Articles by Beyza Binnur Donmez

Discrimination & “Islamophobia”

Spanish government contests PP–Vox ban on Muslim prayers in Jumilla city sports centers Ban agreement 'incurs an abuse of power, using municipal authority to prevent Muslim religious celebrations in an improper and deviant manner,' says government

August 11, 2025   

(Anadolu) The Spanish government has formally requested the Jumilla City Council in Murcia to revoke an agreement between the main opposition conservative People’s Party (PP) and the far-right Vox party that prohibits religious events in municipal sports centers, arguing that it violates […]

Clothing

UN experts urge France to reverse hijab bans in sports, calling it ‘discriminatory’ 'Muslim women and girls who wear the hijab must have equal rights to participate in cultural and sporting life, and to take part in all aspects of French society of which they are a part,' they say

October 28, 2024   

(Anadolu) UN experts on Monday called on France to reverse “discriminatory measures” banning women and girls who choose to wear the hijab from doing so while playing sports. The experts said in a statement that the decisions by the French football and […]

Demonstrations

Sweden arrests far-right politician Rasmus Paludan in absentia: report Arrest warrant issued for Paludan who burned copy of Quran outside Turkish Embassy in Stockholm earlier this year

May 4, 2023   

(Anadolu) Far-right Danish-Swedish politician Rasmus Paludan, who burned a copy of the Quran earlier this year, has been reportedly arrested in absentia in Sweden. The Malmo Prosecutor’s Office issued an arrest warrant for Paludan on suspicion of “several crimes,” Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet […]