PARIS (AA) – A rights watchdog in France has challenged the government’s ‘abaya’ dress ban in schools at the Council of State, the country’s highest court, a lawyer said. The abaya is a full-length dress worn by some Muslim women for religious reasons. Vincent Brengarth, the lawyer for the Muslim Rights Action (ADM), said on ...
ANKARA (AA) – The French president on Friday vowed that the government will be uncompromising on the overgarment ban in schools. Emmanuel Macron visited a high school in the town of Orange, southern France, where he made comments on the ban on wearing abaya, an overgarment worn by Muslim girls and women, at school. “Schools […]
– Despite sparking condemnation, affecting Sweden’s image negatively, anti-Islamic firebrand continues desecrations of Muslim holy book LONDON (AA) — Salwan Momika, an Iraqi refugee living in Stockholm, has recently been making headlines over his repeated acts of desecration of the Quran causing a diplomatic row between many Muslim...
– Some 50.2% answered ‘yes’, 35% said ‘no’ and 14.8% did not know, says pollster COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AA) – At least half of Denmark supports a recent government proposal that intends to make Quran burning an illegal act, revealed a survey. With a sample size of 1,000 people, the survey, conducted recently by Voxm...
An estimated 900,000 to 1.8 million Uyghurs and other Muslim groups have been detained in high security camps GENEVA, Switzerland – A U.N. group has found more evidence of forced disappearances of Uighurs in China’s Xinjiang autonomous region. The U.N. Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WGAD) has said that China has intensified ...
Students wearing abaya will not be allowed in class from Sept. 4, says education minister ANKARA (AA) – The new school year begins in France on Monday with a ban on abayas, a loose-fitting garment worn by some Muslim girls. Education Minister Gabriel Attal said that female students wearing an abaya would be allowed to […]
Increase in public support comes as government looking to discuss regulation that would prevent provocative acts of targeting Muslim holy book STOCKHOLM (AA) – Swedes who want a ban to be introduced for burning the Quran and other holy books have increased to 53%, two points higher than the previous poll. The latest survey was […]
A Muslim woman named Sophia Johnston is suing the Rutherford County sheriff and his officers for allegedly forcing her to remove her hijab for a mug shot. The incident occurred after she was pulled over in Wilson County for a broken taillight and an outstanding warrant for a six-year-old misdemeanor related to driving with a […]
Islamic Society of Baltimore canceled evening events due to a suspicious call and notified local and federal authorities for investigation WASHINGTON – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), a prominent Muslim advocacy group, has called for increased vigilance and security measures at mosques in the Baltimore area. This came a...
LEFKOSA, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (AA) – The number of attacks on mosques under the Greek Cypriot Administration has radically increased, according to an official of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TNRC). “Attacks have increased in recent years and pose a danger,” Ibrahim Benter, general manager of the Cyprus Foundati...
