Europe
Germany: Unidentified extremists attack mosque, paint swastikas on its walls
October 2, 2022
Germany: Unidentified extremists attack mosque, paint swastikas on its walls
Unidentified extremists attacked a mosque in the western city of Göttingen in northern Germany, in a new racist incident. The extremists last week, painted 5 swastikas on the walls of the mosque, in what appears to be a message of…
Muslim civil societies raise concerns over Islamophobia in Europe
September 30, 2022
Muslim civil societies raise concerns over Islamophobia in Europe
Addressing the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe’s (OSCE) Human Dimension Conference in Warsaw on Thursday 29th September, Lamies Nassri, project manager at the Center for Muslim Rights (CEDA) in Denmark, said Islamophobia was spreading throughout Europe and called…
Amsterdam City Council pushes for end of nationwide burqa ban
September 29, 2022
Amsterdam City Council pushes for end of nationwide burqa ban
Local leaders in Amsterdam have taken an important step to encourage to abandon the burqa (face-covering clothing) ban in the Netherlands, which came into force in 2019. On Sept. 14, the city council in the Netherlands’ capital and largest city…
For the first time ever, the banner of Imam Hussain (peace be upon him) in front of the Supreme Pontiff
September 29, 2022
For the first time ever, the banner of Imam Hussain (peace be upon him) in front of the Supreme Pontiff
A delegation from the International Media Center in the Media Department of Imam Hussain Holy Shrine visited Pope Francis at his residence in the Vatican. The visiting delegation presented the banner of Imam Hussain, peace be upon him, as an…
Muslim Council of Elders calls for code of conduct to spread values of coexistence and fraternity
September 28, 2022
Muslim Council of Elders calls for code of conduct to spread values of coexistence and fraternity
The Secretary-General of the Muslim Council of Elders, Counselor Muhammad Abd al-Salam, called for the formulation of a global media code of conduct to spread the values of coexistence and human fraternity; similar to the blog launched by the Council…
Italy’s Muslim communities confident new government will protect religious freedom
September 28, 2022
Italy’s Muslim communities confident new government will protect religious freedom
Muslims in Italy say they do not expect a negative attitude towards the 3 million-plus Muslims living in the country by the new right-wing government that has been formed this week after the general election on Sunday 25th September 2022. The…
Human remains from Islamic era found in Granada, Spain
September 26, 2022
Human remains from Islamic era found in Granada, Spain
A team of archaeologists have found the remains of a large number of people in the city of Granada in southern Spain, believed to belong to Muslims who lived in the region at the end of the Islamic rule of…
Berlin: “Organized discrimination” in official institutions targeting Muslims, according to a report
September 26, 2022
Berlin: “Organized discrimination” in official institutions targeting Muslims, according to a report
An official commission of experts concluded earlier this September that the state of Berlin suffers from a structural problem in the treatment of its institutions with Muslims living in the state. The commission, considered the first of its kind in…
“Khadija Bint Khuwailid Street” in a French municipality angers supporters of the far-right movement
September 21, 2022
“Khadija Bint Khuwailid Street” in a French municipality angers supporters of the far-right movement
A French municipality’s decision to name a street in the municipality after Khadija bint Khuwailid, the wife of the Messenger of God Muhammad – peace be upon him and his progeny – sparked widespread discontent among supporters of the far-right…
Shia community in the Finnish city of Tampere revives the Arbaeen Pilgrimage with a mourning procession
September 19, 2022
Shia community in the Finnish city of Tampere revives the Arbaeen Pilgrimage with a mourning procession
Amid a great Husseini atmosphere, and with the participation of men, women and children, the Shias of the Ahlulbayt (peace be upon them) in the city of Tampere, southern Finland, held a mourning procession to revive the Arbaeen Pilgrimage of…