In 1683, a Turkish army reached the suburbs of Vienna. The outcome trembled in the balance until Jan Sobieski of Poland arrived with his army, threw back the Ottomans and finally freed western Europe from the threat of Muslim domination, thus completing the work begun by Charles Martel at Poitiers in 732. Or did he?…
Muslims in the northern Italian community of Liguria are conducting a summit to discuss key issues which affect the community. An annual summit called For Our Children is held in the city of Genoa, at the Islamic centre of Genoa Pra. The leader of the Muslim community in the region, as well as women’s and…
Two main Irish opposition parties said that Muslim girls should not be allowed to wear a headscarf in public schools. Labour party’s Ruairi Quinn stated that immigrants should conform to the culture, and Fine Gael counterpart Brian Hayes said that it makes sense to have one uniform for everyone, citing that the hijab was not…
A delegation of British Muslims from the United Kingdom arrived in Pakistan on Sunday for a weeklong visit aimed at sharing their experiences as Muslims living in Britain by engaging in constructive dialogue and debate. The delegation will focus on Islamabad and Mirpur, two Pakistani cities with prominent links to the Pakistani diaspora in the…
The french office in charge of the evaluation of all forms of discrimination, HALDE (Haute autorité de lutte contre les discriminations), presents its latest testing report on recruitement discrimination. The presentation paper refers to a complete report, available online The testing is based on 20 companies and nearly 1500 job offers. It shows the statistical…
