French authorities sack imam after he recited verses from Quran
The imam of a mosque in France has been sacked at the behest of Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin after he recited a verse from...
Six French Muslim women fined for swimming in burkinis
Six French Muslim women have been fined and temporarily banned from swimming for wearing burkinis in a municipal pool.
The incident happened on Wednesday at the municipal swimming...
Tunisia in crisis as president is accused of launching a coup
Tunisia's president has sparked the biggest crisis since the 2011 revolution by suspending parliament and dismissing Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi of the Islamic-orientated Ennahdha party.
The move...
French parliament passes law which critics say will deprive Muslims of rights
The French Parliament has adopted a controversial "separatism law" which is being widely seen as giving the authorities more power to confront "radical Islam."
The...
Algerian judoka withdraws from Olympics to avoid clash with Israeli
The International Judo Federation has suspended the Algerian champion Fathi Noreen and his coach after he withdrew from the Tokyo Olympics after he was...
Six French Muslim women fined for swimming in burkinis
Six French Muslim women have been fined and temporarily banned from swimming for wearing burkinis in a municipal pool.
The incident happened on Wednesday at the municipal swimming...
Mohamed Sbihi carries British flag at Olympic Games opening ceremony
Rower Mohamed Sbihi carried the British flag at Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony today and is the first Muslim to do so.
Sbihi, 33, who won...
Israeli airlines to fly direct to Morocco in coming days
Israeli airlines El Al and Israir will launch direct flights to Morocco over the weekend, it has been announced.
The news comes as Foreign Ministry Director-General...
Erdogan accuses Taliban of occupying Afghanistan
Turkey seems to be on a collision course with the Taliban after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan accused them of occupying Afghanistan.
In comments to...
Danish cartoonist who drew blasphemous image of Prophet dies
Danish cartoonist Kurt Westergaard, who infamously drew an image of the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) wearing a bomb as a turban, has died aged 86.
Westergaard...
