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New Zealand

Meet Abdul Aziz, the Christchurch hero who chased the attacker away

Abdul Aziz, 48, didn't run or hide when the Christchurch shooter approached the Linwood mosque where he was praying with his sons. Instead, he went out and faced him.

16/03/2019

USA

US: Suspected break-in at Turkish cleric Gulen's compound

Fethullah Gulen was there at the time when an armed man tried to enter the compound. He's been accused of being involved in the July 2016 failed coup in Turkey, by President Erdogan - accusations Gulen denies

04/10/2018

France

Halal tax idea hopes to mobilise moderate Muslims

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11/09/2018

World News

Watch: Muslims around the world celebrate Eid al-Adha

Watch: The religious five-day festival is one of the principal holidays in the Muslim calendar.

21/08/2018

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Watch: Muslims celebrate Eid al-Adha

Watch: The five-day festival ends August 25.

21/08/2018

Sweden

Muslim woman who refused interview handshake wins discrimination case

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

15/08/2018

United Kingdom

Boris Johnson sparks furore with 'inflammatory' burka comments

The ex-UK foreign minister is under fire from across the political spectrum after saying Muslim women who wear the burka look like "letter boxes" and "bank robbers".

08/08/2018

United Kingdom

UK teenager with 'deeply entrenched' radical views jailed for life

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.

03/08/2018

Denmark

Denmark: Face Veil ban in public takes effect from 01 August

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

01/08/2018

Europe News

Belgium: municipalities divided over the burkini in public swimming pools

A Ghent tribunal took a position ruling that in public swimming pools of the city and in Merelbeke, women should be allowed to wear the full body swimming suit. But the city Council has decided to appeal against this ruling

26/07/2018

Denmark

Dutch Senate approves partial ban of face veils

The Upper House of parliament approved the law on Tuesday to ban covering the face in government buildings, schools and hospitals

26/06/2018

Germany

German family minister considers Burkinis acceptable for Muslim wom

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.

25/06/2018