Displacement confirmed that Belarus is pushing Iraqi migrants towards the forests of the border state of Lithuania, to put pressure on the European Union.The Undersecretary of the Ministry of Immigration, Karim Al-Nouri, said…

The University of Granada held a conference titled “Islam, Secularization and Religious Conversion in Spain”, over a period of three days.The conference discussed many issues of concern to Spanish society as a whole, and the Muslim community in particular, and…

Three mosques belonging to the Turkish Islamic Union, in the French cities of Montlebon, Pontarlier, and Roubaix were subjected to racist attacks.The Union said in a statement, that unknown persons drew crosses and wrote anti-Islam expressions on the walls of…

A school in Spain banned a Muslim student from wearing the hijab while she was at school, threatening her with expulsion if she persisted in wearing it.The decision angered the girl’s mother, who expressed her dissatisfaction with the school’s decision,…

With the start of the Frankfurt International Book Fair, the main hall witnessed, for the first time, the recitation of verses from the Noble Qur’an that thrilled the audience.Local agencies quoted Aslamish Zeitung saying that this year’s book fair in…

France has blocked a campaign launched by the Council of Europe against anti-Muslim hate speech that promotes diversity among women and their freedom to wear the Muslim headscarf.Sarah El Hairy, the minister of state for youth and engagement attached to…

The British Independent newspaper accused Prime Minister Boris Johnson of insulting British Muslims after failing to respond to their concerns about the spread of Islamophobia more than a year ago.According to a report by Lizzie Dearden, MP Afzal Khan said…

The German capital hosted the conference “Are mosques in Germany adequately protected?”, with the participation of a number of government officials and directors of Islamic organizations, to discuss methods of preserving mosques and Muslims in the country.In his speech at…

Young volunteers from French Muslims have developed an application that facilitates the process of donations to mosques, especially those facing economic problems due to the pandemic.The application, which was presented to the public in a mosque near the French capital,…