Holidays – Page 8 – Eye on Islamism

Hollywood Iftar encourages creators to reject ‘stereotypical stories’ about Islam The third annual event was hosted by the Muslims on Screen & Television Resource Center, Unity Productions Foundation and the Writers Guild Foundation.

May 17, 2019 Alexander Modiano

(Hollywood Reporter) On Wednesday night the Writers Guild Foundation and Muslims on Screen & Television Resource Center (MOST) welcomed influential film and television creators to the 3rd annual Hollywood Iftar. The London Hotel in West Hollywood played host to the event, a […]

Molenbeek seeks to open temporary slaughterhouse for Muslim holiday

May 17, 2019 Gabriela Galindo

(Brussels Times) A proposal to open a temporary slaughterhouse for Eid al-Adha, one of the most important holidays of the Muslim faith, has been requested to the Brussels region through a letter sent by the Brussels municipality of Molenbeek. The decision to […]

Muslims decry Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller’s comments about Rep. Ilhan Omar

May 16, 2019 Sami Sparber

(Houston Chronicle) After Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller called on Austin Mayor Steve Adler not to attend a Ramadan event headlined by U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar, the group hosting this weekend’s dinner fired back. “Hate has no home here,” Sana Shahid of […]

Muslim EMT’s suit says Detroit supervisor targeted him

May 16, 2019 Sarah Rahal

(Detroit News) A Muslim civil rights organization filed a federal lawsuit against the city of Detroit and its Fire Department on Thursday on behalf of a Muslim paramedic, claiming he was unfairly targeted by his captain because of his religion. The Michigan […]

Unapproved flyer about headscarves and un-anaesthetised slaughter embarrasses Ecolo

May 15, 2019 Maïthé Chini

(Brussels Times) Several members of the Francophone environmentalist party, Ecolo, have distributed unapproved flyers in Laeken with political stances on wearing a headscarf in public administration and at school, and for un-anaesthetised slaughter. “Should the headscarf be allowed in the counter? Yes. […]

Vienna mayor condemns racism, anti-religious sentiment Michael Ludwig says people in Austria should stand together against anti-Muslim agitation

May 15, 2019 Askin Kiyagan

(Anadolu) The mayor of Austria’s capital city of Vienna condemned racism and discrimination in the country Tuesday, calling these types of agitation against Muslims worrying. Michael Ludwig said during an iftar or fast-breaking meal in Vienna that people in Austria should stand […]

Sid Miller calls on Mayor Adler to skip event with Rep. Ilhan Omar

May 14, 2019 Philip Jankowski

(Austin American-Statesman) Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller has called on Austin Mayor Steve Adler to cancel his appearance at a dinner this weekend that will include Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn. Omar is scheduled to be the keynote speaker Saturday night at the […]

Trump hosts iftar dinner without US Muslim groups

May 14, 2019 Patsy Widakuswara

(VOA) U.S. President Donald Trump called it his “great privilege” to welcome ambassadors and diplomats from Muslim-majority nations to the White House for an iftar dinner Monday marking the end of fasting observed by Muslims during the holy month of Ramadan. He […]

Trump cites Ramadan as time of ‘hope, tolerance and peace’

May 13, 2019 Kevin Freking

(AP) President Donald Trump celebrated the month of Ramadan Monday evening as a time when people join forces in “pursuit of hope, tolerance and peace.” Trump held an iftar dinner for ambassadors and members of the diplomatic corps representing Muslim-majority nations. The […]

Coca-Cola debuts Ramadan special edition in Norway

May 13, 2019 Unlisted Author

(Daily Sabah) Coca-Cola Norway on Friday debuted a special edition of its classic fizzy beverage to commemorate the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, adding the Islamic crescent moon symbol to its logo for the first time in the Scandinavian country. Coca-Cola has […]

Foreign imams to be flown in as Ramadan backup

May 7, 2019 Gabriela Galindo

(Brussels Times) Belgium’s Muslim authority has renewed an invitation to foreign imams to observe prayer during the month of Ramadan, due to a lack of sufficient preachers in the country. A temporary months-long Belgian visa will be delivered to 81 Moroccan imams, […]

Schools under fire for encouraging teachers to give students Ramadan greeting 'By blessing Muslim students in Arabic, teachers unmistakably endorse religion...'

