Up to 30,000 Muslims from across the country gathered in a Birmingham park to celebrate the birthday of the prophet Muhammad and defend their faith against Islamophobia. The ceremony was led by Hazrat Qibla Pir Alauddin Siddqiui Sahib, chairman of the Victoria Road Mosque. The annual Milad festival saw thousands gather in Aston Park…
This research titled ‘Monitoring Muslim Discrimination’ is the second publication in a research on anti-Muslim discrimination and builds upon an earlier publication: ‘Islamophobia and Discrimination’. It is part of IMES Report Series and has been financially supported by Open Society Foundations, PALET, Registration Point Discrimination Amsterdam. The author dr. Ineke van der Valk studied pedagogy/education…
A conflict of interests between the Muslim community and the rest of the world is once again at the forefront of heated discussion as Muslim leaders this week called for the number of mosques in France to be doubled just three months after the Charlie Hebdo attacks. Rector of the Grand Mosque of Paris,…
Political parties D66 and VVD want the police (in Amsterdam) to specifically register anti-Muslim discrimination, to gain knowledge about the extent of this problem. Two out five mosques in the Netherlands have experienced a form of violent incidences during the past 10 years. A research conducted by the University of Amsterdam revealed that now, when…
“No matter how much good you bestow upon a woman, she will deny it. Her selfishness drives her to deny it,” stated imam Mohamed Khattabi during a Friday sermon at the Aicha Mosque in Montpellier on March 6, two days before International Women’s Day. Standing in the mosque’s minbar, Khattabi continued: “This holds true for…
