A Muslim woman has been awarded €3,829 in compensation after her job interview was ended abruptly because she refused to shake hands.

Safaa Boular, 18, was convicted of preparing terrorism acts at home after failing to travel to Syria to join militants of the so-called Islamic State.

The day before a ban on wearing face veils takes effect in Denmark, women wearing the niqab hand out leaflets in Copenhagan on Tuesday protesting against the ban. It's after the Danish parliament passed a law in May, banning face veils in public

German family minister Franziska Giffey said that she considered burkinis as acceptable for Muslim women after school purchased them to allow girls to participate in swim lessons.