16 February 2012 Amsterdam’s Free University (VU) has cancelled a debate organized by the Islamic Student Union of Amsterdam, which was to see Haitham al-Haddad, a controversial Saudi-born scholar living in London, in conversation with Yasser Ellethy of the Centre for Islamic Theology. The subject of the debate was the role of the Muslim scholar…
More than two weeks ago, the speech by the Israeli ambassador, Michael Oren, was disrupted by a group of students at UC Irvine. Since then, different Jewish and Muslim groups have reacted to the incident. The Zionist Organization of America (based in New York City) asked donors to rethink their donations to the university while…
By Sakhr Al-Makhadhi in London Protesters say their rights as Muslims are being threatened Imperial College in London is battling controversy over the ban of the face veil on campus. The College in West London has banned the niqab as a security measure. But the hijab, which covers only the hair and has been banned…
