Europe

The Mayor of Vienna, Michael Ludwig, criticized the government of Chancellor Sebastian Curtis for launching a website called “The National Map of Islam,” noting that the site promotes apartheid in Austrian society.Ludwig explained in a tweet via Twitter, that the…

For two consecutive days, the Al-Husseini Islamic Center in Peterborough, eastern England, hosted the temporary mobile testing center for coronavirus tests.A statement by the center, made available to Shia Waves, said, “The Islamic center, in cooperation with the mobile testing…

The British Middle East Eye warned against the return of ISIS terrorist families from al-Hol camp in Syria, describing their return to the city of Mosul as a time bomb.The report stated that “about 300 people or 90 families of…

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson issued a qualified apology for offence caused by his past remarks about Islam in a report that criticized his Conservative Party over how it deals with complaints of Islamophobia.Johnson was interviewed for the report, commissioned…

A recent study issued by the European Center for Combating Terrorism sheds light on Abu Wala al-Iraqi and his role in recruiting youth in Germany to ISIS terrorist organization in Syria and Iraq.The study indicated that his real name is…

Members of the British House of Lords and politicians stressed the need for Boris Johnson’s government to pressure the Bahraini authorities to put an end to the repression against activists, and to emphasize the need to protect prisoners and detainees,…

The Shia community in Germany organized a protest in front of the Saudi Consulate in Frankfurt, calling for the rebuilding of the graves of the Baqi imams, peace be upon them.Media outlets followed by Shia Waves reported, “The Shia community…

The Spanish member of the European Parliament, Rosa Estaras Ferragut, presented a question in the European Parliament to the Vice-President of the Commission and the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, about a resolution on…

British Representative Ed Davey welcomed the election of the first Muslim woman to the Greater London Assembly, saying it is a great addition.“I am proud to see Hina Bukhari as an elected member of the Greater London Assembly. Hina is…

The French thinker, Francois Burga, considered that Islamophobia in France has become an official governmental phenomenon since President Macron joined the hard-right discourse.This came in symposium organized by Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University in Fez, northern Morocco, under the title…