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Muslims in Netherlands protest desecration of Quran

Head of Turkish Islamic Culture Foundation says Islamophobia has risen to ‘a new level’ in the country Abdullah Asiran   |06.02.2023   THE HAGUE A group of Muslims staged a…

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Edmonton Muslims Call for More Inclusivity for Black Muslims

A Canadian Muslim group has released a report detailing the racism faced by Black Muslims in Edmonton, putting forth recommendations to improve inclusivity. The Anti-Racism Muslim Collaborative (AMC) released the report based…

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‘Those who burn books will in the end burn people,’ warn Jewish, Muslim communities in Sweden

“Those who burn books will in the end burn people,” Jewish and Muslim communities in Sweden have warned, quoting famous German-Jewish author, Heinrich Heine, following recent burnings of the Muslim…

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Muslim-American group urges Swedish government to condemn Quran burning

Muslim-American group urges Swedish government to condemn Quran burning Prime minister’s statement does not clearly convey that government ‘unequivocally rejects Islamophobia as a form of hate and bigotry,’ says CAIR…

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Al-Azhar Al-Sharif, Arab League, Egypt condemn burning of Muslim holy book in Stockholm

CAIRO: Al-Azhar Al-Sharif — Sunni Islam’s oldest and foremost seat of learning — strongly condemned the burning of the Holy Qur’an by Swedish extremists. It said on Sunday that the…

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Muslim Charities Ignored as Gov’t Awards £1.3 Million to Faith Groups

Helping the needy as part of their faith, Muslims are known as among the “most generous givers to charity” in the UK. Therefore, the absence of Muslim organizations in the…

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Michigan’s City Allows Religious Slaughter with Restrictions

The Hamtramck city council, in Michigan, approved on Tuesday an ordinance allowing animal sacrifices for religious purposes as long as it’s done legally and humanely.   “I think it’s the…

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Pro-Hijab Campaign Urges Support for Muslim Women Suffering Discrimination

In the midst of turbulent situations with Muslim women facing discrimination and countries ratifying laws to ban hijab, the World Hijab Day organization has launched its 11th annual initiative to…

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I Don’t Celebrate Christmas, I’m Not “Old Scrooge”

Marwa Abdalla 22 December, 2022 The story of a Christmas Carol has been told and retold thousands of times since it was first published by Charles Dickens in 1843. It…

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Muslim Countries’ Plan to Wear Anti-Islamophobia Armbands During World Cup Rejected: Report

AboutIslam & News Agencies 09 December, 2022 A senior Qatari official has revealed that several Muslim countries were in advanced discussions to wear armbands raising awareness about Islamophobia, a suggestion…