Europe

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet condemned Taliban’s decision to dissolve the Human Rights Commission and expressed concerns over the grave human rights situation in Afghanistan. “I am dismayed at the reported decision of the Taliban to dissolve…

The NASUWT union is calling for more action to tackle Islamophobia in Scottish schools. On Saturday, the union’s annual conference passed a motion saying it was “appalled” that 75% of Muslims said Islamophobia was an everyday issue, according to a report released last year.…

A British researcher called out and embarrassed the Minister of Education of one of the Indian states – affiliated with the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi – during a speech in the capital, London, because of the hatred against…

Mosques and Muslim faith schools have been given access to £24.5 million ($30.57m) for security measures to protect their places of worship and schools.The Places of Worship Protective Security Funding Scheme will provide funding for places of worship and associated…

The 22-year-old Moroccan-British Hamza Taouzzale was elected as the Lord Mayor of Westminster city, making him the youngest person and first Muslim serving in the position.Born and raised in Westminster, Taouzzale is the “the only incumbent from a Black, Asian…

Ahlulbayt followers organized a protest in front of the Saudi embassy in the British capital, London, to commemorate the tragic demolition of the shrines of the Imams of al-Baqi, peace be upon them, in Medina. Dozens of members of the…

There are many Islamic landmarks in Spain, which today have turned into shrines and tourist destinations for thousands of tourists annually. Spain, located in the southwest of Europe, was subjected to Islamic rule from the 8th – 15th century AD,…

A German scholar believes that the Quran has helped to strengthen the Christian identity. Klaus von Stosch, a scholar at the University of Cologne, wrote in an article that the story of Mary, the mother of Jesus, peace be upon…

Swedish police repressed and dispersed angry demonstrators, and arrested one of them after saying “Allahu Akbar”, in response to the Danish politician Rasmus Paludan’s burning of the Holy Quran, in the Swedish city of Uppsala. Paludan was accompanied by large…

The Shia researcher Mayassa Shebaa responded to the smear campaigns against Shia Muslims in Sweden, which escalated recently in the context of the electoral campaigns for candidates from the extreme right, stressing that such attempts will fail in the face…