
Swiss Voters Say Yes to Banning Face Coverings in Public
The Swiss government opposed the measure as a 'marginal' issue, with experts estimating that at most a few dozen Muslim women wear full-face coverings in the country of 8.5 million people
The Swiss government opposed the measure as a 'marginal' issue, with experts estimating that at most a few dozen Muslim women wear full-face coverings in the country of 8.5 million people
The president's attempts to 'revive the religious discourse' is unwelcome in Egypt, a country that once brought the Muslim Brotherhood to power
Try to be a feminist in Algeria, where the minister of culture and arts says that 'a woman who doesn’t know how to make couscous constitutes a threat to family life'
'We live in the Netherlands, not in the Middle Ages,' said Jolisa Brouwer, who had been chosen for the No. 3 slot on Islamic party’s ticket in next month’s national elections
President Biden’s repeal of the ban brought a sigh of relief from citizens in the countries covered by the measure. But amid the celebrations are tales of broken dreams
After a five-year-long trial, Sakib Mahmuljin faces 10 years in prison for failing to prevent or punish those responsible for atrocities against Serb prisoners in the 1990s conflict where 100,000 died
Beneath the city’s ancient mosque is actually an older one from the seventh century, when Judaism, Christianity and Islam lived side by side
Twitter's suspension of the embassy's account came a day after the Trump administration, in its final hours, accused China of committing genocide in Xinjiang
Countless bunkers, a mystical sect's paradisaical shrine and a royal palace – a journey through Albania to find the burial place of a false Messiah
The Palestinian Authority has opened an investigation after Palestinian public expresses outrage over reveling at West Bank holy site Nabi Musa
The stabilizer, meant to ensure vaccines remain safe and effective during storage and transport, presents a challenge for vaccination campaigns in some communities
The end of oil, the Abraham Accords and Turkey are forcing Gulf states to renegotiate the role of religion in their societies. Talking up openness and moderation, Riyadh, Abu Dhabi and Doha have different playbooks – but share a common aim
The legislation. introduced by the ruling conservatives, only referred to 'religious clothing that is associated with a covering of the head,' but the court found that it was clearly aimed at Muslim headscarves
Ahead of Dutch parliamentary elections in March, Geert Wilders is ratcheting up anti-Islam rhetoric again. But while he tells Haaretz about his admiration for Israel, many Dutch Jews are not impressed
The proposed legislation targets home schools, mosques or associations that promulgate an ideology running counter to French values
76 mosques out of the more than 2,600 Muslim places of worship had been flagged as possible threats to France's Republican values and its security
A new book by Jacob Lassner traces the links between today’s situation in the Arab states and the region's cultural and religious legacies. In short, one must hold up the mirror of history to the contemporary Middle East
The murders that raged in France clearly show that the male defenders of the dominant Islamic discourse are panicking. Time to listen to women
UAE counter-terror chief: The West sees freedom of speech as sacred. For Muslims, respect for the Prophet is sacred, too. There needs to be dialogue, and action: Muslims need to integrate. Europe needs to respect Islam
Macron explained that all religions are subject to the freedom of expression
Anger continues to rise over France's support for the publication of caricatures of Prophet Mohammed
'Hate may cause extremists from both sides to do violent things,' movement chairman says, at latest protest by Islamic Movement, which comes on the day of another suspected attack in a French church
France has been on high alert following the beheading of a teacher and areas around the Arc de Triomphe and Eiffel Tower in central Paris were evacuated briefly on Tuesday in security alerts
Saudi Arabia, the birthplace of Islam, holds back from supporting a boycott, Iran summons French diplomat as official and public protests across the Muslim world continue
Turkish leader says French president needs a mental health check, repeating rebuke that caused Paris to recall its ambassador from Ankara this weekend
Saudi Arabia, Iran and Turkey showed rare unity in their condemnation of over France displaying images of the Prophet Mohammad
Financially strained, the L.A. Mayer Museum is auctioning off dozens of rare items, despite harsh criticism: 'They’re going for the easy way out'
After years in which religious observance was on the rise, new studies show a global trend toward secularization. Maybe in Israel, too
Open letter decries 'atrocities' in China's remote Xinjiang region, where more than 1 million people are held in camps