Europe

An initiative presented by the far-right Dutch Freedom Party has sparked widespread controversy, after it called for the establishment of a new ministry to take over the task of eliminating the “Islamic presence” and closing Islamic schools in the country.The…

The International Nonviolence Organization, Free Muslim, appealed to the High Commissioner for Refugee Rights to provide relief to refugees in Bihac camp in the state of Bosnia.The organization said in a statement, received by Shiawaves, that it was informed, through…

Russian President Vladimir Putin said he is grateful to the people who convert to Islam for carefully conserving Christian monuments in Syria.In an interview with journalist Yevgeny Poddubny, Putin added in the documentary “There is no room for error. The…

The German government in 2020 approved arms exports worth more than a billion euros to countries involved in the conflicts in Yemen and Libya.For Egypt alone, exports of weapons and military equipment worth 752 million euros (913 million dollars) had…

The former Dutch Prime Minister, Dries van Agt, stressed the need to take into account the feelings of Muslims, after the insult against the personality of the Noble Messenger, peace be upon him and his progeny.Agt said in a statement…

A mosque in Baden-Wurttemberg, a city in southwest Germany, was attacked on Friday, the second time in two weeks, according to an official.In the early hours of New Year’s Day, Fatih Mosque in the town of Sontheim came under attack…

The Islamic Associations in the Religious Administration of the Muslims of Ukraine in Kherson province organized a competition for the call to prayer for children and teenagers under the name “muezzin in every home”, which encouraged some believers to participate.The…

The rector of the great Mosque of Paris (GMP) announced to withdraw from the project of the National Council of Imams (CNI), wanted by the Elysee and entrusted to the French Council of Muslim Worship (CFCM), denouncing the influence of…

A mosque in the city of Dijon, in eastern France, was attacked by stones, and its windows were smashed.The attack took place on the Al-Nour Mosque, located in the Graceles neighborhood of Dijon, where worshippers going to pray the Fajr…

The German Public Prosecutor’s Office announced that two unknown assailants attacked the imam of a mosque in the city of Stuttgart, stabbing him several times to his death and fleeing afterwards.The police quoted the victim’s wife saying that she “was…