Discrimination & “Islamophobia”

Erdogan lambasts Dutch ‘fascist’ politician Fascism not in our book, it's in yours, says President Erdogan to Dutch politician Geert Wilders over insulting cartoon

(Anadolu) Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday hit back at Dutch far-right politician Geert Wilders over an insulting cartoon he shared. “Fascism is not in our book, it’s in your book. Social justice is in our book,” Erdogan said at a […]

Government & Politics

Turkey condemns police raid on Berlin mosque Berlin prosecutor's office, police should apologize to Muslim community for this attitude, says Turkey's vice president

(Anadolu) Turkey on Thursday condemned a police raid on a mosque in Berlin, Germany. “I strongly condemn the immoderate police raid on the Berlin Mevlana Mosque during the fajr prayer time,” Turkish Vice President Fuat Oktay said on Twitter. The Berlin prosecutor’s […]

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

Media: ‘Bookseller from Brønshøj’ sentenced to death in Morocco In 2015, Said Mansour became the first person ever to be stripped of his Danish citizenship. Four years later, he was shipped off to Morocco

(Copenhagen Post) Last year, Said Mansour was deported to Morocco after becoming the first person in history to be stripped of a Danish citizenship. Now, according to several Moroccan media outlets, the 60-year-old has been sentenced to death in Morocco for his […]

Academics & Education

French MP warns of generalized suspicion of Muslims Lawmaker urges unity in fight against terrorism, says terrorists aim to divide society, provoke anti-Muslim sentiments

(Anadolu) French lawmaker Adrien Quatennens has warned against a climate of generalized suspicion toward the country’s Muslims after the murder of teacher Samuel Paty by an extremist last Friday in the suburbs of Paris. Quatennens, an LFI Party member of the parliament […]

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 […]