May 6, 2019 Alex Swoyer

(Washington Times) A religious liberty advocacy group warned a Seattle-area school district Monday that it faces a lawsuit unless it revokes a letter sent to schools urging them to offer children an Arabic greeting for Ramadan, the Muslim holy month that has […]

Prisoners in solitary confinement after disrupting two minutes’ silence

May 6, 2019 Unlisted Author

(Dutch News) A number of prisoners held in the terrorist wing of the high-security prison in Vught have been placed in solitary confinement after they made an apparently coordinated effort to disrupt the two minutes’ silence on Remembrance Day. They will remain […]

Queensland Police’s Facebook post on Ramadan sparks debate

May 6, 2019 Unlisted Author

(9 News) A Queensland Police Service Facebook post wishing the public Ramadan Mubarak to mark the start of the Muslim holy month has sparked fierce debate online. “From all of us, to all in our Muslim community observing the start of the […]

Doctors must balance risks of Ramadan fasting with significance of observance: study

May 2, 2019 Meredith MacLeod

(CTV) Doctors caring for Muslim patients with mental health disorders should balance concern about the effects of Ramadan fasting on symptoms with an understanding of the spiritual significance of the observance, says a new study released Thursday. There is little research into […]

New law requires professors in Washington to accommodate religious holidays

April 30, 2019 Tracy Simmons

(Religion News) A new state law makes it easier for college students to take time off for religious holidays. Gov. Jay Inslee signed Senate Bill 5166 into law on Monday (April 29), making Washington the first state requiring that institutions of higher […]

How Muslims and non-Muslims can prep for Ramadan next week Observing Muslims are getting ready to fast from dawn to dusk

April 29, 2019 Unlisted Author

(CBC) Ramadan begins one week from today. This means observing Muslims are getting ready to fast from dawn to dusk and abstain from other temptations for one month. It’s an important time for those who follow Islam as they dedicate 30 days […]

Rashida Tlaib’s Passover greeting falls flat

April 21, 2019 Valerie Richardson

(Washington Times) Rep. Rashida Tlaib, Michigan Democrat, offered Passover greetings to her “Jewish sisters and brothers” with a graphic that included two fluffy loaves of bread. There’s just one problem: Jewish people don’t eat leavened bread on Passover. The first-term congresswoman’s fans […]

Detroit school board votes to close schools for Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr

April 16, 2019 Lori Higgins

(Chalkbeat) For the first time in its history, the Detroit school district will recognize a Muslim holiday. The school board Tuesday adopted the calendar for the 2019-20 school year that includes the observance of Eid al-Fitr on May 25, 2020, which would […]

‘Frightening threats’ prompt RSA to scrap Muslim prayer at Porirua Anzac Day service

April 4, 2019 Unlisted Author

(NZ Herald) A plan to have a Muslim cleric say a prayer at an Anzac Day service has been cancelled after the local RSA received a number of “frightening threats.” The Returned and Services Association (RSA) branch at Titahi Bay near Wellington […]

Muslim prayer at Anzac Day service upsets RSA veterans

April 4, 2019 Simon Collins

(NZ Herald) A decision to invite a Muslim cleric to say a prayer at an Anzac Day service has sparked an anguished backlash from veterans. The Returned and Services Association (RSA) branch at Titahi Bay near Wellington has moved the Muslim prayer […]

Islamic advocacy group wants apology for Seattle school’s ‘inappropriate’ remarks A Seattle elementary school allegedly asked parents to consider allowing their children to eat on state testing days, which coincide with Ramadan.

March 13, 2019 Unlisted Author

(KING) An Islamic civil liberties group called on Seattle Public Schools to apologize for what the organization called “inappropriate” remarks in a letter sent to parents on Tuesday. The Council on American-Islamic Relations Washington says when the district announced the year’s state […]

‘It’s very unfair’: Calls for NAPLAN changes to avoid Ramadan clash

March 9, 2019 Henrietta Cook

(Age) When students at Thomas Mitchell Primary School sit their NAPLAN tests, many won’t have eaten or touched a drop of water since before dawn. About one-third of students at the Endeavour Hills state school are Muslims who observe Ramadan, a month-long fast […]

Zurich: Muslim father fined after kids fail to attend Christmas concert rehearsal

March 7, 2019 Unlisted Author

(Local) A Zurich appeals court has upheld a fine for a Muslim man who chose not to send his three sons to a rehearsal for a Christmas concert. In its ruling, the court stated that the children’s obligatory attendance at the rehearsal […]

