May 24

Muhammad cartoonist attacked during lecture

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A Swedish artist who angered Muslims by depicting the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) as a ….. was assaulted Tuesday as angry protesters interrupted his university lecture about the limits of artistic freedom.

Ahlul Bayt News Agency (ABNA.ir), STOCKHOLM – A Swedish artist who angered Muslims by depicting the Prophet Muhammad as a …. was assaulted Tuesday as angry protesters interrupted his university lecture about the limits of artistic freedom.

Lars Vilks told The Associated Press a man in the front row ran up to him and head-butted him during the lecture, breaking his glasses but leaving him uninjured. It wasn’t immediately clear what happened to the attacker.

A video clip of the incident on the website of a Swedish newspaper showed police using pepper spray and batons to hold off an angry crowd shouting “God is great” in Arabic after Vilks was escorted out of the lecture hall.

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Apr 19

Girl, 16, banned from school for wearing hijab in Spain

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A 16-year-old schoolgirl has been banned from classes in Spain after refusing to remove her Islamic headscarf, re-igniting the national debate over the hijab. 

Najwa Malha, who was born is Spain to Moroccan immigrants, has been excluded from classes at the state-run Camilo Jose Cela School in the Madrid suburb of Pozuelo after being told that her hijab was in violation of school dress code.

The decision has sparked debate in Spain where there are no clear guidelines over the wearing of Islamic headdress in state schools.

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Apr 19

Geert Wilders declared his Love to Zionist regime

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Scandalous Dutch politician Geert Wilders in an interview with radio station “Galya-IDF” openly declared love for Israel, calling it an outpost of the West in the face of Islam.

 

According to Ahlul Bayt (A) News Agency – ABNA.ir – “There is one Islam – a totalitarian, fascist – and if we do not awaken in the near future, Europe will become Evroaraviey” – quoted Wilders Sursorinfo.

Wilders said he has always been committed to Israel, where he lived for several years as a volunteer in a moshav (agricultural settlement of the special).

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Apr 19

Man in court over mosque attack

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A MAN has admitted throwing petrol over a mosque during an attempted arson attack. 

Ahlul Bayt News Agency (ABNA.ir), UK — A MAN has admitted throwing petrol over a mosque during an attempted arson attack.
Gerald Davis targeted the Muslim place of worship on Chester Road, Sunderland.

Davis, 53, of Palmerston Road, Peterborough, was originally charged with attempting to commit arson with intent to endanger the lives of Muslims.

A MAN has admitted throwing petrol over a mosque during an attempted arson attack.
Gerald Davis targeted the Muslim place of worship on Chester Road, Sunderland.

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Apr 19

U.S. scolds Europe for Muslim discrimination

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The discrimination Muslims face all across Europe is alarmingly on the rise, the U.S. said in a damning report on human rights, warning of a deteriorating rights situation worldwide, mainly due to raging conflicts.

 

According to Ahlul Bayt News Agency (ABNA.ir), The discrimination Muslims face all across Europe is alarmingly on the rise, the U.S. said in a damning report on human rights, warning of a deteriorating rights situation worldwide, mainly due to raging conflicts.

“We see discrimination against Muslims, including hate crimes, in Europe,” Michael Posner, Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor, said announcing the release of the annual report on human rights.

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Apr 19

British Army says sorry for ‘mosque’ structures on firing range

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The British Ministry of Defence and Army chiefs have apologized Thursday after Muslims voiced anger at the use of model buildings that resemble mosques on a military firing range and thus demanded an apology.

The army said it will take down mosque-like structures from the firing range used to train soldiers for Afghanistan.

The army has been accused by a local Muslim group of reinforcing negative perceptions by erecting the seven wooden structures at the firing range in Catterick, North Yorkshire. Initially the military defended them as generic structures used as valuable training tools, but have now conceded to take them down.

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Apr 19

British Soldiers Before Being Sent To Afghanistan Are Trained To Shoot At Mosques

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Seven mosques image appeared on one of the landfills in North Yorkshire, where soldiers are trained before being sent to Afghanistan. Plaster casts of buildings with one or two domes perfectly visible from the highway, passing just a hundred meters from the shooting range.

