Europe
Britain commends the efforts of its Muslims after converting the Al-Abbas Mosque to a center for Covid vaccination
February 2, 2021
Britain commends the efforts of its Muslims after converting the Al-Abbas Mosque to a center for Covid vaccination
The initiative to convert the Al-Abbas Islamic Center Mosque, in the British city of Birmingham, to a Covid vaccine center is the first initiative of its kind for a place of worship for the Muslim community.The mosque has launched an…
Glasgow woman Zara Mohammed elected first female head of Muslim Council of Britain
February 2, 2021
Glasgow woman Zara Mohammed elected first female head of Muslim Council of Britain
A Glasgow woman has been elected the head of Britain’s biggest Muslim organization.Zara Mohammed was voted in yesterday as the secretary general of the Muslim Council of Britain (MCB), making her the group’s first female leader.Zara, a master’s graduate in…
‘Intelligence’ record placed inside the mosques of Germany provokes its Muslims
February 1, 2021
‘Intelligence’ record placed inside the mosques of Germany provokes its Muslims
A new decision by politicians in the ruling Christian Union in Germany has angered a large number of Muslims, because of their demand for mosque registration work aimed at opposing Islamic activities in the country.Media sources, followed by Shiawaves, said…
Digital Qurans provide psychological comfort to Muslim patients in British hospitals
February 1, 2021
Digital Qurans provide psychological comfort to Muslim patients in British hospitals
The British Lancashire Telegraph newspaper said that hospitals in Lancashire Province received donations of portable Quran players to provide psychological relief to Muslim patients.The newspaper added that the digital Qurans were donated to five hospitals in East Lancashire. They are…
Islamophobic attacks in France increase by 53% in 2020
January 30, 2021
Islamophobic attacks in France increase by 53% in 2020
The number of Islamophobic incidents in France, home to Western Europe’s largest Muslim community, rose sharply last year amid controversy over the government’s stance toward the religious minority, the head of a monitoring group said Friday.According to the head of…
French government facing legal lawsuit over discrimination against Muslims and minorities
January 28, 2021
French government facing legal lawsuit over discrimination against Muslims and minorities
Several prominent human rights organizations have filed a lawsuit against the French government over racist and discriminatory acts by the police against Muslims and minorities, which recently sparked angry protests across France.“Six NGOs, including Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International,…
Marine Le Pen begins her candidacy for the presidency of France with a campaign against Islam
January 26, 2021
Marine Le Pen begins her candidacy for the presidency of France with a campaign against Islam
Leader of the far-right in France Marine Le Pen said she would present her party’s National Front vision to fight what it claimed was “political Islam”.During her first electoral rally, after announcing her candidacy for the 2022 presidency, Le Pen…
Parliamentary committee adopts bill targeting Muslims in France
January 25, 2021
Parliamentary committee adopts bill targeting Muslims in France
A parliamentary committee in the French National Assembly has approved the controversial bill “Principles for Promoting Respect for the Values of the Republic”, which was first known as “combating separatist Islam.”French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin announced, in a tweet through…
Mosque in Denmark Comes Under Islamophobic Attack
January 24, 2021
Mosque in Denmark Comes Under Islamophobic Attack
A mosque near the Denmark-Germany border suffered an Islamophobic attack when someone wrote insulting articles on its walls, an official at the facility said Saturday.Hursit Tokay, the president of the mosque association, told Anadolu Agency that he left the Aabenraa…
European Parliamentarians express their concern about the deteriorating human rights situation in Bahrain
January 24, 2021
European Parliamentarians express their concern about the deteriorating human rights situation in Bahrain
Members of the European Parliament sent a letter to the European Union Minister of Foreign Affairs Josep Borrell before his meeting with the Bahraini Minister of Foreign Affairs next week, in which they expressed their concern about the deteriorating human…