Far-right party makes significant gains in Swedish elections
An anti-immigrant party with its roots in Neo-Nazism has made significant gains in the Swedish general election.
The Sweden Democrats won around 18% of the...
German city removes Erdogan statue after it was defaced
The German city of Wiesbaden has removed a 4m golden statue of Turkey's president after it was defaced with the words "Turkish Hitler."
The statue...
Tariq Ramadan’s daughter calls for justice on his 56th birthday
Maryam Ramadan, the daughter of jailed Muslim academic Professor Tariq Ramadan, marks his 56th birthday by making this appeal for supporters to contact their...
Muslim woman denied French citizenship after refusing to shake hands with official
A French court has upheld a ruling denying an Algerian woman citizenship after she refused to shake the hand of an official.
The woman, who...
Swedish woman who refused to shake hands at job interview paid compensation
A Swedish woman has won compensation after her job interview was ended when she refused a handshake with a male interviewer.
Farah Alhajeh, 24, was...
VIDEO: Saudi badminton players refuse to compete and handshake with Israel team
Saudi Arabia's national badminton players refused to shake hands and compete with the Israeli team in an international tournament in Ukraine.
Denmark niqab ban: They want to eradicate every symbol of Islam from public life
5Pillars editor Roshan Muhammed Salih spoke to niqab-wearing Danish Muslim student Sabina. She told him that the niqab ban in Denmark is the result...
Protests in Denmark following controversial burqa ban
Denmark is the latest in a series of European countries to enforce the so-called "burqa ban," resulting in hundreds of demonstrators protesting against the...
Muslim woman horrifically assaulted in Belgium
Two men have targeted a 19-year-old Muslim woman in Belgium, inflicting injuries upon her with a sharp object and calling her a “filthy Arab.”
The...
Tariq Ramadan’s health “has deteriorated seriously”
The Free Tariq Ramadan campaign has said that the prominent Swiss Muslim academic's health has deteriorated seriously, citing a neurologist who examined him recently at...
