A majority vote in the Oslo municipal council rejected a proposal to establish a Muslim school in the capital city, overturning the Municipal Executive board. The council was considering a recommendation by the education ministry concerning an application by the School of Peace to start a Muslim school in Oslo. The application sought to establish…
The Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery have opened an Islamic trail to reach out to the city’s Muslim communities. The trail explores works of Muslim culture at the museum, treating the history of Islamic art as well as Muslim migration to the UK, using textiles, metal works, ceramics and paintings. The project is a collaboration…
The Federal Agency for Technical Regulation and Metrology has registered a “halal system” which identifies the compliance of products and medicines according the Islamic law and custom. Halal certification will allow the recognition of Russian products marked as “halal” by countries that are members of the Organization of the Islamic Conference. The regulation system was…
