Showing posts with label Muslims. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Muslims. Show all posts

Sunday, January 8, 2017

Muslim Migrants Unwilling to Integrate Into European Society : Czech President

Examples all over Europe show that Muslims are not willing to integrate into local communities, living instead in Muslim-dominated no-go zones, Czech President Milos Zeman said Sunday.

Saturday, January 7, 2017

Austrian Minister Calls for Headscarf Ban for Public Servants

Austria’s Minister for Foreign Affairs and Integration Sebastian Kurz said on Friday he wanted to ban public servants, including school teachers, from wearing the Islamic headscarf.

Friday, December 2, 2016

Hundreds of thousands protest for arrest of Jakarta governor accused of blasphemy

The second protest of Jakarta's governor was almost as big as the first, making clear some residents in the city want to see Basuki Tjahaja Purnama jailed for allegedly insulting the Quran.

Sunday, October 30, 2016

Israeli 'Attacks' on Al-Aqsa Mosque Could Spark Muslim 'Retaliation'

UNESCO recently announced that the Al-Aqsa Mosque, located in the Old City of Jerusalem, is a Muslim holy site. However, Israeli Prime Minister is "not paying attention to international rules" and plans to continue excavations under the mosque, which could lead to the destruction of the building, Iranian expert Emad Abshenass wrote for Sputnik.

Friday, September 30, 2016

Bulgaria bans full-face Islamic veil

Bulgaria's parliament approved on Friday legislation outlawing face-covering Islamic veils in public, joining a small number of EU countries as debate rages across Europe about religious freedoms.

The law "bans wearing in public clothing that partially or completely covers the face," referring to the burqa or the more common niqab.

Tuesday, September 27, 2016

Merkel: EU cannot close doors to Muslim refugees

Chancellor Angela Merkel stressed Tuesday that EU member states should provide shelter for refugees fleeing terror and civil war, irrespective of their religion or faith.

Wednesday, September 21, 2016

Sunday, September 18, 2016

Almost 30 percent of French Muslims reject secular laws, new poll finds

Just under 30 percent of France’s 3 to 4 million Muslims reject the country’s secular laws, according to an Ifop poll published by the French weekly Journal du Dimanche.

Monday, August 29, 2016

Friday, August 12, 2016

Banned in Cannes to wear on the beaches of the Islamic bathing suits

The mayor of the French city of Cannes David Lisner issued a decree forbidding women to wear on the beaches of so called «burkini» — a bathing suits covering the whole body from head to toe, popular mainly among the Muslim women.

Monday, August 1, 2016

French Muslims to set up foundation to finance mosques

A new foundation will be created to help finance mosques in France and keep out radical donors, the head of France’s top Muslim body said Monday, days after the prime minister called for an end to foreign financing of mosques.

Tuesday, June 28, 2016

Israel closes Al-Aqsa mosque till end of Ramadan after clashes

 Israeli authorities announced Tuesday they were closing Jerusalem's flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque compound to non-Muslim visitors after a series of clashes between worshippers and police.

Saturday, June 11, 2016

Bangladesh: Hindu man hacked to death in Pabna

Unidentified attackers have hacked to death a 62-year-old Hindu monastery worker in Bangladesh, police say, the latest in a series of such attacks on religious minorities in the mainly Muslim country.

Saturday, April 16, 2016

Belgian minister claims many Muslims 'danced' after attacks

Belgian Interior Minister Jan Jambon said Saturday that a "significant" part of the Muslim population "celebrated attacks", blaming the country's policies for failing to integrate migrants into society.

Sunday, April 10, 2016

Sunday, February 14, 2016

Cairo University bans female staff from wearing face veil in its hospitals

Cairo university head Gaber Nassar issued a decision to ban female doctors and nurses from wearing face veils in all of the university’s hospitals and clinics starting from Sunday.

Sunday, February 7, 2016

Bosnians protest against hijab ban in judiciary

Some 2,000 people, mostly women, protested on Sunday in downtown Sarajevo against a recent ban on wearing a hijab headscarf in the majority Muslim country's judicial institutions.

Wednesday, January 20, 2016

Egyptian court upholds niqab ban for professors at Cairo University

Egypt's Administrative Court upheld Tuesday a decision by the president of Cairo University to ban its academic staff from wearing the face veil, or niqab, during classes.

Friday, December 25, 2015

ISIS/ISIL erlaubt Handel mit Organen von "Ungläubigen"

Der Islamischer Staat (IS) hat seinen Anhängern die Entnahme der Organe von Gefangenen erlaubt, wie aus von der US-Regierung an die Nachrichtenagentur Reuters zugespielten Dokumenten hervorgeht.