Vatican says “Happy Ramadan”… then lectures Muslims on terrorism
The Vatican has been accused of insulting and patronising Muslims after it released a Happy Ramadan message followed by a long lecture about terrorism.
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German school tells girls to respect Syrian refugees and dress modestly
A school in Bavaria, Germany, has sent a letter to parents, asking them to ensure their daughters refrain from wearing revealing clothes, because a...
Anti-Muslim Pegida group makes gains in German local election
Germany’s anti-Islam Pegida movement took nearly 10% of the vote in mayoral elections in its eastern stronghold of Dresden on Sunday, a better-than-expected result...
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...
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...
Dutch government approves partial ban on niqab
The Dutch cabinet has approved a partial ban on wearing the niqab or burqa, which will now be outlawed in schools, hospitals and on...
German police officer forces Muslim refugee to eat rotten pork
Prosecutors in Hanover are investigating a police officer who is alleged to have brutally mistreated at least two Muslims refugees and then bragged about...
French Mayor suspended after calling on France to ban Islam
A French mayor has been suspended after calling for the country to ban Islam on Twitter.
Robert Chardon, the UMP mayor of Venelles in southern...
Homeless Bangladeshi immigrant saves Israeli woman from drowning in Italy
Italian authorities have hailed the bravery of a homeless Bangladeshi immigrant for saving a woman from drowning.
Sobuj Khalifa, an illegal Bangladeshi immigrant saved a...
Three Muslim women abused by Romanian woman on Barcelona train
Three Moroccan women are reported to have been insulted and assaulted by a Romanian national inside a Barcelona metro train in an alleged Islamophobic...
