Articles Controversial Issues

Auckland cafe fires manager over anti-Muslim messages

An Auckland cafe has fired a manager who sent abusive messages about halal food and the Muslim community to a potential customer on social media. Screenshots of the exchange show…

Articles Controversial Issues

Teenagers hurt in suspected racist attack as women try to pull their hijabs off

Two teenagers were reportedly injured after a group of women tried to pull their muslim headcoverings off as they left their mosque in Yorkshire, police said. The incident is being…

Articles Controversial Issues

Hate Crime Investigation Underway After Man Grabs Woman’s Hijab At UMBC

BALTIMORE (WJZ) — University of Maryland Baltimore County Police are investigating a reported hate-bias crime, the school confirmed to WJZ. A student reported that a stranger tried to pull off her…

Articles Controversial Issues

Liverpool bomb: Muslim people already suffering hatred, says MP

Muslim people are already suffering racial hatred after Sunday’s terrorist incident at Liverpool Women’s Hospital, one of the city’s MPs has revealed. Labour’s Kim Johnson said her team “had been…

Articles Controversial Issues

Christchurch Mosque Shooter Sacks Lawyer

Lawyer Tony Ellis was preparing to represent convicted murderer Brenton Tarrant at the coroner’s hearing into the deaths but on Wednesday Ellis confirmed Tarrant had dismissed him. Professional ethical rules…

Articles Controversial Issues

Indonesia Muslim Scholars Declare Cryptocurrency Haram

AboutIslam & News Agencies The National Ulema Council (MUI), Indonesia’s top Islamic scholarly body, has declared cryptocurrencies forbidden (haram) for Muslims, according to the tenets of Islam.  The juristic basis…

Articles Controversial Issues

IN EGYPT MP PROPOSES TO BAN NIQAB

In Egypt, the deputy and journalist Farida Shabushi spoke about her plans to submit to parliament for discussion a bill banning the wearing of the niqab and criminalizing it. In…

Articles Controversial Issues

Ferndale police sued for allegedly violating civil rights of Muslim woman

FERNDALE — The Michigan chapter of the Council on American Islamic Relations filed a lawsuit in federal court against the city of Ferndale on behalf of a Muslim woman after…

Articles Controversial Issues

Muslim advocacy group says GOP state senator-elect who expressed Islamophobia in tweets ‘committed to renouncing’ hate speech during meeting

Washington (CNN)The Republican who defeated New Jersey’s state Senate president last week has “committed to renouncing” hate speech amid criticism of old tweets he posted expressing Islamophobia, a Muslim advocacy group…

Articles Controversial Issues

Harvard Can’t Keep Muslim and Hindu Students in the Basement

Light is an essential component of many religions. Historically, in Islam, the sun was used to help determine the Qiblah — the direction that points towards the Kaaba in Mecca…