The court ruled that the law, which prevented girls younger than 10 from wearing the headscarf, was ‘discriminatory’. The legislation banned the wearing of ‘religious clothing that is associated with […]
Foreign affairs Leandra Bias The public discourse on terrorist attacks emanating from France and Austria via Switzerland is extremely dangerous for human rights, writes political scientist Leandra Bias. Leandra Bias […]
Some Muslims have experienced death threats, while children have been bullied Muslims pray for victims of a gun attack during their Friday prayer at a mosque in Vienna, Austria [Leonhard […]
‘Our fight not directed against religious beliefs but against violent extremism,’ EU interior ministers say in statement Rabia Iclal Turan | 13.11.2020 European Union flags are seen waving outside the […]
ELIS GJEVORI 19 HOURS AGO After a hijab and face veil ban, Austria’s right wing government is set to introduce draconian measures against expressions of “political Islam.” Austria’s right-wing Chancellor […]
Proposals include life sentences for those convicted of terror offences and criminalising political activity that encourages ‘extremism’ Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz says measures target both terror suspects and ideology that […]
Police officers stand guard by the Notre-Dame de l’Assomption Basilica in Nice after a knife-wielding man killed three people at the church. Two women, below, react to the attack. (AFP) […]
A Palestinian immigrant was honoured for his role in saving a wounded police officer during a Daesh-linked terror attack in Vienna November 4, 2020 A 23-year-old Palestinian was recognised for […]
Published 3 hours ago Turkeyâs ambassador in Vienna Ozan Ceyhun (C) meets with Recep Tayyip Gultekin (R) and Mikail Ozen (L), two ethnic Turks in Vienna who risked their own […]
KIM HJELMGAARD | USA TODAY https://www.gannett-cdn.com/presto/2020/11/03/USAT/71ba259c-ba6c-4e2b-ae03-9185d662b414-AP_Austria_Vienna_Atack.jpg?height=576 At least four people were killed and more than two dozen seriously injured in Austria’s capital, Vienna, late Monday in an assault that government officials said was connected to a radicalized person who “sympathized” with the Islamic State terror group. Police shot and killed […]
Muhammad Asad Short Url https://arab.news/9jy7u Muhammad Asad was the pioneer in the establishment of friendly relations between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia SAIMA SHABBIR AND NATALIA LASKOWSKA August 15, 2020 02:22 […]
Tim O’Donnell © ALEXANDER KLEIN/AFP via Getty Images Austrian flag. Descendants from Jewish refugees expelled from Austria under Nazi rule can apply for Austrian citizenship under a new law that goes into […]
Faisal bin Abdulrahman bin Muammar. (SPA) Short Url https://arab.news/5a6uq SPA August 25, 2020 01:03 VIENNA: Faisal bin Abdulrahman bin Muammar, secretary-general of the King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz International Center […]
History & Religion The turbulent history of anarchists in Switzerland ‘Empress stabbed in the heart’ The scene of the murder of Empress Sisi in Geneva, drawn by comic author Andrea Caprez. In 1898, the Empress Elisabeth of Austria was murdered in Geneva. The popular “Sisi” was stabbed to death […]
Action by nations is likely to give us a better idea of the damage the virus has caused than computer models, writes Hamish McRae There is a glimmer of light in Europe over the damage caused by the coronavirus outbreak. Two countries, Austria and Denmark, have set out a […]
Jan 2, 2020 – SWISSINFO.CH VIENNA (Reuters) – A deal between Austria’s conservatives and Greens to form a governing coalition includes banning headscarves in school until the age of 14 and preventive custody for potentially dangerous immigrants, several Austrian media reported on Thursday. The measures are part of what […]
Austrian Interior Ministry’s security agency closes the chapter of cooperating with the country’s Islamic Religious Community, adopting the right-wing agenda of criminalizing Muslim actors Dr. Farid Hafez | 21.08.2019 – […]
ANADOLU AGENCY INNSBRUCK 24.07.2019 Telfs is a small town in Austria’s Innsbruck, in the state of Tyrol. It stands out with its green landscape, peaceful atmosphere and touristic activities. […]
Jun 12, 2019 – VIENNA (Reuters) – Austria’s government said on Wednesday it plans to shut a Saudi-funded centre for religious dialogue in Vienna after parliament urged it to try […]
With yet another European country outlawing headscarves, a recent study shows its actual impact. Source: Washington Post By Aala Abdelgadir and On May 16, Austria’s parliament approved a law banning […]
