Islam

Why Europe must address antisemitic violence after the Amsterdam attacks

Three steps to combat antisemitism in Europe after Amsterdam’s “raid.”

By MOHAMED SAAD KHIRALLA
12/11/2024

Gaza University Islamic scholar issues fatwa criticizing Hamas for Oct. 7 attacks

The respected Islamic official’s critique argued that the damage inflicted on Gaza, as a result of Hamas’s attacks, was a breach of Islamic law. 

Swiss 'burqa ban' to take effect from Jan. 1

The ban does not apply to planes or in diplomatic and consular premises, and faces may also be covered in places of worship and other sacred sites, the government said.

By REUTERS
07/11/2024
Flags flutter on the Christiansborg Palace People in Copenhagen, Denmark

Ten Danish Muslim leaders refuse to attend Minister-called meeting on antisemitism

The ten Imams said they would attend a meeting only if both antisemitism and Islamophobia were discussed and in a place of their choosing.

UK anti-Islam activist 'Tommy Robinson' jailed for breaching injunction

He was also made subject to an injunction preventing him from repeating the libel, which Yaxley-Lennon admitted repeatedly breaching between February 2023 and this July.

By REUTERS
28/10/2024

Ali Khamenei crowns himself as the leader of the Muslim world

Khamenei’s speech introduced nothing new on a strategic level. It was an ideological, mobilizing speech in which he justified the missile attack by Iran against Israel.

Religious leader of Albania: 'I consider myself a brother of the people of Israel'

The mini state, whose territory will consist of around 0.1 square kilometers, is planned to be the “Vatican” of the Shi’ite Bektashi Sufi order.

13/10/2024

Why does Iran have a supreme leader?

What is the basis of the office of supreme leader? Do other countries aside from Iran have one? Here is everything you need to know.

30/09/2024

German expert warns: Islamist, European antisemitism dangerously intertwined

A virtually lone voice in academia, Dr. Matthias Küntzel strives to research, study, and expose the underlying antisemitic discourse sported by Islamist groups such as the Muslim Brotherhood.

26/09/2024

Red for revenge: Nasrallah's speech was a call to fight

A Muslim familiar with the historiographical context of these verses understands the meaning instinctively—“fighting is permitted.”

19/09/2024
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