Strasbourg: Accusing it of blasphemy, a French Muslims legal organization is suing a French satirical magazine, “Charlie Hebdo” after it published inflammatory cartoons insulting the Qur’an. “We know in advance that the trial does not go all the way to the extent that the Muslim religion is not in the arrangement (that recognizes and regulates…
Riyadh: Denmark is likely to lose millions of dollars in trade and tourism revenues following its ban recently on slaughtering animals in accordance with Islamic standards. Halal (Islamically slaughtered) beef and poultry products are imported in large quantities by Saudi Arabia and neighboring Gulf countries. In fact, around 55 percent of Danish exports to the…
Minneapolis: On December 4, 2013, interfaith leaders and community members will gather in Little Falls, Minneapolis, for a community dialogue on “Tolerance and the Fear of Islam.” Event sponsors include: Little Falls Partners for Peace, Brainerd Area Coalition for Peace, Building Blocks of Islam, and the Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MN).…
London: Muslim women are more likely to be targeted by Islamophobic attacks, than men in Britain, according to a new study published recently. Chances of such attacks are more if they wear niqab, as stated in the “Maybe We Are Hated” report. “This is the first time Muslim women’s voices have been given life in…
London: The BBC Radio 1 Newsbeat survey was carried out by pollsters Comres, after the soldier, Lee Rigby was murdered in the street in Woolwich, south east London, in May. Some 27% of the thousand 18 to 24-year-olds questioned said they did not trust them, while fewer than three in 10 (29%) thought Muslims were…
Over a thousand mosques all over Germany, welcomed visitors last fortnight, as part of an annual event celebrating the integration of Germany’s four million Muslims into the society. Organisers said they expected over a hundred thousand visitors, 80 percent of them non-Muslims, to attend events at mosques across Germany .The annual open day, timed to…
The Council on American-Islamic Relations has hired a Jewish filmmaker and interfaith activist as executive director of the advocacy group’s Philadelphia office. Jacob Bender is the highest ranking non-Muslim in the Washington-based organization, and the first to lead one of its chapters. “Many Muslims face daily suspicion, not unlike other immigrant groups throughout history,” said…
Madinah: A Dutchman who was involved in a derogatory film about Prophet Muhammad (Pbuh) is aiming to establish the first Islamic political party in Europe. ” The party will focus on serving Islam and Muslims not only in the Netherlands, but Europe as a whole”, said Arnoud van Doorn, who was involved in the production of…
Washington: The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), America’s largest Islamic civil liberties group, will join thousands of civil rights activists participating in the ‘Stop watching us’ rally against mass surveillance at the U.S. Capitol in Washington D.C. Taking place on the 12th anniversary of the USA PATRIOT Act, the rally demands that American Congress provide…
In a demonstration of what the Vatican spokesman called Pope Francis’ “particular attention to relations with the Muslim world,” the pope personally signed the Holy See message for Muslims at the end of Ramadan, calling for “mutual respect through education” between Christianity and Islam. “We are called to respect the religion of the other, its…
