Sat 23 September 2023: In France, the prohibition of wearing abayas (long dresses) in schools has taken on a new dimension, as many students have been denied access to classes for wearing modern kimonos, long shirts, or loose dresses. A 15-year-old Muslim student residing in Lyon filed a complaint with the UN Rapporteur on Combating […]
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Dr. Tawfiq Al-Rabiah, Minister of Hajj and Umrah during his speech at the Expo Hajj. Image Courtesy: , Ministery of Hajj and Umrah, Saudi Arabia. Sat 23 September 2023: Plans are underway for Saudi Arabia to develop more than 100 historical sites in the two holy cities of Makkah and Madinah, reported Gulf News on […]
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Fri 22 September 2023: A popular Indonesian TikTok influencer has been sentenced to two years in jail over posting a video, where she said an Islamic phrase before eating pork. Lina Lutfiawati, 33, who has over 2 million followers on the social media platform, was found guilty by a court in the city of Palembang […]
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Fri 22 September 2023: Abaya is not a religious garment, and the ban on this loose over-garment violates the principle of secularism, said a Prosecutor representing three unions of educational institutions in France which have filed an appeal against the top Court’s recent rulings upholding the ban on abaya. The Sud Education Paris, La Voix Lyceenne and […]
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Thu 21 September 2023: The Swiss Parliament passed legislation on Wednesday making it illegal to cover one’s face, including wearing a niqab – a Muslim woman’s face veil – with a fine of 1,000 Swiss francs (approximately $1,114), Anadolu Agency reports. The “burqa ban” law was approved by the upper chamber of parliament, known locally as Nationalrat, by a […]
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Sat 16 September 2023: The authorities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) announced a set of guidelines pertaining to the dress code for women who wish to perform Umrah at the Grand Mosque in Makkah. Taking to X, formerly Twitter, the Ministry of Haj and Umrah outlined suitable clothing for female pilgrims visiting the holy sites. […]
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Fri 15 September 2023: As a “visible” Muslim woman, Amira Elghawaby, Canada’s first anti-Islamophobia official, is aware that when she walks around in her neighbourhood, the majority of people are respectful and supportive. But the fear of a “tiny minority” harboring misconceptions about Muslims and acting on those harmful views lingers in her mind. “That […]
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Fri 08 September 2023: The French Supreme Court declared on Thursday that the government’s ban on Muslim women wearing abayas is legal, local media reported. The Council of State said it had rejected an appeal by a Muslim rights group against the government’s ban on abaya, a loose-fitting, full-length robe used by certain Muslim students, […]
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Wed 06 September 2023: Georg Bätzing, chairman of the German Bishops’ Conference, stated that religion and church attendance are declining in Germany, DPA reported. The Church-leaving trend, which has been building for decades, “has gained massive momentum,” the top Catholic bishop told 500 guests at the St Michael’s Annual Reception in Berlin on Monday evening. […]
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Tue 05 September 2023: French schools sent dozens of girls home for refusing to remove their abayas — a Muslim over-garment — on the first day of the school year, a government minister has said. Defying a ban on the Muslim dress, nearly 300 girls showed up wearing the abaya, Gabriel Attal told the BFM […]
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