ISLAMABAD (AA): Afghanistan’s interim Taliban administration has urged the Muslim world to reconsider its interaction with Sweden as it announced a complete ban on Sweden’s activities in the country following the recent desecration of a copy of the Holy Quran in Stockholm. In a statement, the interim administration said the ban wil...
PARIS (AA) – A court in France has rejected a request to lift the controversial burkini ban on the beaches of Mandelieu-la-Napoule. The burkini is a swimsuit that covers the entire body except for the face, hands, and feet. The request of the Human Rights League France was rejected by the Administrative Court of Nice. […]
NEW YORK – An 86-year-old man was shot in New York as he was on his way to pray at his local mosque. The victim, identified as Homod Ali Saeidi, was pronounced dead at the scene. The incident took place on Saturday morning in the Richmond Hill neighborhood of Queens. The shooter, 25-year-old Thomas Abreu, […]
BERLIN (AA): A copy of Quran was burned and thrown in front of a mosque in southwestern Germany, the Turkish-Muslim umbrella group DITIB said on Monday. The incident happened in front of the Mimar Sinan Mosque in the town of Maulbronn, located in the state of Baden-Wurttemberg. Osman Adibelli, director of the mosque association, said […...
STOCKHOLM (AA) — Sweden is considering a ban on the desecration of the Muslim holy book the Quran. According to a local daily, Swedish Justice Minister Gunnar Strommer said his government is considering enacting a law to stop the burning of holy books. Strommer said such acts pose a threat to Sweden’s national security. They […]
NEW YORK (AA) – Former U.S. President Donald Trump has promised to reinstate the controversial Muslim travel ban if he is elected to office in 2024. In a speech to his supporters in Iowa, he said he had instituted strict security vetting and imposed a strong entry ban to keep radical Islamic terrorists and jihadists […]
ADEN, Yemen (AA): Yemen’s Houthi rebels have banned the sale of Swedish goods in areas under their control over the burning of Islam’s holy book, the Quran. “The Houthis will boycott Swedish goods due to insults against the sacred values of Islam,” Minister of Industry and Trade Muhammad Sharaf al-Mutahhar told the Houthi-run Al-Masirah televi...
NEW YORK (AA): Former US President Donald Trump said Friday he would bring back his controversial Muslim travel ban if elected in 2024. “Under the Trump administration, we imposed extreme vetting and put on a powerful travel ban to keep radical Islamic terrorists and jihadists out of our country,” Trump told supporters in the state...
PARIS (AA): A court in France rejected a request Friday to overturn a controversial burkini ban on beaches in Mandelieu-la-Napoule. The request by the Human Rights League France was rejected by the Nice Administrative Court on grounds that the municipality’s decision was aimed at preventing disruption of public order. Mandelieu-la-Napoul...
ISTANBUL (AA): Last week’s fatal police shooting of 17-year-old Muslim of Algerian descent Nahel M. has shed light on the wider issue of systemic racism in French society. According to a researcher, the malaise is deeply rooted in the country’s colonial past and continues to permeate its institutions. Police and other law enforcers have system...
