Koran

Academics & Education

Ontario elementary school crosses a line with Quran lesson, parent says A Durham mother says she pulled her son out of Colonel J.E. Farewell Public School after discovering that his Grade 4 class was being tested on Islamic teachings.

November 6, 2025   

(Juno News) A Durham mother says she pulled her son out of Colonel J.E. Farewell Public School after discovering that his Grade 4 class was being tested on Islamic teachings while Christian holidays were reduced to chocolate and cartoons. Her son’s work […]

Academics & Education

‘The kuffars have no say’: Members of illegal mosque refuse to leave The property owner is losing faith in the Austrian legal system after decades of failing to evict his tenants.

August 29, 2025   

(European Conservative) A decades-long dispute over a mosque and Koran school in Leonding, Upper Austria, is escalating once again after city authorities officially confirmed that the religious site is operating illegally, Austrian Express reports. The mosque, run by the “Islamic Assembly and […]

Academics & Education

EU Commission defends funding for Islam and Islamophobia research projects The EU executive has pushed back against far-right criticism over the allocation of over €17 million in grants by the leading European Research Council (ERC) to Islam-related projects, insisting they won funding on scientific merit.

August 18, 2025   

(Euronews) The European Commission has countered criticism from far-right political groups for allocating EU research funds over the past years on projects focused on subject matters like Islam, the Qur’an, Sharia, and Islamophobia. The controversy began after Italian hard-right MEP Silvia Sardone […]

Christians

Christian preacher ‘threatened with arrest’ after being assaulted by Muslim men on street He told the People's Channel that the experience was 'extremely intimidating'

August 4, 2025   

(GB News) A Christian preacher has said he has experienced “two-tier policing and censorship” after being threatened with arrest while addressing the public. Pastor Dia Moodley is considering taking legal action against Avon and Somerset Police after he claims he was assaulted […]

Christians

Christian preacher tells GB News he was ‘flabbergasted’ after arrest for ‘questioning Islam’: ‘I feel silenced!’ The 60-year-old former miner was threatened with a 'non-crime hate incident'

July 26, 2025   

(GB News) John Steele, who has spent a quarter-century sharing his Christian faith without incident, told GB News he felt “flabbergasted” and “frightened” after he was detained by police for questioning Islamic teachings during a public conversation in Rotherham. “I feel silenced,” […]

Christians

Christian preacher vindicated after arrest and ‘non-crime hate incident’ threat for questioning Islamic beliefs The ex-miner was arrested for ‘hate incident’ after asking Muslim woman about passages from the Quran

July 26, 2025   

(GB News) A Christian street preacher arrested in Rotherham town centre after asking a Muslim about the Quran’s teaching on domestic violence has said he has been vindicated after charges against him were dropped. Former miner John Steele, 60, was arrested and […]

Crime

Man convicted after burning Koran outside Turkish consulate in London The defence had said Hamit Coskun should be protected to 'express his personal criticism of Turkey and its stance on Islam' — and argued a conviction would effectively revive blasphemy laws.

June 2, 2025   

(Sky News) A man has been found guilty of an offence after burning a Koran outside the Turkish consulate in London, in a case that sparked debate over the freedom of expression. Hamit Coskun was accused of shouting “f*** Islam” and “Islam […]

Crime

Convicting man over Koran burning would reintroduce blasphemy law, court told Hamit Coskun, 50, set fire to a copy of the holy book while shouting abusive slogans outside the Turkish consulate in London, Westminster Magistrates' Court heard.

May 28, 2025   

(Sky News) Convicting a man for burning the Koran would be “tantamount to reintroducing a blasphemy law,” his defence team has told a court. Hamit Coskun appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday after he allegedly shouted abusive slogans about Islam while […]

Crime

Charges against Koran-burning protester rewritten after prosecutors accused of bringing in ‘backdoor blasphemy law’ Hamit Coskun is no longer accused of harassing the 'religious institution of Islam' in a major U-turn by the Crown Prosecution Service

May 9, 2025   

(GB News) Prosecutors have removed references to “the institution of Islam” from charges against a man who burned a Koran in central London. The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has amended a charge against Hamit Coskun, 50, who set fire to a copy […]

Crime

Denmark: Trial for Quran burning kicks off in Bornholm In December 2023, Denmark introduced a law banning 'improper treatment' of religious texts. Two people are now to face trial on the Danish island of Bornholm.

