Over 2,400 pilgrims died in hajj stampede, according to new count
The Associated Press is reporting that at least 2,411 pilgrims were killed in the hajj stampede in Mina in September - triple the number...
Muslim woman in the US shot at and another nearly run over after leaving...
A Muslim woman was shot at on Thursday as she left a Florida mosque, and another woman was nearly run over.
Someone fired at least...
Mark Zuckerberg says that Muslims are “always welcome” on Facebook
In response to the recent anti-Muslim comments made by the Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump, Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg said that Muslims are "always...
France plans to close up to 160 mosques in response to Paris attacks
France is looking to close up to 160 mosques as part of a nationwide police operation under the state of emergency, which was declared...
San Bernardino killings an “act of terrorism”
A mass shooting by a couple that left 14 people dead in California is being investigated as an act of terrorism, the FBI has...
Group called “Christian State” threatens to kill all Belgian Muslims
A letter from a group calling itself the “Christian State” has been sent to Belgium's main mosque Attadamoune, threatening to kill all Muslims.
The anonymous...
Israel to open diplomatic mission in UAE
Israel plans to open a diplomatic-level mission in the United Arab Emirates, Israeli diplomats said on Friday.
The office will not be a full mission...
Swiss state bans burqa and niqab
Wearing a burqa in public in the Swiss canton of Ticino will be an offence punishable by a fine of up to 10,000 francs...
Two men stopped from boarding US plane for speaking Arabic
Two men were prevented from boarding a flight from Chicago to Philadelphia because they were speaking Arabic.
Maher Khalil and Anas Ayyad were told by...
Slovakia’s Prime Minister says every Muslim is being monitored after Paris attacks
The Slovakian Prime Minister has claimed his country is “monitoring every Muslim” after the terrorist attacks in Paris.
Prime Minister Roberto Fico, 51, who is...
