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Free Quran translations handed out in Sweden
September 15, 2016
Free Quran translations handed out in Sweden
The International Institute for Sciences and Culture handed out free translations of the Quran in different languages among refugees in Sweden. The International Institute for Sciences and Culture handed out free translations of the Quran in different languages…
Muslim woman set on fire on New York’s Fifth Avenue in possible hate crime
September 15, 2016
Muslim woman set on fire on New York’s Fifth Avenue in possible hate crime
A Muslim woman wearing traditional garments had her clothes set on fire by a man with a lighter as she shopped on a crowded New York City street over the weekend, police said Monday. A Muslim woman wearing…
Muslim clerics in Kenya want Eid al-Adha to be an official holiday
September 14, 2016
Muslim clerics in Kenya want Eid al-Adha to be an official holiday
Supreme Council of Kenya Muslims (Supkem) national chairperson Prof Abulghafur El-Busaidy led other leaders in calling on the government to incorporate Eid al-Adha and Eid-ul Fitr events as public holidays. Supreme Council of Kenya Muslims (Supkem) national chairperson…
Kenya kills three women attackers of Mombasa police station
September 14, 2016
Kenya kills three women attackers of Mombasa police station
Three women have been killed after trying to stage an attack at the main police station in the Kenyan port city of Mombasa, officials say. Three women have been killed after trying to stage an attack at the…
Norwegian court fines hairdresser for refusal to serve client in hijab
September 14, 2016
Norwegian court fines hairdresser for refusal to serve client in hijab
A Norwegian court on Monday ordered to fine Merete Hodne, a hairdresser, who refused to serve a client in hijab, with 10,000 kroner, equal to about $1,200. A Norwegian court on Monday ordered to fine Merete Hodne, a…
Woman faces hate crime charges for attack on two Muslim moms
September 14, 2016
Woman faces hate crime charges for attack on two Muslim moms
A woman faces a number of hate crime charges after she attacked two Muslim women and tried to rip their hijabs off as they pushed their toddlers in strollers on a Brooklyn sidewalk, authorities said. A woman faces…
BBOZGC accuses the Nigerian Army of abducting 50 Girls in Zaria
September 13, 2016
BBOZGC accuses the Nigerian Army of abducting 50 Girls in Zaria
Bring Back Our Zaria Girls Campaign of the Shia community in Nigeria under the leadership of Shaikh Ibraheem Zakzaky accused the Nigerian soldiers of abducting more than fifty girls during the Zaria massacre. Bring Back Our Zaria Girls…
Anti-Muslim pamphlet upsets residents
September 13, 2016
Anti-Muslim pamphlet upsets residents
The “racist” anti-Muslim rants included in a pamphlet circulating in Whanganui have upset some locals but been defended by the group posting them. The “racist” anti-Muslim rants included in a pamphlet circulating in Whanganui have upset some locals…
Spanish hooligans held for assault on hijab-wearing pregnant Muslim woman
September 13, 2016
Spanish hooligans held for assault on hijab-wearing pregnant Muslim woman
Two football hooligans have been detained for assaulting a pregnant woman wearing a niqab in Barcelona, police said on Thursday, as anti-Islam hate crimes soar in Spain. Two football hooligans have been detained for assaulting a pregnant woman…
Damage done to Islamic Centre in Belfast labelled ‘disgusting’ hate crime
September 11, 2016
Damage done to Islamic Centre in Belfast labelled ‘disgusting’ hate crime
Police are investigating an incident of criminal damage at the Islamic Centre in Wellington Park, Belfast overnight on Monday, September 5. Police are investigating an incident of criminal damage at the Islamic Centre in Wellington Park, Belfast overnight…