May 8, 2025   

(Deutsche Welle) This Friday, many eyes will be on the Danish island of Bornholm in the Baltic Sea, for a historic trial: Two men are accused of “improper treatment of a religious scripture.” They are accused of having burned a copy of the […]

Christians

Belgium’s Easter Quran hunt leads to police investigation Distressed residents woke up to 800 copies of the Muslim holy book placed on their windshields and mailboxes on Easter weekend.

April 22, 2025   

(European Conservative) The residents of the Belgian city of Liège woke up to quite a surprise over the weekend, hardly left by the Easter bunny: hundreds of pocket-sized, French-language Qurans had been distributed throughout multiple neighborhoods by unknown activists. Concerned locals believe […]

Government & Politics

‘The European Qu’ran’: Falsifying European history with funding from the EU European identity is built on Islam and the Quran qualifies as 'cutting-edge scientific research,' according to the European Union.

April 16, 2025   

(European Conservative) The European Union is preparing to provide €10 million in funding for a scientific research project aimed at highlighting the contribution of the Qu’ran and the Muslim religion to European civilisation. The influence of the Muslim Brotherhood is evident behind […]

Academics & Education

Former headteacher who urged pupils to ‘recite the Koran’ and ‘wear hijabs outside of school’ appointed as Ofsted chairman His institution came under fire for allowing a visit from Sheikh Abdul Rahman al-Sudais — a Saudi Arabian cleric who had called Jewish people 'pigs'

March 15, 2025   

(GB News) A former headteacher who urged pupils to “recite the Koran” and “wear hijabs outside of school” has been appointed as the chairman of Ofsted. Sir Hamid Patel will take up the interim role while a successor for Dame Christine Ryan […]

Crime

Man arrested after ‘burning Koran’ in central Manchester just days after Swedish anti-Islam activist shot dead 'We recognise the right people have for freedom of expression, but when this crosses into intimidation to cause harm or distress we will always look to take action,' police said

February 1, 2025   

(GB News) A man has been arrested after appearing to burn a Koran in central Manchester this afternoon. The man, 47, was arrested on suspicion of a “racially aggravated public order offence” following an incident near the city’s Glade of Light Memorial, […]

Crime

Sweden links anti-Islam activist’s killing to foreign power Eyes are turning to Iran, whose leader has called for the Quran burner to receive the 'severest punishment.'

January 31, 2025   

(European Conservative) The shooting this week of 38-year-old Iraqi Christian refugee Salwan Momika might be linked to a foreign power, Stockholm officials have claimed. Muslim demonstrations erupted across Europe and beyond in recent years as a result of the anti-Islam campaigner’s burning […]

Demonstrations

Denmark court convicts far-right Islamophobe politician Paludan for racist remarks Rasmus Paludan shows no remorse, announces not to appeal his Copenhagen City Court conviction to High Court

November 22, 2024   

(Anadolu) The Copenhagen City Court on Friday convicted far-right Islamophobe politician Rasmus Paludan after finding him guilty of racism based on a statement he made during a demonstration in 2019, the official Danish broadcaster reported. According to DR TV, Paludan was seen […]

Demonstrations

German trial opens over alleged Islamist Sweden attack plot Two men with Afghan citizenship are accused of plotting an attack near the Swedish parliament in Stockholm. They hatched the plot amid uproar in parts of the Muslim world over two protests involving Quran burning.

November 15, 2024   

(Deutsche Welle) A trial opens in Jena in the eastern German state of Thuringia on Friday against two men with Afghan citizenship accused of plotting a terrorist attack near the Swedish parliament in Stockholm. What are the pair accused of?  One of the […]

Crime

Swedish Quran burner’s prison sentence heading for appeal Government proposal aimed at stopping Quran burnings denounced by human rights organizations and security services.

November 11, 2024   

(European Conservative) The notorious Swedish-Danish politician Rasmus Paludan, who last week was sentenced to four months in prison for two cases of “incitement against ethnic groups,” told the media he intends to appeal — and the prosecutor in the case hasn’t ruled […]