Muslims in Italy protest over freedom to worship
ROME: Several hundred Muslims staged a protest prayer outside the Colosseum in Rome on Friday over… Read More
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Bulgaria bans the burqa in public places
SOFIA: Bulgaria's parliament has on Friday banned the wearing of face veils in public including… Read More
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Why has Obama never used the word ‘radical Islamic terrorist’?
WASHINGTON: US President Barrack Obama has on Wednesday defended and revealed why he has never… Read More
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Swiss lawmakers approve step towards burqa ban
GENEVA: Switzerland's lower house on Tuesday narrowly approved a draft bill on a nationwide burqa ban,… Read More
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New York launches campaign to fight Islamophobia
NEW YORK: New York unveiled Monday a major public campaign to fight Islamophobia, stressing the… Read More
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You must listen to Dalai Lama’s views on Islam and terrorism
"Buddhist terrorist, Muslim terrorist. This wording is wrong. Any person who indulges in violence is… Read More
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Historical letter that Malcolm X wrote after Hajj
At this very moment, millions of Muslims from all around the world are performing their… Read More
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Norway hairdresser on trial for refusing client in hijab
OSLO: A hairdresser went on trial in Norway Thursday for refusing a Muslim client wearing… Read More
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Iran’s Khamenei suggests Saudi Arabia should not control Hajj
TEHRAN: Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei renewed criticism of Saudi Arabia over how it… Read More
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Consumer giants court Muslims with halal face creams, shampoos
Some of the world’s biggest consumer groups are making halal face creams and shampoos for… Read More
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Turkey allows policewomen to wear Islamic headscarf
ISTANBUL: Turkey has for the first time allowed policewomen to wear the Islamic headscarf as… Read More
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Danish women-led mosque holds first Friday prayers
COPENHAGEN: Scandinavia’s first female-led mosque has held its first Friday prayers in Copenhagen, a milestone… Read More
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Top French court suspends burkini ban
PARIS: France's highest administrative court on Friday suspended a controversial ban on the burkini by a… Read More
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France’s highest court mulls bid to reverse burkini ban
PARIS: France's highest administrative court will examine a request to overturn a ban on the… Read More
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Merkel says refugees didn’t bring terrorism to Germany
BERLIN: Chancellor Angela Merkel has said that refugees had not brought terrorism to Germany, adding that… Read More
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Siraj condemns Pervaiz Rashid’s statement over Kashmir
KARACHI: Ameer Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Siraj-ul-Haq on Thursday condemned and criticized Information Minister Pervaiz Rashid’s statement… Read More
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France shut around 20 mosques since December: minister
PARIS: French authorities have shut down around 20 mosques and prayer halls considered to be… Read More
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Pope says Islam is not terrorism
ISLAMABAD: Pope Francis said Sunday that Islam could not be equated with terrorism and warned… Read More
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Slogans of Islam, Kashmir always raised to take over governments: Rashid
LAHORE: Minister for Information Pervaiz Rashid on Sunday said slogans of Islam and Kashmir in… Read More
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Saudi revives 15-year-old anti-Pokemon fatwa
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia's top clerical body has revived a 2001 religious edict prohibiting Pokemon in… Read More
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