(Religion News) As some 38,000 Ahmadi Muslims from more than 110 countries gathered in the countryside outside London this past August for the fast-growing denomination’s annual convention, thousands of Ahmadis camped out in tents less than a mile from a small house. For the […]
(IPT) The Austrian government is considering outlawing a four-fingered salute representing support for the Muslim Brotherhood. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan popularized it and began using it after Egypt’s military toppled the Brotherhood in 2013. Muslim Brotherhood members and sympathizers around the […]
(Pioneer Press) The Minneapolis Police Department will not investigate the allegation of domestic abuse against U.S. Rep Keith Ellison but is talking to other agencies that might. “Due to a conflict of interest, or the appearance of a conflict of interest, the […]
(Canadian Press) A Montreal woman who was scolded by a judge for wearing a hijab in court had her fundamental rights violated, Quebec’s Court of Appeal ruled Wednesday. The court decided unanimously that citizens who wear religious attire cannot be denied access to justice. The ruling stems from a […]
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(Detroit Free Press) Michigan State Police is now investigating the Detroit Police officer-involved shooting last month that killed Detric Driver, whose death is sparking criticism from his friends and some Muslim-American groups. Driver was shot several times during an early morning police raid […]
(CBC) The main reason Hamilton’s Muslim community will celebrate Islamic History Month this October, Dr. Raza Khan says, is to reduce any tensions there might be in the city between Muslims and non-Muslims. “Basically the purpose is to reduce tensions and address […]
(AFP) A gangster who made a Hollywood-style helicopter prison break was nabbed in northern France, charged and returned to jail Wednesday, a judicial source said, after three months on the run, at times wearing a burqa as a disguise. Notorious French robber […]
(Swiss Info) Businessman and activist Rachid Nekkaz has said he will pay the fines that burka-wearing Muslims in St Gallen incur for breaking the canton’s recent ban on facial coverings in public. Nekkaz arrived in St Gallen’s capital city of the same name on Wednesday, […]
(CBC) Newcomers to Quebec and their advocates say the premier-designate is taking the wrong approach to integrating immigrants, after François Legault said he will proceed next year with Coalition Avenir Québec’s plan to cut immigration levels by 20 per cent. At his first news conference as incoming premier, Legault confirmed […]
(Politico) Morocco’s foreign minister threw cold water on an EU plan to build offshore centers to process migrants in North Africa, saying claims of a migration “crisis” are overblown. “Morocco is generally opposed to all kinds of centers,” Nasser Bourita told German […]
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(IPT) One of our staffers made a mistake on social media Monday involving the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR). When CAIR pointed it out, he acknowledged the error and deleted the inaccurate post. But that wasn’t good enough. CAIR likened his position […]
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