ANKARA (AA) – The 57-member bloc of Islamic countries has called for the use of art and media to combat Islamophobia. A meeting of the grouping’s broadcasting union stressed the need to improve understanding of the use of freedom of expression in the media. Wahid Ali Sindi, director of information for the Organization of Islamic [&hellip...
LONDON (AA) – The shooting of a 17-year-old by police in a Paris suburb and subsequent protests raised concerns about institutional racism in France, experts say. The teenager, Nahel, was of Algerian and Moroccan descent. Salman Sayyid, a professor at the University of Leeds, said the shooting was a sign of institutional Islamophobia and racis...
LONDON (AA): Last week’s fatal police shooting of a 17-year-old Muslim of North African descent in a Paris suburb should not be seen as an individual, isolated case, says a British social theorist and expert on colonialism. Salman Sayyid, professor of social theory and decolonial thought at the University of Leeds, says it lays bare […]...
PARIS (AA) – France’s top administrative court upheld a ban on Muslim women football players wearing hijab during matches. The court ruled that the French Football Federation (FFF) can enforce the ban, which is part of its bylaws. The court said that sports federations have an obligation to be impartial and that this includes not [&helli...
GENEVA (AA) – German Chancellor Olaf Scholz admits that racism is a reality in his country. He said there was a need to come together to fight this menace. Taking to Twitter on the death anniversary of German resident Marwa El-Sherbini, who was stabbed during a court trial, Sholz said there should be no room […]
KAMPALA, Uganda – Muslims in the East African country of Uganda strongly condemned the recent incident of Quran burning in Sweden. The Deputy Mufti of Uganda, Sheikh Muhammad Ali Waiswa, expressed his outrage, calling the act “barbaric and disrespectful”. He appealed to Sweden and other European countries to cease protecting ...
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan – An Islamic political party in Pakistan protests outside the Swedish Embassy against the burning of the holy Quran. Members of the Jamaat-e-Islami political party demanded the expulsion of the Swedish ambassador. Muslim activists have been protesting across Pakistan in recent days against Sweden for allowing an Iraqi...
GENEVA – The United Nations Human Rights Council is set to hold an urgent session in the coming days to address the recent incidents of Quran burning in Europe. According to council spokesman Pascal Sim, the U.N body will be holding an urgent debate to discuss the rise in premeditated and public acts of religious […]
ISTANBUL (AA) – The 57-member group of Islamic countries has called for joint action to prevent Quran burnings in Western countries. At an extraordinary meeting in Jeddah, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) called on the international community to stop such provocative acts. The OIC statement also expressed disappointment that...
ANKARA (AA) – Pope Francis has condemned the burning of the Muslim holy book, the Quran, in Sweden. He said freedom of speech should not be used to denigrate others. The act of Quran burning was condemned by several countries. The Organization of Islamic Cooperation has called for joint action to prevent such acts. A […]
