Europe

The Arab Organization for Human Rights in Britain condemned the French authorities’ intention to launch a massive inspection campaign against mosques in France, in a campaign that the French Interior Minister described as huge and against separatism.The human rights organization…

While the Muslim community has been growing in the German city of Mühlhausen, specifically since 2015, it suffers from discrimination and lack of recognition as well, especially for Muslim women because of the headscarf.“The growth of Muslims in Mühlhausen is…

French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin on Wednesday announced the dissolution of anti-racist group Collective Against Islamophobia in France (CCIF).“In accordance with the instructions of the President of the Republic, the CCIF was dissolved in the Council of Ministers. For several…

The French government is preparing for an unprecedented move against the country’s mosques.France will be inspecting 76 mosques in the coming days in a “massive and unprecedented” operation against separatism, the country’s interior minister said Wednesday.Gerald Darmanin said state services…

French churches, mosques and synagogues can open their doors again to worshippers, but only a few of them, as France cautiously starts reopening after a second virus lockdown.Some churches may defy the 30-person limit which they believe is too unreasonable,…

The Catholic Church in Germany called for the unity of Muslims and Christians in the face of Islamophobia.In a statement entitled, “No to Hate, the Union of Muslims and Christians to Confront Islamophobia”, the church called on Muslims and Christians…

The British Islamic Council announced the third annual conference of British Muslims, under the title “Our Mosque, Our Future”, to be held from the November 27 to 29.Press sources quoted the council saying that the conference will be held to…

The American New York Times reported that the French police raided the homes of 4 Muslim families and treated the children as terrorists, because they expressed their refusal of last month’s offensive cartoons of Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him…

For the first time, Pope Francis described the Uighur Muslims in China as “persecuted”, something human rights activists have been urging him to do for years.In his book entitled, “Let Us Dream: The Path to a Better Future,” Francis listed…

A Spanish road project has uncovered one of the country’s oldest Islamic-era burial sites, including more than 300 tombs, The Times newspaper reported on Thursday.The discovery will provide historians with a treasure trove of new information about the eighth-century Islamic…