Canadian cleric says ‘merry Christmas’ is worse than murder remarks were taken out of context

January 7, 2019 Cillian O'Brien

(CTV) A Muslim cleric who said wishing someone merry Christmas is a sin worse than murder claims his comments were taken out of context. During a sermon on December 23, Sheikh Younus Kathrada, a preacher in Victoria, B.C., said that Muslims must […]

Wishing Christians ‘merry Christmas’ is ‘worse than murder,’ Canadian Islamist cleric declares

December 25, 2018 Ben Cohen

(Algemeiner) As Christians around the world celebrate Christmas, footage has emerged of an Islamist cleric in Canada telling an assembly of Muslim young people in British Columbia that “major sins” like “murder” and “adultery” were “nothing compared to the sin of congratulating […]

High security in Barcelona following US terror warning

December 24, 2018 Unlisted Author

(AP) Security is high in Barcelona following a U.S. warning of the risk of a terror attack during the Christmas and New Year’s holidays. The security alert, posted online and sent to U.S. citizens in Spain’s second-largest city, recommends exercising “heightened caution” […]

Muslims ‘should share respect’ for Jesus with Christmas cheer (LINK ONLY)

December 9, 2018 EoI News

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A new play, ‘Christmas Mubarak,’ mixes Christian and Muslim stories of Jesus’ birth

December 5, 2018 Emily McFarlan Miller

(Religion News) The scene is familiar from many Nativity scenes arranged at this time of year: the Virgin Mary, cradling the newborn Jesus. Then, the baby speaks, defending his mother’s innocence and declaring he has been appointed as a prophet. That might […]

No compensation for Muslim sisters who missed school photograph

December 4, 2018 Unlisted Author

(Dutch News) A school in The Hague does not have to pay compensation to two Muslim sisters who missed their annual school photograph because it clashed with the end of Ramadan, appeal court judges said on Tuesday. A lower court last year […]

Lawsuit says Virginia jail’s ‘God Pod’ violates Constitution

November 21, 2018 Denise Lavoie

(AP) A Muslim civil rights group filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday against a regional jail in Virginia, alleging that the jail has set up a Christians-only unit dubbed the “God Pod.” The Council on American-Islamic Relations says officials at the Riverside Regional […]

Shaun Bailey sorry for ‘divisive’ remarks

November 19, 2018 Lauren Codling

(Eastern Eye) Conservative mayoral candidate Shaun Bailey has apologised to the Asian community for his controversial comments that were published in a 2005 pamphlet, which warned that multiculturalism could make the UK a “crime riddled cesspool.” In an exclusive interview with Eastern […]

Six months later, police investigate assault that put man into coma for drinking during Ramadan

November 16, 2018 Chris Tomlinson

(Breitbart) Belgian police are only now investigating the case of a man who was put into a coma after being attacked for drinking during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, [six] months after the assault took place. The case dates back to May […]

Austria launches kindergarten Islamic headscarf ban, considers adding elementary schools

October 26, 2018 Chris Tomlinson

(Breitbart) The Austrian government has enacted a headscarf ban in kindergartens across the country and is now considering widening the ban to include elementary schools. The conservative-populist government enacted the headscarf ban for kindergartens on Wednesday which will mean that children will […]

Muslim inmate sues Somerset County Jail alleging religious discrimination

October 5, 2018 Nick Muscavage

(Bridgewater Courier News) A Muslim inmate is suing Somerset County Jail, claiming he’s been discriminated against when employees attempted to offer him kosher meals in place of halal. Sherone Long, who filed a federal lawsuit in August, is alleging the jail does […]

Italian populist League to introduce ban on halal slaughter

October 4, 2018 Chris Tomlinson

(Breitbart) The Italian populist League party, led by firebrand Matteo Salvini, has introduced legislation that would ban ritual halal slaughter, arguing that animals should be respected and protected from suffering. The new laws will end loopholes currently in place in the country’s […]

Tory London mayoral pick under fire for remarks about Muslims and Hindus (LINK ONLY)

October 3, 2018 EoI News

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Muslims push for two public holidays for Eid and want the day to be taken more seriously by people who don’t follow Islam (LINK ONLY)

September 21, 2018 EoI News

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Dutch Islamist politician: Yom Kippur fast won’t atone for Israel’s sins

