EU official: Belgium ban on religious slaughter paints Muslims as ‘medieval’
Belgium's ban on the religious slaughter of animals by Muslims and Jews has the potential to paint both minorities as “medieval” with no regard...
Deutche Welle fires five Arab journalists over anti-Israel social media posts
Five Arab journalists from the German broadcaster Deutsche Welle (DW) have been fired for posting anti-Israel content on their personal social media and other...
Future looks bleak for French Muslims as Macron predicted to win second term
French president Emmanuel Macron is predicted to win a second term in office despite a narrowing of the polls in recent weeks in favour...
Imam deported from France for reciting Quran, quoting Hadith
An imam and his family have been deported from France after he recited a verse from the Quran and quoted a Hadith which encouraged...
PSG midfielder Idrissa Gueye ‘refuses to wear LGBTQ shirt’
It's being reported that Paris St Germain midfielder Idrissa Gueye missed his club's win over Montpellier on Saturday because he refused to play in...
Abdelhakim Sefrioui: 21 months in a French jail without charge or trial
The wife of a man who has been held in solitary confinement without charge or trial in France for 21 months has told 5Pillars...
France announces intention to expel prominent imam for ‘hate speech’
French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin has announced the expulsion of an imam, Hassan Iquioussen, from France because of his "calls for hatred and violence...
Abdelhakim Sefrioui: 21 mois d’incarcération dans une prison française sans inculpation ni procès
En France, l’épouse d’un homme détenu à l’isolement pendant 21 mois sans inculpation ni procès a déclaré à 5Pillars que son emprisonnement avait pour...
Muslim NGOs condemn European state-sponsored Islamophobia
A coalition of leading Muslim human rights and advocacy groups have condemned state-sponsored Islamophobia across Europe at the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe's Human...
Switzerland plans £900 fine for anyone wearing niqab
Switzerland has proposed a £900 fine for anyone covering their face under a new law which criminalises the niqab.
The draft law was today sent...
