French court convicts 11 people of harassing teenage Islamophobe
A French court has convicted 11 people of harassing and threatening an Islamophobe over her anti-Islam online videos.
Al Jazeera reports that the court on...
Jailed Russian opposition leader ‘denied access to Quran’
Imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is threatening to sue Russian authorities after he was allegedly denied access to the Holy Quran.
Navalny, who is...
French Senate votes to ban hijab for under 18s
French parliamentarians have voted to ban the wearing of the hijab in public for those under 18, to ban burkinis in public pools, and...
Austrian authorities accused of violating Muslim children’s rights during police raids
Austrian lawyers and NGOs have accused the Minister of the Interior of failing to protect children from criminalisation and trauma following police raids on Muslims...
Catholic Church says same-sex unions are not valid
The Catholic Church has reiterated that priests are not allowed to bless same-sex unions because they are not valid.
In response to questions from a number of...
European Commission urged to investigate France over treatment of Muslims
A global coalition of 25 civil society organisations and NGOs from 11 countries have submitted a letter to the President of the European Commission urging...
Swiss back vote to ban niqab
Voters in Switzerland have narrowly backed a proposal to ban full facial coverings in public places despite the presence of hardly any niqabis in the...
UN: Institutional Islamophobia has reached epidemic proportions
Institutional suspicion and fear of Muslims and those perceived to be Muslim has escalated to epidemic proportions, the United Nations Human Rights Council heard on Thursday.
Addressing...
Swiss likely to ban niqab in upcoming referendum
Opinion polls suggest a narrow majority of Swiss will back a face veil ban in a referendum on Sunday.
A poll by the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation...
Berlin to host world’s first mosque-church-synagogue
The world’s first hybrid church-mosque-synagogue will open in Berlin in May.
The project, which has been 12 years in the making at an expected cost of...
