Dutch Mail Service Regulates Mealtime During Ramadan

August 19 2010 The mail sorting center in Niewegein has posted rules which bar prayer during work and enforcing breaks at set times, Telegraaf reports. The rules pose a problem for Muslims who are fasting during Ramadan, as the evening shift break comes an hour before the end of fasting. While a worker reported that…

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Partisan divides cause misrepresentation and misunderstanding in NYC

While some New York City Muslims feel media coverage of Islam portrays them as radicals and terrorists and increases the discrimination they experience, other residents feel there is too much political correctness surrounding Islam to effectively control terrorism. However, they do not feel all Muslims are terrorists and do not want to be labeled Islamophobes.

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Texas Medical group denies hijab for potential Muslim employee; apologizes

A Texas woman was told in a job interview with CareNow that she would be unable to wear her hijab to work as part of the company’s “no-hat” policy. “Being that I wear a head scarf to cover my hair as part of my religious practice, I felt very discriminated against. I have worked in…

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Arson attack on Islamic charity shop in Glasgow

The Glasgow branch of Islamic Relief has been badly damaged by a fire which police say was started deliberately. Owners of the Islamic Relief store said the incident followed threatening phone calls made during its Gaza emergency appeal in January. Politicians and leading Islamic figures condemned the attack as “despicable” and said it was lucky…

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    Anti-Islam congress counterproductive to interfaith dialogs

    Indonesia, the world`s largest Moslem country, considers the pro-Koln group`s plan to hold an anti-Islam congress in Cologne, Germany, on Sept 19-20 to be counterproductive to interfaith dialogs, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said. “Any plan to organize an anti-Islam congress would be counter-productive to interfaith dialogs which also involve European nations,” Teuku Faizasyah said on…

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