Ireland’s ‘yes’ vote on same-sex marriage was an inevitable victory for Secularism
Dr Abdul Wahid explains how state sanctioned secularism will always supersede the "officialdom" of religion, and Ireland's 'yes' vote on same-sex marriage was a...
Marine Le Pen goes on trial charged with Islamophobic hate speech
Marine Le Pen, the leader of France’s far-right National Front party, appeared in court earlier this week in Lyon on hate speech charges, after...
French public opinion more pro-Muslim after Charlie Hebdo attacks
Despite a sharp increase in anti-Muslim incidents in France since the Charlie Hebdo attacks in January, new research suggests that French public opinion is...
Suspect arrested after arson attack on Danish Islamic centre
A 35-year-old man was arrested on Sunday for allegedly attempting to set fire to a building used by the Islamic Society in Denmark.
Danish police...
French town tells halal supermarket to sell pork and alcohol or get shut down
A halal supermarket in Paris has been told by local authorities it must start selling pork and alcohol or else it will be shut...
French court imposes burkini ban despite State Council declaring it illegal
The French island of Corsica has upheld the burkini ban issued by a local mayor despite a higher court squashing it in Paris last...
France’s far-right National Front party sacks Muslim convert councillor
A local councillor for France’s far-right National Front (FN), who made headlines earlier this year after converting to Islam, has been sacked, the party...
Swedish police called to “beard brotherhood” meeting mistaken as ISIS fighters
Swedish counter-terrorism police were called to reports of a group of "bearded men in dark clothes raising a black flag" who were mistaken as...
Dutch right-wing candidate for Prime Minister says “Turkey is not welcome” in Europe
In an Islamophobic rant against Turkish President Recep Erdogan, the infamous right-wing politician who is running for Dutch prime minister, Geert Wilders, said "Turkey...
Rome airport staff refuse to allow woman to board flight without removing hijab for...
A Muslim woman has been told by Rome Airport staff that she would have to take off her hijab for a security check if...