According to Ahlul Bayt News Agency (ABNA.ir), formal apology demanded that Muslim organizations in Britain from the military, to target the mosque at the site.

Seven mosques image appeared on one of the landfills in North Yorkshire, where soldiers are trained before being sent to Afghanistan. Plaster casts of buildings with one or two domes perfectly visible from the highway, passing just a hundred meters from the shooting range.

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Apr 19

Islamophobia Countinues: The Moscow Police Are Afraid of Girls Wearing Head Scarves

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«Do you really think that a girl in a scarf will blow up the metro? Under your attention, other police officers, under the attention of passers-by? “- I asked. “I am sure that you do not represent any danger, but I ordered – check all the girls in headscarves!” – he replied. 

According to Ahlul Bayt News Agency (ABNA.ir), in Moscow continued checks and searches at Muslim women wearing the hijab. Ordinance adopted at the level of the Russian leadership of law enforcement agencies. Thus, law enforcement agencies recognize: the most dangerous man for them – a girl in a scarf.

«Do you really think that a girl in a scarf will blow up the metro? Under your attention, other police officers, under the attention of passers-by? “- I asked another policeman who stopped me to believe the documents. DPS officer even not listening to me: “I am sure that you do not represent any danger, but I ordered – check all the girls in headscarves,” – he replied.

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Mar 07

Masoumi nejad must be free

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Masoumi nejad

Masoumi nejad must be free

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Dec 02

World slams Swiss minaret ban as Islamphobic

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Muslims worldwide and international organizations including the United Nations have condemned Swiss voters’ approval of a ban on minarets as a manifestation of their “hatred of Muslims.”

The Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief at the Office of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights (OHCHR) Asma Jahangir voiced shock on Monday at the outcome of the vote on the initiative to prohibit the construction of minarets in Switzerland.

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Dec 02

Swiss FM Says Ban on Minarets not against Muslims

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Swiss Federal Councilor and Foreign Minister Miicheline Calmy-Rey assured ambassadors of the Organization of Islamic Countries (OIC) that the results of the referendum to ban minarets in Switzerland are not directed against Muslims in the country.

Kuwaiti Ambassador to Switzerland Dr. Suhail Khalil Shuhaiber, and dean of the Arab diplomatic corps in Bern, Switzerland, told KUNA that the Swiss foreign minister met yesterday OIC ambassadors accredited to Switzerland to explain that Muslims have the right to all freedoms and those of continuing the building of mosques and performing their Friday prayers in mosques that surpass the 200.

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Dec 02

Swiss Rightwing Plans More Muslim Restrictions

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After its success in obtaining a legal blanket ban on the construction of mosque minarets, the right-wing Swiss People’s Party (SVP) is planning more restrictions on the Muslim minority in the European country.

“Voters gave a strong signal to stop the claim to power by political Islam in Switzerland at the expense of our laws and values,” SVP lawmaker Adrian Amstutz told Swissinfo on Tuesday, December 1.

“Muslims must be spurred to integrate into society.”

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Dec 02

ISESCO Director General Urges Muslim World to Boycott Swiss Consumer and Tourism Products

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Dr Abdulaziz Othman Altwaijri, Director General of the Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO), called on Muslim countries to boycott Swiss consumer and tourism products, and withdraw their funds from Swiss banks in response to Sunday’s referendum to ban construction of minarets in Switzerland.

The Swiss anti-minaret vote, Dr Altwaijri explained, shows deep hatred and enmity towards Islam and Muslims.

ISESCO Director General pointed out that banning the construction of minarets is in full contradiction with the international law, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the International Convention on Cultural Diversity and the International Initiative of “Alliance of Civilizations”, adding that it also run counter to the efforts being made at the international level to promote dialogue among religions and cultures and peaceful coexistence among peoples.

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Dec 02

UN Slams ‘Discriminatory’ Swiss Minaret Ban

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The United Nations called Switzerland’s ban on new minarets “clearly discriminatory” and deeply divisive, and the Swiss foreign minister acknowledged Tuesday the government was very concerned about how the vote would affect the country’s image.

