Europe

Several prominent human rights organizations have filed a lawsuit against the French government over racist and discriminatory acts by the police against Muslims and minorities, which recently sparked angry protests across France.“Six NGOs, including Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International,…

Leader of the far-right in France Marine Le Pen said she would present her party’s National Front vision to fight what it claimed was “political Islam”.During her first electoral rally, after announcing her candidacy for the 2022 presidency, Le Pen…

A parliamentary committee in the French National Assembly has approved the controversial bill “Principles for Promoting Respect for the Values of the Republic”, which was first known as “combating separatist Islam.”French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin announced, in a tweet through…

A mosque near the Denmark-Germany border suffered an Islamophobic attack when someone wrote insulting articles on its walls, an official at the facility said Saturday.Hursit Tokay, the president of the mosque association, told Anadolu Agency that he left the Aabenraa…

Members of the European Parliament sent a letter to the European Union Minister of Foreign Affairs Josep Borrell before his meeting with the Bahraini Minister of Foreign Affairs next week, in which they expressed their concern about the deteriorating human…

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…