To curb extremism and radicalization China has announced a ban on “abnormal” facial hair and veils in public places in its predominantly Muslim Xinjiang province that borders Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Afghanistan. Local authorities released a statement saying the new rules will be effective from Saturday. On the official website the […]

It now becomes compulsory for Muslim girls to attend swim classes with boys. The court has justified the enforcement of full school curriculum and the successful integration of children’s into society. A Turkish origin Swiss national refused to send her teenage daughters to the compulsory mixed swim class in Basel […]

It is not yet very clear whether President-elect Donald Trump would bar completely all Muslims from entering the United States as he had earlier mentioned in his election campaign. The campaign website still mentions a total and complete shutdown of Muslims from entering the country. In December the Muslim ban […]

Greece parliament has voted for the speed-up work of the nation’s first official mosque in Athens for the Muslims to pray instead of using the makeshift mosques. Greece gained independence from Ottoman Empire in 1832 and until now, for about 180 years, the nation had no official mosque for Muslim […]