Demonstrations

Pro-Palestinian activists push gender segregation at planned protest Protesters are separating men and women for travel — even using gender-specific group chats — yet liberal progressives continue to stand in solidarity.

(European Conservative) Pro-Palestinian activists preparing for what they describe as the “largest demonstration in Germany” on September 27th in Düsseldorf are promoting travel to the event in gender-segregated buses from Berlin. Several prominent Instagram accounts, including “Freedomaktivist” and “Palestinelobby,” each with tens […]

Alcohol & Drugs

Locals say German city is ‘unrecognisable’ amid migration, drug crisis Hagen, in western Germany’s Ruhr region, sees growing migrant communities and open drug use driving residents out of the city center

(European Conservative) The German city of Hagen, known as the “gateway to the Sauerland,” is seeing rapid change as migration and rising drug use reshape its center, NIUS reported on Monday. According to the outlet, a growing Muslim presence is influencing shops, […]

Children & Teens

Imam ‘marriage counselling’ for underage girls, polygamy spreading in Berlin amid Islamist immigration, says integration officer

(Breitbart) Multicultural neighbourhoods in Berlin are now home to Islamic imams giving marriage counselling to underage girls following a mass influx of Palestinians and other hardline Muslim migrants, an integration officer has claimed. Güner Balci, a Turkish-born integration officer for the Berlin borough […]

Academics & Education

Berlin university hospital silent on Islamic segregation The case has reignited debate over how far universities should go in accommodating religious practices that conflict with liberal norms.

(European Conservative) A prominent Berlin university hospital is under fire after a Muslim student group hosted gender-segregated events on its campus, raising fresh concerns over growing tolerance for illiberal practices at German universities. The events, which took place at the prestigious university […]

Academics & Education

‘Islam Week’ at German university draws fire over segregation, extremism Men and women separated, antisemitic stickers, and extremist speakers were some of the highlights of the event in Kiel

(European Conservative) The Christian Albrechts University in Kiel is facing criticism following its recent “Islam Week,” held in early May and organised by the Islamic Student Group. Participants reported gender-segregated seating, including separate entrances and distinct seating areas for men and women. […]

Gender Separation

Ripoll City Council temporarily closes a Maghrebi bar accused of banning women During an inspection, several serious violations were detected and two illegal immigrants were identified. Sílvia Orriols's municipal government has sealed the establishment

(E-Notícies) The Ripoll City Council, a town governed by Sílvia Orriols (Aliança Catalana), has temporarily closed a Maghrebi café in the municipality accused of banning women from entering. According to E-Notícies, it all started from a police inspection last Tuesday, during which […]

Gender Separation

Pro-Gaza candidate who backed segregated spaces for Muslims wins local election seat Maheen Kamran, 18, has been elected as a councillor for Burnley Central East after being inspired by the Gaza war to enter politics

(Jewish News) A pro-Gaza independent candidate who called for segregated areas to end the mixing of Muslim men and women has triumphed in a local election in Burnley, Lancashire. Maheen Kamran was elected as a councillor for Burnley Central East with 1,357 votes on […]

Academics & Education

Religious indoctrination allegations at east-end Montreal school are unfounded: service centre 'No separation of girls/boys was imposed,' CSSPI corporate services director says

(CBC) An investigation into a potential case of religious indoctrination at a school in Montreal’s Saint-Léonard borough has found that the allegations were groundless. Alphonse-Pesant elementary school is part of the Pointe-de-l’Île school service centre (CSSPI), which covers eastern Montreal. The CSSPI […]

Academics & Education

Quebec opens investigation on another religious incident in a public school 'If these events are confirmed, you can be sure decisions will be made,' says Education Minister Bernard Drainville. 'I'm not going to let this go on without a very firm and determined response.'

(Montreal Gazette) The Quebec government has opened an investigation into another incident of religion reappearing in a public elementary school, with Education Minister Bernard Drainville saying Quebec will not turn a blind eye to the fresh allegations. One day after suspending the […]

Academics & Education

Ministry suspends licences of 11 teachers at Bedford school as Legault vows to reinforce secularism rules 'We have a group of teachers who tried to introduce Islamic religious concepts into a Quebec public school, putting aside science as a way of helping students,' the premier said.

(Montreal Gazette) With the Legault government saying the evidence shows Quebec’s secularism law was being flouted, 11 teachers at Montreal’s Bedford elementary school have had their teaching licences suspended by the Education Ministry pending the conclusions of an investigation. And the government […]

Academics & Education

Muslim students lead protest for adequate prayer space at New York’s Baruch College Thursday's protest, coming on the final day of Ramadan, was one of the larger weekly protests students have organized over the past two months.

(Religion News) Loud chants carried through the main plaza at Baruch College in the early afternoon on Thursday (April 20) as a group of around 40 students protested near the Office of Student Life. The students, a majority of them Muslim, were […]

Gender Separation

French minister accuses mayors of giving in to ‘political Islam’ over swimming pools Bruno Le Maire hits out at ‘the ideology that is at the root of terrorism.’

(Politico) France’s finance minister on Friday accused some mayors of giving in to “political Islam” because they allow women-only hours at local swimming pools, underscoring a harsher tone in the aftermath of a schoolteacher’s beheading. “There is terrorism, yes — the crime […]

Citizenship

Man denied German citizenship for refusing to shake woman’s hand The man aced the German naturalization test, but refused to shake hands with the female official handing over his citizenship. Despite claims he will not shake hands with men either, his citizenship has been rejected.

(Deutsche Welle) A German court ruled on Friday that a Muslim man who refused to shake the hand of a woman should not receive German citizenship. The 40-year-old Lebanese doctor, who came to Germany in 2002, said he refuses to shake women’s […]

Academics & Education

Calls for expired Swedish school permits to be axed after ISIS school exploits loophole Romosseskolan school plans to expand into site of former Muslim school shut down amid allegations it hired ISIS fighters as teachers

(National-UAE) Politicians in Sweden are calling for tougher measures on school permits after a controversial school with links to the Muslim Brotherhood exploited a loophole. The Romosseskolan school, which runs Muslim independent schools, sparked controversy when it announced it was expanding into […]

Gender Separation

‘Mental torture’: Muslim immigration detainees say they haven’t been given halal food for more than a year They are among more than 100 men detained in a Kangaroo Point hotel after they were evacuated from Nauru and Papua New Guinea for medical reasons.

(SBS) Muslim immigration detainees in Brisbane have filed a complaint with the Australian Human Rights Commission saying they have not been given certified halal food for more than 12 months. They are among more than 100 men detained in a Kangaroo Point […]

Academics & Education

Swedish Islamic school accused of gender segregation takes over building linked to ISIS Romosseskolan school plans to expand into site of former Muslim school shut down amid allegations it hired ISIS fighters as teachers

(National-UAE) A Muslim school in Sweden that sparked controversy earlier this year is set to expand into an education building that was shut down after allegedly employing former ISIS fighters as teachers. The Romosseskolan school, which runs Muslim independent schools, has gained […]

Gender Separation

Muslim women renew calls for more inclusive programs as mosques reopen As the coronavirus pandemic offers time to step back, Muslim Americans rethink how mosques can be more welcoming to women and adapt financially.

(HuffPost) As the coronavirus outbreak spread, mosques, like many houses of worship, were required to close their doors even during the holy month of Ramadan in compliance with statewide shutdowns. American Muslims across the country were forced to celebrate at home. With […]