The Muslim News

Sweden: No burqa ban in Sweden
29-01-2010
Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt said definitively on Thursday that he is against introducing legislation which would ban women from wearing burqas.

Italy: Italian parliament mulling burqa ban
28-01-2010
Italian parliament is considering a ban on niqab similar to the one proposed this week in France.

France: French commission recommends banning the burqa
27-01-2010
A French commission called for a ban on the burqa, or full-face veil, in public places.

Swede gives millions to German anti-Islam party
25-01-2010
Swedish far-right businessman Patrik Brinkmann has announced he will pour €5 million ($7.1 million) into the coffers of Pro NRW, an anti-Islam populist party based in Cologne, Germany.

The Netherlands: Wilders' trial for inciting hatred starts
21-01-2010
Geert Wilders' testimony will take so long to be heard at his trial for inciting hatred and discrimination, that he should be first heard in private by another judge, the public prosecutor said.

The Netherlands: Anti Islam Wilders' inciting hatred court case starts
20-01-2010
Court case against anti Islam Geert Wilders for inciting hatred and discrimination begins with the first public hearing in Amsterdam.

Sweden to tackle 'ticking bomb' of violence
19-01-2010
Sweden needs to do more to help young “violence affirming Islamists” turn their backs on extremist organizations, minister for integration Nyamko Sabuni said.

The Netherlands: Anti Islam Wilders prosecution to go ahead
14-01-2010
Prosecution of anti-Islam MP Geert Wilders on hate crime charges will begin next week, a court in Amsterdam ruled.

New travel rules draw fire from U.S. Muslim, civil liberties groups
06-01-2010
U.S. Muslim and civil liberties groups lambasted new U.S. airport security rules implemented in the wake of the foiled Christmas bombing of a U.S.-bound jetliner.

Sweden: No suspects in attack against Malmö mosque
02-01-2010
As of New Year's Eve evening, police had no suspects for an attack against a mosque in Malmö earlier in the day when shots had been fired through the window of the building

Woman in burqa turned away from clinic
30-12-2009

Sweden: Parents refused right to name son Allah
24-12-2009

France: France proposes ban on niqab
24-12-2009

UK: Islamophobic attacks largely ignored in UK
19-12-2009

Switzerland: Swiss minaret ban reaches European Court of Human Rights
17-12-2009

By Saed Bannoura
12-12-2009

Germany: New program aims to "integrate" Germany's foreign-trained imams
12-12-2009

Europe: Fear still influences attitudes toward Muslims in Europe
10-12-2009

Switzerland: Turkish-German director boycotts Switzerland in protest over minaret ban
04-12-2009

Sweden: Muslim dentist loses discrimination suit
01-12-2009

Switzerland: Swiss to vote on controversial minaret ban
29-11-2009

Germany: Prosecutor calls for life for "veil martyr" killer
10-11-2009