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Source: The Local Fr By Ingri Bergo Arguments over Muslim women wearing headscarves surface fairly regularly in France. As the Muslim community again hit the headlines we speak to the French women who wear the hijab about how it feels to have your clothing made the object of national scrutiny. […]
Source: Pew Research Centre By Alan Cooperman With an estimated population of 1.8 billion, Muslims are the world’s second-largest religious group, after Christians. But our surveys have found that about half of Americans – as well as most Western Europeans – say they know little or nothing about Islam. Pew […]
Source: The Connexion French President Emmanuel Macron has announced a series of measures designed to combat “Islamic separatism” in France – including new rules on foreign imams and education. The measures will also aim to “fight foreign influence”and “promote the [positive] organisation of the Muslim faith”, Mr Macron said on […]
Source: BBC A court has reversed a judgment from two years ago which found that a couple who had an Islamic wedding ceremony could legally divorce. The High Court ruled […]
The sudden spate of conversions of Dalits to Islam has been attributed to a wall collapse incident in Mettupalayam, where 17 people lost their lives. By Poornima Murali | CNN-News18 […]
Source: The Atlantic David Brooks The family structure we’ve held up as the cultural ideal for the past half century has been a catastrophe for many. It’s time to figure […]
The eco-friendly approach reflects Taiwan’s shifting funerary practices. Source; Atlas Obsecura by Amandas Ong Twice a year, the Chen brothers Boris and Po-An hop onto the latter’s motorcycle and make […]
Source: Stars and Stripes | By Chad Garland Airmen will be allowed to wear up to 2-inch beards under a new Air Force guidance that outlines grooming standards for religious […]
Source: Reuters By Menna A. Farouk Doctors in Egypt have taken time out of their surgeries for a campaign to raise awareness of the dangers of female genital mutilation (FGM) […]
Source: Outlook India By Akeel Bilgrami Professor of Philosophy Columbia University In that spontaneous burst of poetry and speech, a deeper citizenship is forged — via the many-spangled ethos of […]
Source: Daily Times By Saad Hafiz The tussle between religion and modernity hasn’t been confined to Islam. Western civilization also experienced a similar tug-of-war. The West chose the path of […]
Source: Yebiladi English Female theologians will soon be able to assist Muslim women in Belgian mosques. The Muslim Executive of Belgium (MEB) plans to hire 18 female theologians and preachers […]
Source: ICN By Fionn Shiner and Marta Petrosillo Underage girls can be married as long as they have had their first menstrual cycle, a High Court in Pakistan has ruled, […]
Source: TRT World By Hamza Karcic Bosnian Muslims living outside the Ottoman Empire financially supported Sultan Abdulhamid II’s ambitious Hejaz railway project. On 1 September 1900, the construction of a […]
Source: Daily Sabah, Europe Swedish furniture and home goods retailer IKEA came to the defense of a Muslim employee after an Islamophobic online customer review of its store in Aubonne, […]
Source: Reuters By Jack Tarrant For the thousands of Muslim athletes, officials and supporters arriving in Tokyo for the Olympic Games later this year, it may be a struggle for […]
Source: Forbes By Ewelina U. Ochab On February 5, 2020, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo launched the International Religious Freedom Alliance (IRF Alliance), “an Alliance of like-minded partners who treasure, […]
Source: The Print By Raees Mohammed Periyar had suggested Ambedkar convert to Islam. After years of research, I too found Islam to be the only religion in India that could […]
Source: Good By Heidi Lux Worldwide, Muhammad is an extremely popular name, and largely considered to be the most popular. According to the Independent, 150 million men and boys across […]
Source: The Catholic Spirit By Maria Wiering Scholar: Church urges Catholics to engage in dialogue, cooperation with Muslims on peace and social justice issues Lonsdale priest Father Nick VanDenBroeke apologized […]
