Danish school bans wearing the niqab in the classroom
An educational centre in Copenhagen has told six Muslim students they can no longer attend classes unless they remove their niqabs.
VUC Lyngby school said...
Latvia bans the niqab in public places
Latvia has banned Muslim women from wearing the niqab in public, despite only three people being known to wear them in the entire country.
Authorities...
French prime minister wants to ban the hijab in universities
Prime Minister Manuel Valls of France has sparked controversy by suggesting the hijab should be banned in universities, and that a majority of French...
More than 2,000 Muslim women protest against hijab ban in Bosnia
More than 2,000 women protested in Sarajevo on Sunday against a ban on the hijab for lawyers, prosecutors and other working professionals in Bosnia's...
Charlie Hebdo cartoon of Aylan Kurdi growing up as sex abuser causes outrage
A sickening cartoon published in the controversial French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo has caused outrage on social media, which depicts the drowned Syrian toddler,...
Muslim prayer hall ambushed by Corsican mob on Christmas Day
A crowd of hooligans attacked a Muslim prayer hall on the French island of Corsica on Christmas Day.
Around 150 people gathered in the island’s...
Syrian refugee swims for seven hours from Turkey to Greece for new life in...
A Syrian refugee has described how he endured huge waves and life-threatening currents as he swam for seven hours from the shores of Turkey...
Paris airport fires two Muslim staff because “their beards were too long”
Two Muslim security guards have claimed they were fired from a Paris airport because their "beards were too long".
The men have launched legal action...
France plans to close up to 160 mosques in response to Paris attacks
France is looking to close up to 160 mosques as part of a nationwide police operation under the state of emergency, which was declared...
Group called “Christian State” threatens to kill all Belgian Muslims
A letter from a group calling itself the “Christian State” has been sent to Belgium's main mosque Attadamoune, threatening to kill all Muslims.
The anonymous...
