BRUSSELS (AA): The European Union will continue talks with the OIC to “promote tolerance and mutual respect” after a series of acts of desecration of the holy Quran in northern countries of the bloc, an official has said. Speaking to reporters at a news briefing on Tuesday, spokesperson for foreign affairs Peter Stano confirmed that […]...
NEW DELHI, India – In the outskirts of the Indian capital, New Delhi, the latest wave of communal clashes has led to the demolition of Muslim homes and businesses. Although the High Court has halted the demolition, 350 families have been left homeless until then. Last week, tensions escalated in the Nuh area of Haryana […]
ANKARA (AA) – A court in France suspended a controversial ban on burkini swimsuits in a seaside town, local media reported. The country’s Human Rights League (LDH) had to court the Frejus administration’s decision to ban burkini swimwear on public beaches. The Toulon administrative court suspended the decision, which was take...
WASHINGTON (AA): The recent wave of Islamophobic hate-driven actions in Sweden and Denmark is “an assertion of a broader anti-immigrant, anti-non-European right-wing bias that has grown to be quite politically strong,” according to a former UN special rapporteur. “There’s no legitimate purpose by allowing groups to burn the holy scriptures of ...
BERLIN, Germany – Threatening letters to mosques from right-wing groups in Germany have worried the Muslim community in the European country. The latest incident concerns the Eyup Sultan mosque in Bramsche, Lower Saxony, which received a threatening letter on Friday. The letter threatened the Muslim community that it would suffer the sam...
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AA) – The Danish government’s intention to explore legal options to stop Quran burning incidents faces political and social hurdles. At least seven parties have opposed the adoption of legal measures. They believe such measures could interfere with freedom of speech and expression. The ultranationalist group Danske Patriot...
NEW DELHI (AA) – Authorities in the northern Indian state of Haryana on Saturday continued the demolition of houses and shops, which they believe belong to those responsible for communal clashes earlier this week. The clashes took place in the Muslim-majority Nuh district during a procession by the right-wing Hindu groups on Monday. Late...
SANTA CLARA, California – The Santa Clara Police Department in California has denied claims that it forced a Muslim woman to remove her hijab. Asia Aden, a Muslim woman, was arrested by the Sheriff’s Office following a domestic violence incident. “The Sheriff’s Office received the complaint and reviewed the surveillance footage. Fo...
ISTANBUL (AA) – A court in the U.S. state of Missouri has sentenced a man to 16 years in prison for setting fire to an Islamic center. According to the Department of Justice, the convicted man, John Proffitt, had attempted to set fire to the Cape Girardeau Islamic Center on the first day of Ramadan […]
LONDON (AA): Sweden wants to strengthen relations with Muslim countries, the Swedish Foreign Minister Tobias Billstrom has said, as the country drew criticism over the repeated and unhindered desecration of the Quran in the country. In a statement, the Foreign Ministry said that Billstrom had a conversation with more than 20 ambassadors of the...