U.N. human rights chief Navi Pillay said Sunday’s referendum to outlaw the construction of minarets in Switzerland was the product of “anti-foreigner scare-mongering.”

The criticism from Pillay, whose office is based in the Swiss city of Geneva, comes after an outcry from Muslim countries, Switzerland’s European neighbors and human rights watchdogs since 57.5 percent of the Swiss population ratified the ban.

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Dec 02

Danish, Dutch Populist Parties Want Referendums on Minaret Ban

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It’s been criticized as an expression of prejudice at odds with European values of tolerance. But in a referendum on November 29, Swiss voters approved a ban on the building of minarets.

And now populist parties in Denmark and the Netherlands say they want referendums, too. The calls came from two parties known for their tough stances on immigration.

Geert Wilders, head of the Dutch Freedom Party, told the Dutch daily “Volkskrant” that his party “will call upon the government to make a similar referendum possible in the Netherlands.”

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Dec 02

Pan-European Islamic Group Condemns Swiss Minaret Referendum

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The Federation of Islamic Organizations in Europe (FIOE) denounced Monday the referendum held in Switzerland on Sunday to ban mosque minarets as a “regrettable setback” to human and religious rights.

The Brussels-based FIOE also condemned the fact that civil rights issues are subjected to a referendum and called on the authorities, human rights groups and the civil society in Europe to stand up against this referendum saying it curtails the rights of Muslims in Switzerland to practice their religion.

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Dec 02

Minarets Symbol of Serious Discrimination Aganist Muslims

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Swiss voters, influenced by unfair advertisement against Muslims, approved a ban on new mosque minarets being built, prompting dismay and anger in the Muslim world at the success of the far-right initiative.

According to Rohama, The referendum to ban the minarets was approved Sunday, Nov 29, by 57.5 percent of voters who cast ballots and in 22 out of the country’s 26 cantons.

Far-right politicians across Europe celebrated the results, while the Swiss government sought to assure the Muslim minority that a ban on minarets was “not a rejection of the Muslim community, religion or culture.”

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Dec 02

Center for Study of Islam & Democracy Condemns Attack on Freedom of Religion in Swiss

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The Center for the Study of Islam and Democracy notes with great concern the recent referendum in Switzerland which according to a majority of the votes will ban the construction of mosque minarets in that country.

According to Rohama, the Center for the Study of Islam and Democracy notes with great concern the recent referendum in Switzerland which according to a majority of the votes will ban the construction of mosque minarets in that country.

This development is part of a recent disturbing trend in significant parts of Europe to restrict the religious freedom and self-expression of religious and ethnic minorities, notably of Muslims, who are full citizens of these European countries which otherwise pride themselves on being democratic and tolerant.

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Dec 02

British Muslims Strongly Condemned Minaret Ban

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British Muslims have condemned the decision made by Switzerland to ban the building of minarets as a “tragic and deplorable development.

According to Rohama, The Muslim Council of Britain (MCB) said the Swiss system of putting such decisions to the people in a referendum is “laudable in itself.”

But Sunday’s, Nov 29, result reveals the “extent to which far right racist groups are winning the battle of ideas on the future of Europe,” MCB warned.

The Swiss government said that it opposed the proposal put forward by the Swiss People’s Party, (SVP), the largest party in parliament, which described minarets are a sign of Islamisation, but accepted the decision to ban them.

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Dec 02

EP Greens leader calls Muslims to empty Swiss bank accounts over ban

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EP’s Greens group leader called wealthy Muslims to withdraw their money from banks in Switzerland in response to a ban on the construction of minarets.

Greens group leader of the European Parliament called wealthy Muslims to withdraw their money from banks in Switzerland in response to a ban on the construction of minarets in the country.

Daniel Cohn-Bendit, co-president of the Greens in the European Parliament, has called on rich Muslims to empty their bank accounts in Switzerland in retaliation for Sunday’s referendum that bans the construction of minarets in Switzerland.

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