Europe`s First Hijabi Lawmaker
Making history as Europe’s first ever hijab-clad lawmaker, Belgian MP Mahinur Ozdemir hopes to shatter some of the misperceptions about the Muslim head cover. “Underneath this veil there is a personality,” Ozdemir told euronews on Wednesday, June 24. “There is…
Sarkozy Defies Universal Values as he tells Women What Not to Wear
The Muslim Council of Britain (MCB) criticised French President Nicholas Sarkozy’s intention to ban the wearing of Burqa – a garment worn by a minority of Muslim women in accordance with their religious belief. Reiterating its long established position that…
Summer Fair at Crescent High School for Girls
June 25, 2009 by office
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We have the pleasure to invite you to our annual Summer Fair as an occasion for our community to come together for a day of fun and activities for all. This year’s summer fair will -Inshaa Allah- take place on:…
German Schools Teach Islam
June 25, 2009 by office
Filed under World News
BERLIN — Public schools in Germany will allow Muslims to study their faith as part of a set of recommendations crowning four years of dialogue between the government and the Muslim community.
Schaueble said consultations with Muslims can be “an…
French women may face ban on head-to-toe Islamic dress
June 21, 2009 by office
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France could bar Muslim women from wearing full veils in public, a government minister said yesterday as parliament took action over concerns about an increase in women who are wearing the niqab and burka in big cities.
The latest controversy…
Hamza Yusuf on a Presidency of Descending Grace
It is an extraordinary and momentous event to call you president. Your father was of the Luo clan and, as you know, it would be difficult for a Luo to be elected president in Kenya. In our country, while tribe…
New Era Dawah Tour in UK
The iERA Tour will be hitting 6 major cities across the UK, and will comprise a series of unique events, each of which will showcase world renowned da’ees in a way that you have never seen them before insha’Allah.
The…
Veolia Abondoning the Jerusalem Light Rail Project
June 11, 2009 by office
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In the first smashing and convincing victory of the global BDS movement in the field of corporate responsibility and ethical compliance, Veolia is reportedly abandoning the Jerusalem Light Rail project, an illegal project that aims at connecting Israeli colonies built…
MCB Welcomes Law Lords’ Ruling Over the Use of Secret Evidence
MCB welcomes the decision of Law Lords’ ruling over the use of secret evidence against nine alleged terror suspects and sees it as long overdue judicial intervention.
“The use of secret evidence in obtaining sanction for restriction on one’s liberty…
FIOE Welcomes Obama’s Speech and Encourages Building upon it
The Federation of Islamic Organizations in Europe (FIOE) followed closely the delivered by the United States President Barack Obama on the 4th of June 2009 at Cairo University, to the Muslims of the world. The speech signaled cordiality…
