Muslims
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Asia
India court effectively bans madrasahs in big state before election
Rakesh Tripathi, a spokesperson for Uttar Pradesh BJP, which runs the state government, said it was not against madrasahs and…
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Asia
India to enact divisive citizenship law opposed by Muslims
Many among India’s 200 million Muslims fear the law is a precursor to a national register of citizens that could…
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Europe
Top French court upholds ban on Muslim abayas in schools
France’s highest administrative court ruled Thursday that a school ban on abayas, traditional over-garments worn by some Muslim women, was…
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French schools refuse dozens of girls wearing Muslim dress
PARIS: French schools sent dozens of girls home for refusing to remove their abayas – an over-garment from the shoulders…
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Europe
France’s public schools will enforce dress code banning Islamic abayas, says Macron
French students won’t get past the door if they show up for school wearing long robes, President Emmanuel Macron made…
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Europe
French education minister announces ban on Islamic abayas in schools
French authorities are to ban the wearing in school of abaya dresses worn by some Muslim women, the education minister…
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Europe
Swedish govt condemns ‘Islamophobic’ burning of Koran outside Stockholm mosque
Sweden’s government on Sunday condemned this week’s burning of a Koran outside Stockholm’s main mosque, calling it an “Islamophobic” act,…
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Europe
Top French court rules in favour of hijab ban in women’s football
France’s top administrative court on Thursday upheld a ban on women football players wearing Islamic hijab headscarves, after the issue…
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