September 21, 2018 Unlisted Author

(JTA) A Dutch Muslim politician who has prayed for Allah to “exterminate the Zionists” said that a day of fasting on Yom Kippur will not suffice to atone for Israel’s sins. Arnoud van Doorn, a lawmaker of the Hague’s city council for […]

Christianity in, integration out in new guidelines for Danish public broadcaster

September 19, 2018 Unlisted Author

(Local) The new contract for public service broadcasting between the Danish Ministry of Culture and broadcaster DR emphasises the importance of Christianity, while the word “integration” has been removed. The contract, which was published on the ministry’s website yesterday as DR announced […]

Cow slaughter caught on video not animal cruelty case, police say

August 29, 2018 Canadian Press

(CTV) Police say the skinning of a cow shown on a video circulating online is not being treated as an animal cruelty case but the incident is being probed to ensure food safety regulations were followed. Halton regional police say the cow […]

Halton police investigating cow skinning video in Milton

August 28, 2018 Maleeha Sheikh

(CityNews) A video showing a group of men in an unknown location in Milton skinning a cow around the Muslim festival of Eid-al-Adha is garnering a lot of attention online. “Take a look, a cow is being butchered the halal way on […]

1993 World Trade Center bomber’s religious freedom case against U.S. prison system goes to trial in Denver Ahmad Ajaj was convicted in the Feb. 26, 1993 bombing in which six people were killed

August 27, 2018 Kirk Mitchell

(Denver Post) A trial began Monday in Denver U.S. District Court in which a man serving a 114-year sentence for his role in the 1993 World Trade Center bombings is suing the United States and the Federal Bureau of Prisons for violating […]

In small-town Virginia, Muslim residents face a crisis of sheep and zoning laws

August 25, 2018 Abigail Hauslohner

(Washington Post) It was the day before one of the biggest Muslim holidays of the year, and the Rababeh family was in a panic. The family had ordered hundreds of sheep, goats and cows to slaughter for customers in observance of Eid […]

French police seize dozens of sheep hidden in garage ahead of Islamic ritual slaughter festival

August 24, 2018 Chris Tomlinson

(Breitbart) French police in the heavily migrant-populated suburbs of Paris have seized 32 sheep that were found in the garage of a pizzeria ahead of the Islamic Eid al-Adha festival in which Muslims sacrifice animals. The animals were found in the commune of Drancy, which […]

PQ in favour of accommodating Muslim students: Jean-François Lisée The Commission scolaire de Montréal wants to move a test so that its Muslim students won't have to take an exam during a high holiday.

August 22, 2018 Christopher Curtis

(Montreal Gazette) Jean-François Lisée says he would be in favour of a plan to postpone a province-wide elementary school exam next year because it interferes with a Muslim holiday. The PQ leader weighed in Wednesday on a recent spat between a Montreal […]

‘Allahu Akbar’ rules at Minnesota Vikings stadium Super Eid 'rally' features roster of scary speakers with jihadist ties.

August 22, 2018 Matthew Vadum

(FrontPage) As Islamic leaders with ties to terrorism addressed them, thousands of Muslims chanted the jihadist battle cry “Allahu Akbar” at taxpayer-funded U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis yesterday as part of a huge celebration of the Muslim festival of animal sacrifice known […]

Belgium bans halal slaughter, but Muslims in capital Brussels are exempt

August 22, 2018 Chris Tomlinson

(Breitbart) While Flanders and Wallonia are set to ban unstunned Islamic ritual slaughter in 2019, the practice will remain legal in the Belgian capital of Brussels. One of Islam’s most holy days, the Eid al-Adha festival, begins this week as Muslims around the […]

Liberals took steps to block Omar Khadr from celebration near Parliament Hill

August 21, 2018 Laura Stone and Robert Fife

(Globe and Mail) The Liberal government took steps to bar Omar Khadr from attending a celebration near Parliament Hill in late June where Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was the keynote speaker, even though Mr. Khadr was not on the guest list for […]

Thousands expected for ‘Super Eid’ in downtown Minneapolis

August 20, 2018 Riham Feshir

(MPR) For the first time ever on Tuesday, a Muslim holiday with ancient roots is being celebrated at U.S. Bank Stadium in downtown Minneapolis. The holiday, which commemorates the prophet Ibrahim’s willingness to sacrifice his son at the command of God, is […]