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School fined for telling Muslim to ‘taste’ pork in Denmark

School fined for telling Muslim to ‘taste’ pork in Denmark

A Danish court has ordered a culinary school in Denmark’s Holstebro town to pay a Muslim woman 40,000 Danish krone, or around $6,000, in damages for forcing her to taste pork as part of her classes   A Danish court…
Shia Rights Watch releases monthly report of anti-Shiism incidents of anti-Shiism in April 2015

Shia Rights Watch releases monthly report of anti-Shiism incidents of anti-Shiism in April 2015

Shia Rights Watch Organization has released its monthly report of the main incidents of anti-Shiism that occurred in April, 2015.   Shia Rights Watch Organization has released its monthly report of the main incidents of anti-Shiism that occurred in April,…
Religious profiling of Muslim children causes outcry in France

Religious profiling of Muslim children causes outcry in France

A French mayor backed by the far-right Front National has been accused of racism after using the names of schoolchildren in his town to decide how many were Muslim   A French mayor backed by the far-right Front National has…
13 Muslim MPs elected in Britain

13 Muslim MPs elected in Britain

A record of 13 Muslim Members of parliament, up from 8 in 2010, have been elected in one of the most unpredictable and extraordinary general elections in Britain. Eight of these Muslim Members of parliament are women     A record of…
Florida Muslims fight hate with humor

Florida Muslims fight hate with humor

A group of American Muslims shot a video that ridicules anti-Muslim Facebook comments about a fire in an Islamic centre in Florida.   A group of American Muslims shot a video that ridicules anti-Muslim Facebook comments about a fire in…
Tunisia International Quran contest wraps up

Tunisia International Quran contest wraps up

The fifth International Quran Competition of Tunisia concluded in a ceremony in the capital Tunis   The fifth International Quran Competition of Tunisia concluded in a ceremony in the capital Tunis. The contest was held in the Tunisian capital, with…
Muslims of Marshfield and Massachusetts spread true beauty of Islam

Muslims of Marshfield and Massachusetts spread true beauty of Islam

Campaigning for religious understanding, the Muslim community in Marshfield, Massachusetts, hosted scores of people in a two-hour event designed to educate them on the true beauty of Islam     Campaigning for religious understanding, the Muslim community in Marshfield, Massachusetts,…
French Muslim girl banned from school over long skirt

French Muslim girl banned from school over long skirt

A 15-year-old French Muslim girl has been banned from her classroom for wearing a long black skirt, seen as going against France’s law guaranteeing secularism   A 15-year-old French Muslim girl has been banned from her classroom for wearing a…
Ex-PEGIDA leader apologizes to Muslims

Ex-PEGIDA leader apologizes to Muslims

After months of leading anti-Muslim protests in Germany, the former leader of the so-called anti-Islam PEGIDA movement has apologized to Muslims from spreading a campaign of hatred across Europe   After months of leading anti-Muslim protests in Germany, the former…
Hijab ban in Kyrgyz school irks Muslims

Hijab ban in Kyrgyz school irks Muslims

A decision by a Kyrgyz region to ban hijab in schools has sparked concerns among Muslims, amid reports that the ban may be applied across the country by next autumn   A decision by a Kyrgyz region to ban hijab…
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