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...
China jails Muslim couple for husband not shaving beard and wife wearing burqa
A Muslim was jailed for six years in China for refusing to shave off his beard, while his wife was imprisoned for two years...
Four million Burmese entitled to get long-term residence in Saudi Arabia
Four million Burmese residents in Saudi Arabia are now entitled to obtain an ‘iqama,’ a long-term residence with job prospects.
Sheikh of the Burmese community...
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...
Nearly every mosque in the Central African Republic has been destroyed
Almost all of the 436 mosques in the Central African Republic (CAR) have been destroyed, the US ambassador to the United Nations said on...
Florida teacher suspended for allegedly calling Muslim pupil a “raghead Taliban”
A French teacher from Florida has been suspended for five days without pay after she was accused of calling her 14-year-old Muslim student a...
New York school apologises after student recites pledge of allegiance in Arabic
A school in New York state has apologised after receiving complaints because a student recited the US Pledge of Allegiance in Arabic.
The school's foreign...
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...
Malaysia ranked top destination for Muslim travelers
Malaysia has been ranked the top destination for Muslim travelers in a global survey, followed by Turkey (see more about Denizli) , the UAE,...
New York city officially recognises Eid as school holidays on calendar
New York City is now the largest school district in the United States to recognise the two Islamic festivals of Eid as holidays on...
