Europe

A group of lawyers, NGOs and religious bodies from 13 countries have submitted formal complaints to the United Nations Human Rights Council (OHCHR), calling for action against France’s “breadth of state abuse against Muslims” stretching back more than two decades.The…

The European Assembly of Women Followers of Ahlulbayt, peace be upon them, will organize a webinar and essay writing competition titled “Fatima; Perfect Human” in Germany.According to the Islamic Center Hamburg, the webinar will be held on February 6 and…

According to a study by the Campaign Against the Arms Trade (CAAT), the UK provided military training to two-thirds of the world’s armies between 2018 and 2020. Among the countries who saw their troops trained on British soil include some…

The German Federal Parliament rejected a proposal by the Left Party (69 out of 709 deputies) to lift discrimination against religious groups and strengthen the security of Muslim mosques.According to press sources, the proposal bore the name “racism and discrimination…

Greek Muslims condemned Archbishop Ieronymos II of Athens for attacking Islam on Saturday, stating that a more “constructive” rhetoric is needed for a peaceful environment, especially in contemporary days plagued by the pandemic.“We condemn the statement of the Archbishop of…

The central mosque in the German state of Hessen received a letter from unknown persons, containing racist phrases and anti-Islamic threatening messages.Hagan Akbulut, head of the Central Mosque Association in the town of Fischerbach, said that the letter arrived by…

French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin announced Friday the closure of nine prayer halls and mosques in recent weeks in France.“Nine out of the 18 houses of worship that were specially monitored have closed at my request,” the minister wrote on…

Human Rights Watch criticized the way the French government responded to the “terrorist threat”, saying that the latter equates Islam in general with terrorist threats.The organization’s executive director, Kenneth Roth, said during an interview with Agence France-Presse on the eve…

The German writer, Professor Udo Touroschka, affirmed that Islam is a universal religion and that its followers wish to spread the message of the Islamic religion that seeks the survival of people in all parts of the world.Touroschka, along with…

An initiative presented by the far-right Dutch Freedom Party has sparked widespread controversy, after it called for the establishment of a new ministry to take over the task of eliminating the “Islamic presence” and closing Islamic schools in the country.The…