Anti Muslim crime rife in Germany
Anti-Muslim crimes, including physical assault, threatening letters, hate speech and spraying Nazi-themed graffiti on mosques, were rife in Germany in 2017.
Statistics from the Interior...
German far-right politician converts to Islam
A member of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party has converted to Islam, leaving his position on the organisation's national executive committee, the Deutsche Welle...
Medieval Umayyad town in Spain designated a World Heritage site by UN
The remains of a medieval Muslim dynastic town in Spain have been made a World Heritage site by the United Nation’s cultural body UNESCO.
Medina...
Poll: Majority of Europeans support ban on Muslim immigration
A new poll has revealed that a majority of Europeans want a ban on immigration from Muslim-majority countries.
The Chatham House study reports that an...
“Allah” and “Ali”patterns discovered in Viking graves in Sweden
Researchers from Uppsala University in Sweden have discovered Viking-era burial costumes in graves with the words “Allah” and “Ali” written on them.
The Vikings could...
Islamic holy days could be included in German regional calendars
Germany's interior minister has suggested that Islamic holy days should be included in official regional calendars in areas with a large Muslim population.
Thomas De...
Turkey condemns Iceland’s “unacceptable” treatment of footballers at airport
Turkey has issued a diplomatic note to Iceland slamming the “unacceptable” treatment its national football team received at the airport.
The Turkish footballers were not...
VIDEO: Turkish coast guards prevent Syrian refugees from entering Greece
Video footage showing Turkish Coast Guards preventing Syrian refugees on a boat from entering Greece.
UN tribunal increase war criminal Radovan Karadzic’s sentence to life in prison
A United Nations (UN) court has dismissed an appeal by the Bosnian Serb war criminal Radovan Karadzic and increased his sentence to life imprisonment.
The...
Austria agrees to ban the niqab in public places
The Austrian government has agreed to ban the niqab in public places as part of a "reform programme" aimed at "countering the rise of far-right...
