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German elections: Hijab-wearing woman turned away from voting booth

The woman was later allowed to vote in the western town of Bergheim after she complained to election authorities. Town officials have apologized for the incident. Polling station assistants in the…

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Foreign Ministry condemns ongoing Israeli violations at Al Aqsa Mosque

AMMAN — The Foreign Ministry on Tuesday condemned the ongoing Israeli violations at Al Aqsa Mosque/Al Haram Al Sharif, the latest of which was allowing extremist settlers to enter the…

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Muslim women struggle with Germany’s ‘hijab ban’ in workplaces

When 24-year-old Shilan Ahmad arrived to start work at a nursery in Erfurt, Germany, she was immediately turned away. She had applied for the job with her resume and a…

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‘Who Else Is Spying on Me?’ Muslim Americans Bring the Fight Against Surveillance to the Supreme Court

Imam Yassir Fazaga remembers the panic he felt. He remembers opening up the electrical sockets in his office and searching behind his computer monitor, looking for recording devices. In conversations…

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CAIR alleges Ferndale police forced Muslim woman to remove hijab for booking photo

A Muslim woman and an advocacy group Wednesday called on the city of Ferndale to address allegations that police removed the woman’s Islamic headscarf to take a booking photo. Amy Doukoure, staff attorney…

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‘Taken away so fast’: Toronto marks 1-year anniversary of mosque killing

  2:18 It’s been one year since volunteer Mohamed-Aslim Zafis was killed outside of an Etobicoke mosque. To mark the anniversary and honour his legacy, the International Muslims Organization of…

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Didsbury Mosque: Police investigate fire as hate crime

An arson attack at a Manchester mosque is being investigated as a hate crime, police have said. No-one was injured in the blaze, late on Friday night, at Didsbury Mosque…

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Muslim woman reportedly attacked on airplane at Detroit Metro Airport

The Michigan chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations is urging Wayne County officials to charge a woman who reportedly assaulted a Muslim woman Saturday on a Spirit Airlines flight. According to…

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Muslim communities worry that Islamophobic violence is being forgotten during election campaign

Three months after all major party leaders gave emotional speeches at a vigil in London, Ontario for the four members of the Aafzal family who were killed in a drive-by attack, the…

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Taliban bans women’s sports in Afghanistan, cites Islamic dress code

Australia’s SBS TV has quoted a Taliban spokesperson as saying that women’s sports and women’s cricket specifically will be banned by his group in Afghanistan. “In cricket, they might face a situation…