GENEVA (AA): The EU has said that burning a copy of the Quran or any other holy book “is offensive, and disrespectful and a clear act of provocation.” The remarks came after a person identified as Salwan Momika carried out the despicable act under police protection in front of a Stockholm mosque on Wednesday. The […]
Stockholm, Sweden (AFP): Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson on Friday distanced himself from this week’s protest at which a Quran was burned outside a Stockholm mosque, which sparked outrage in parts of the Muslim world. “It is difficult to say what the consequences will be. I think there are many people who have reason to [&he...
Baghdad, Iraq (AFP): Several thousand Iraqis gathered near the Swedish embassy in Baghdad Friday for a second day of protests against burning of Quran outside a Stockholm mosque that outraged Muslims around the world. On Thursday, one group of protesters managed to penetrate the embassy and stay inside for some 15 minutes before leaving when [...
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called incident of Quran burning arrogance of West and said this is not freedom of thought WASHINGTON (AA) – The U.S. and Muslim countries Wednesday condemned the burning of the holy Muslim book the Quran in Sweden. State Department deputy spokesman Vedant Patel said it was “disrespectful̵...
Experts say court’s decision is victory for religious freedom and will help ensure workers are not discriminated against because of their faith WASHINGTON – In a unanimous decision, the U.S. Supreme Court has upheld the right of employees to perform religious rituals in the workplace. It requires employers to accommodate employees&...
STOCKHOLM (AA): An Iraqi national on Wednesday burned a copy of the Muslim holy book Quran outside a mosque in the Swedish capital of Stockholm. The incident took place outside the Stockholm Mosque in Medborgarplatsen, where Salwan Momika first threw the Quran on the ground before burning it with insulting words about Islam. The provocation [&...
Stockholm, Sweden (AFP): Swedish police said they have granted a permit for a protest where the organiser plans to burn a copy of the Muslim holy book Quran outside Stockholm’s main mosque on Wednesday, the start of the Muslim three-day Eid al-Adha holiday. The green light came two weeks after a Swedish appeals court rejected […]
ISTANBUL (AA): Police officers in Britain discriminate against minorities, especially Muslims, because of suspicion, according to a human rights advocate. In an interview, Muhammad Mussa, a spokesman for the London-based independent advocacy organization CAGE, talked about “discriminatory and misogynistic” behavior by British polic...
ROTTERDAM, Netherlands (AA): The world’s first Islamic Experience Center in the Netherlands, where Islam is explained through the technologies of virtual reality glasses, hologram and 8D sound, aims to break down Islamophobic prejudices. The center has been established in the city of Rotterdam by the Islamic Experience Center Foundation,...
PARIS, FRANCE – A 39-year-old French Muslim mother of five earns a living by driving an Uber taxi. Türkiye’s Anadolu news agency documented the daily life of Abilene Belkaid, a former Catholic who converted to Islam in 2005 in Morocco. Choosing a career of driving has helped Belkaid to continue wearing her cultural and religious [&helli...
