Danish police investigate officer who hugged a niqabi
A Danish policewoman who hugged a Muslim protester wearing the niqab is under investigation, the country's police complaints body has said.
The officer hugged the...
Khabib Nurmagomedov: “You can’t confine an eagle to a cage”
Speaking to a crowd full of supporters in Dagestan, the UFC Lightweight Champion, Khabib Nurmagomedov, said that he "begged God every day" to face...
Most non-Muslims in Western Europe favour restrictions on Muslim women’s clothing
Most non-Muslim adults in Western Europe favour at least some restrictions on the religious clothing of Muslim women who live in their country, according...
United Nations condemns France’s face veil ban
The Geneva-based United Nations Human Rights Committee has criticised France's so-called "burqa ban," saying it violated the rights of two Muslim women who were...
Irish singer Sinead O’Connor converts to Islam
The famous Irish singer Sinead O'Connor has converted to Islam and taken the new name "Shuhada' Davitt."
In a tweet which is thought to be...
Defaming the Prophet exceeds free speech limits, European court rules
Defaming the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) exceeds the permissible limits of freedom of expression, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ruled.
The decision by...
Professor Tariq Ramadan freed on bail
The Swiss Muslim academic Professor Tariq Ramadan has been freed from jail after ten months of detention without charge near Paris, but only under...
Tariq Ramadan: I am innocent and justice will prevail
The Swiss Muslim academic Tariq Ramadan has protested his innocence after his release on bail from a French prison.
In his first public reaction after...
Austria to ban the hijab but not the Jewish kippa in primary schools
The Austrian government has introduced a draft law to ban the hijab for girls under the age of 10 in primary schools whilst the...
German man who mowed down migrants arrested over race hate attack
Up to eight people have been injured after a man intentionally drove into a crowd of people in a German town in what appears...
