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United Kingdom

‘Punish a Muslim Day’ spurs defiant pledges to #ProtectAMuslim

Campaigns have gone viral calling for people to show solidarity with Muslims on April 3.

03/04/2018

Pakistan

Malala returns home for first time since she was shot by Taliban in 2012

Youngest-ever Nobel Laureate, Malala Yousafzai, has returned home to the Swat Valley in Pakistan for first time since she was shot there by the Taliban in 2012.

31/03/2018

Austria

Austria marks 80 years since annexation by Hitler

The anniversary of the so-called "Anschluss" comes as a new conservative-led coalition government in Austria includes the far-right Freedom Party (FPO), founded by former Nazis in the 1950s.

12/03/2018

Germany

Far-right politician who converted to Islam vows to stay in his party

Ahmad Wagner faced fierce criticism from colleagues in the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party — which has long campaigned against Islam — after it was revealed last month he converted to the religion.

01/02/2018

Greece

Greece removes century-old obligation for Muslims to use Sharia law

The 1920 Treaty of Sevres and the 1923 Treaty of Lausanne stipulated that Islamic customs and religious law would apply to the thousands of Muslims who became Greek citizens

10/01/2018

USA

Muslims to beocme second-largest religious group in US

The Muslim population in the US is growing at a rate of around 100,000 per year

05/01/2018

USA

Euroviews. View: Christians don't have a Christmas monopoly on Jesus

Christians and Muslims both love Jesus and his mother, writes author Haroon Moghul

25/12/2017

Belgium

Euroviews. View: It’s high-time liberal democracies tackled "non-violent" Islamis

We need to stop appeasing Islamists and begin empowering progressive liberal-democratic Muslims, writes Roberta Bonazzi

12/12/2017

World News

Victory for Trump as top court allows travel ban to take full effect

Trump's contentious travel ban is given the go ahead by the US Supreme Court but allows legal challenges to continue

04/12/2017

Saudi Arabia

Muslims toast Prophet Mohammad’s birthday

Countries across the Muslim world have been toasting the anniversary, except in Saudi Arabia, where it's not encouraged.

01/12/2017

World News

What proportion of Europe’s population is Muslim?

A major study by the Pew Research Center shows how Muslims are projected to increase relative to Europe’s overall population.

30/11/2017

Iran

Male kabaddi coach wears headscarf to sneak into women's match in Iran

Pictures of the coach wearing the Thai team kit and makeshift headscarves in the Gorgan city stadium have circulated on social media

29/11/2017

France

Muslims clash with lawmakers on Paris streets

A Muslim association in France is taking legal action against French lawmakers after clashes with worshippers on the streets of a Paris suburb

14/11/2017

Saudi Arabia

Saudia Arabia: social reforms

25/10/2017

Canada

Quebec passes law banning face veils

19/10/2017

Austria

'Concerned but not afraid,' Austria's Muslims react to rise of right

On the streets of Vienna, Muslims say they are confident state institutions will protect them.

17/10/2017

Austria

Protesters oppose Austrian Burqa ban

Protesters gather in Vienna City Centre to oppose Austria's ban on full facial coverings.

02/10/2017

Myanmar

Myanmar's Suu Kyi condemns all rights violations in Rakhine State

19/09/2017

Belgium

Juncker backs Muslim animal slaughter despite personal reservations

Juncker gives his opinions on key issues affecting Muslims living in Europe

14/09/2017

Myanmar

Rohingyas flee Myanmar, saying army torched their homes

More than 2,600 houses have been burned down in Rohingya-majority areas of Myanmar’s northwest in the last week, the government said

02/09/2017