Sat 30 January 2021: French far-right leader Marine Le Pen today proposed a ban on Muslim headscarves in all public places, seeking to build on a record recent poll putting her almost neck-and-neck with President Emmanuel Macron. The hijab policy, which would be contested in court and would almost certainly be ruled unconstitutional, saw the 53-year-old […]
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Wed 27 January 2021: The world should step up to say “stop” to Islamophobia and xenophobia which have multiplied in recent years through the use of digital platforms, Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Wednesday. His remarks came in a video message released on the occasion of the International Holocaust Remembrance Day. “The International community […]
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Sun 24 January 2021: A special commission in the French National Assembly approved the “charter of republican values” which was announced earlier by the nation’s president as the fight against Islamist separatism. The bill was introduced Oct. 2 by Emmanuel Macron to fight so-called “Islamist separatism.” Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said on Twitter that the […]
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Fri 22 January 2021: Several organizations of the French Council of Muslim Cults (CFCM) have unilaterally condemned France’s “charter of principles” of Islam, expressing disagreement with the text and saying that it risks “weakening the bonds of trust” and also “undermining the honor of Muslims.” The Coordination Committee of Turkish Muslims in France (CCMTF), the Millî […]
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Wed 20 January 2021: An ongoing debate on the controversial draft of a “separatism” bill has sparked criticism, resulted in a diversion, dividing the house on the question of veil, whether to include amendments to ban veiled students at the university and accompanying parents from displaying any religious symbols at school premises. Several parliamentarians on […]
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Tue 19 January 2021: A group of global Muslim scholars on Tuesday condemned recent Islamophobic remarks by the archbishop of Greece. The remarks “do not serve humanity,” said the International Union for Muslim Scholars (IUMS) in a statement, adding that they stem “from hidden grudges and a policy of double standards.” “The archbishop of Greece […]
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Mon 18 January 2021: An international alliance of 36 nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) representing 13 countries has petitioned the United Nations Human Rights Council (OHCHR) about the systematic anti-Muslim actions of France. Prominent NGOs, lawyers and religious bodies called on the OHCHR to act on France’s “breadth of state abuse against Muslims” that has been raging […]
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Mon 18 January 2021: Saudi Arabia has launched a company with an authorized capital of SR1 billion ($266 million) called “Kidana” to develop holy sites in the Kingdom. Kidana will be headquartered in Mina and is the first closed joint-stock company owned by the Royal Commission for Makkah Al-Mukarramah and the Holy Sites (RCMC), the […]
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Sun 17 January 2021: The French Council of Muslim Worship (CFCM) reached an agreement Saturday on a “charter of principles” that rejects political Islam, foreign interference and reaffirms the compatibility “of Islam with the Republic.” A statement by the national body formed in 2003 to manage faith and places of worship said the agreement is […]
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Thu 14 January 2021: Both Pope Francis and ex-Pope Benedict have received the first dose of a vaccine against coronavirus, the Vatican said on Thursday. The 84-year-old pope and the 93-year-old former pope got their jabs as part of a Vatican vaccination program that began on Wednesday. Both men are vulnerable to contracting the […]
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