KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – Pakistan on Monday condemned “in the strongest terms” the latest acts involving the desecration of the holy Quran that took place in the Netherlands in front of some embassies of Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) member countries, including its own. Calling the latest incidents “senseles...
PARIS (AA) – French athletes will not be allowed to wear headscarf in the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, the country’s sports minister has said. Appearing at a show on France 3 TV on Sunday, Amelie Oudea-Castera expressed support for “strict secularism” and said that no member of the French delegation would be allowed to […]...
LONDON (AA) – France’s highest court has again ruled that the government ban on the abaya (a long, loose outer garment worn by Muslim women) is legal. The Council of State said it had rejected an appeal by three organizations against the government ban announced last month on the abaya. Last week, the Sud Education […]
PARIS (AA) – A Muslim student who had been turned away from school for wearing a kimono, a loose Japanese garment in France, has filed a complaint with the UN over being “discriminated against” due to her religious affiliation. The controversy over the French government’s stance against hijab in schools continues with many st...
ISLAMABAD (AA) – Pakistani Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar on Friday said that his country wants peace with all neighbors, including India, but Kashmir remains “key to peace” with New Delhi. In his address to the 78th session of the UN General Assembly in New York City, Kakar said Pakistan desires peaceful and productive relation...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim on Friday condemned “new forms” of racism, Muslim stereotyping and burning of Quran, calling them “clear Islamophobic” acts. In his address to the 78th session of the UN General Assembly in New York, Ibrahim said inaction against such acts sends a “dangerous” message to humanity. “We...
A statement submitted to USCIRF by 6 major civil rights groups highlights the disturbing increase in violence against religious minorities WASHINGTON – Six major civil rights organizations in the U.S. have joined together to highlight the growing religious intolerance in India. The coalition voiced its concerns at a key hearing of the U....
Lawyer says ban is Islamophobic and is mainly directed against young women who are Muslims or perceived to be Muslims PARIS, France – A French court is hearing an appeal against a ban on the abaya, a loose-fitting, floor-length garment worn by some Muslim schoolgirls, in schools. A lawyer representing three unions of educational institut...
NEW DELHI (AA) – Anti-Muslim comments made in India’s parliament by a ruling party lawmaker against a member of the opposition have sparked outrage on both sides of the political aisle. The video from the lower house (Lok Sabha) of parliament of Ramesh Bidhuri, a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) lawmaker representing Delhi, using offen...
Despite governmental rejection, approximately one in seven local authorities in England have embraced the debated definition of Islamophobia LONDON – In 2018, the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on British Muslims proposed the U.K.’s first working definition of Islamophobia, framing it as a racism-rooted phenomenon targeting ...
