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Muslim mothers wearing headscarves barred from entering school

Two Muslim mothers wearing headscarves were accosted and prevented from entering a nursery school on the French island of Corsica on Monday by two other parents, officials said. More

Muslim mothers wearing headscarves barred from entering school

Islamic World

Saudi Arabia denies hiring Israeli firm to secure pilgrims during hajj

The Saudi embassy in Cairo has denied reports about hiring an Israeli firm to make electronic bracelets for millions of pilgrims. More

Saudi Arabia denies hiring Israeli firm to secure pilgrims during hajj

Muslim Minority

Geert Wilders vows to close mosques

Far-right Dutch politician Geert Wilders has promised to close all mosques and Islamic schools and ban the Qur’an in an online manifesto. More

Geert Wilders vows to close mosques

Muslim Minority

Teaching ‘Muslim Americans’ In Texas, The Hotbed Of Islamophobia

In Fear of a Muslim Uprising in Texas. That is that title of a recent Al Jazeera mini-documentary on YouTube. The clip delves into the inflammatory anti-Muslim sentiment bubbling up in Texas. More

Teaching ‘Muslim Americans’ In Texas, The Hotbed Of Islamophobia

Islamic World

The Future of Islamists in Egypt

After the overthrow of Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak on February 11, 2011, international actors and observers turned their attention to the Islamists in Egypt. More

The Future of Islamists in Egypt

World News

French mayors refuse to lift burkini ban despite court ruling

A majority of mayors who have banned burkinis in about 30 French coastal resorts are refusing to lift the restrictions despite the country’s highest administrative court ruling that the bans are illegal, leaving the state facing a dilemma about how to react. More

French mayors refuse to lift burkini ban despite court ruling

Muslim Minority

US Muslims Offer Students Free School Supplies

A leading American Muslim organization has hosted an open day in the park to offer students preparing to get back to school on Monday new supplies, the event planned to break barriers and stereotypes. More

US Muslims Offer Students Free School Supplies

Muslim Minority

US woman becomes first Muslim to become officer

A US Muslim woman from Dearborn, Michigan has been inaugurated as a law enforcement officer in the city. She says her religious and cultural background will allow for better community policing in the city that has the highest percentage of Muslim Americans in the US. More

US woman becomes first Muslim to become officer

Muslim Minority

Muslim family sues New York school

A 12-year-old Muslim student with learning disabilities was forced by New York school officials to sign a false confession stating he was a "terrorist," his family claimed in a $50 million federal lawsuit. More

Muslim family sues New York school

Islamic World

Mosque from Early Islam Discovered in Saudi Arabia

Riyadh-Antiquities found in Al-Kharj in Saudi Arabia highlight an important civilization back to the Stone Age. Therefore, the joint French-Saudi mission for archeological exploration maintains its works in a number of governorates mainly Al-Yamamah site to reveal the history of the region and the old civilizations that settled in it. More

Mosque from Early Islam Discovered in Saudi Arabia

Islamic World

Hamza bin Laden urges jihad against Saudi regime

The son of Osama bin Laden has called on Saudi people to join global jihad in a bid to overthrow the regime in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia. More

Hamza bin Laden urges jihad against Saudi regime

Muslim Minority

France: Third town bans burkinis from beaches

A Corsican village has become the third French town to issue a ban on the full-body swimsuit – known as ‘burkinis’ – worn by some Muslim women. More

France: Third town bans burkinis from beaches