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The debate over hijab in Denmark

14 Sep 2022

The Danish Commission for Forgotten Women’s Struggle, set up by Denmark’s Social Democratic Party, has recommended that the government should ban hijabs/scarves in elementary schools. It is one of the...

Muslim communities fearful after 4 killings in Albuquerque

09 Aug 2022

First was the killing of a Muslim man from Afghanistan late last year. Then came two more slayings in the last two weeks - men from Pakistan who attended...

Fourth Muslim man murdered in New Mexico in 'targeted killings'

07 Aug 2022

Police in New Mexico and federal agencies were probing the murders of four Muslim men to determine if the killings, the latest of which happened on Friday evening, were...

UN rights chief to visit China ‘shortly’

17 May 2022

The UN rights chief will be arriving in China "shortly" for a long-anticipated visit, including to the Xinjiang region where authorities stand accused of widespread rights abuses, a spokeswoman...

Mumbai mosques turn volume down on call to prayer for religious harmony

09 May 2022

Sitting in an office lined with books overlooking a giant prayer hall, Mohammed Ashfaq Kazi, the main preacher at the largest mosque in Mumbai, checked a decibel meter attached...

Le Pen has pledged to fine women wearing headscarf in public

24 Apr 2022

Safya Khan-Ruf, The Independent But is Marine Le Pen actually far right?” That is the question mainstream television channels are debating before the second round of the French elections...

Muslim properties razed in New Delhi after communal violence

20 Apr 2022

Authorities used bulldozers to raze a number of Muslim-owned shops in New Delhi before India's Supreme Court halted the demolitions on Wednesday, days after communal violence shook the capital...

Indian Muslim students say hijab ban forces choice of religion or education

12 Feb 2022

Ayesha Imthiaz, a devout Indian Muslim who considers wearing a hijab an expression of devotion to the Prophet Mohammad (PBUH), says a move by her college to expel hijab-wearing...

Auction of Muslim women on Indian app shows tech weaponised for abuse

06 Jan 2022

Six months ago, pilot Hana Khan saw her picture on an app that appeared to be auctioning scores of Muslim women in India. The app was quickly taken down,...

Three arrested in India over Muslim women 'auction' app

05 Jan 2022

Three young Indians accused of setting up a fake auction app advertising the sale of prominent Muslim women have been arrested, police said on Wednesday. Photos of more than...

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