In Germany, the number of attacks on minorities – routinely referred to as ‘hate crimes’ in English – remains enduringly high. At the same time, public debates also zone in on violence between minorities – as ceaseless discussions of a real or supposed ‘Muslim anti-Semitism’ underscore. Against this backdrop, Berlin-based Yehuda Teichtal and Raed Saleh…
Saturday the 7th of September, for the first time in France a prayer has been led by two female Imams, in front of more than 50 believers and non-Muslims personalities invited for the occasion. This event, presented as the symbol of emergence of a French “liberal” or “progressive” Islam, has been quite well received by…
The French speaking province of Quebec in Canada has seen a rise in racial attacks against visible minorities since Bill 21 was first presented to its legislature and then passed in June this year. Bill 21 bans judges, police officers, teachers and other certain public servants from wearing religious symbols or garments, such as the…
A research paper titled “Understanding Muslim political life”, and subsequent article in The Washington Post asserts that while surveys may serve as proof against the current political assertion which claims American Muslims do not identify as Americans and should be treated as such, continuing this narrative, even if it leads to ‘positive’ results, actually has…
The appointment of Hamza Yusuf to the Commission on Unalienable Rights (CUR) in July, has lead to a sleuth of articles criticizing not only this particular decision, but the questioning of Yusuf’s position within the American Muslim community. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo set up the Commission to examine and then advise Trump on how…
