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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 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,…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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,…

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…

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…

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…