Ireland’s ‘yes’ vote on same-sex marriage was an inevitable victory for Secularism
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 prime...
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...
Islamic books selling out in France after Charlie Hebdo attacks
Islamic books are selling out in France after the Charlie Hebdo attacks in Paris in January raised uncomfortable questions about Europe’s fastest-growing religion.
A special...
Nicolas Anelka decries France’s growing Islamophobia
French footballer, Nicolas Anelka, reflects on his life 20 years after accepting Islam, and laments over the increasing Islamophobia and discrimination against Muslims in...
Pregnant Muslim woman beaten up in France for wearing the hijab
A heavily pregnant woman has been hospitalised in France after being attacked by two men in what her husband described as an "Islamophobic act".
One...
German court ends hijab ban for teachers
Germany's highest court has struck down a ban on headscarves for state school teachers as unconstitutional.
The court ruled that a 2004 ban violated religious...
