News and Analysis on Islam in Europe and North America
France is known for its strict separation of religion and state, encapsulated in the principle of laïcité. This principle sets the foundation for public schools, which are prohibited from offering religious education or endorsing any religion. To impart religious education, private schools have been established in the country. France has a tradition of Catholic, Protestant
France’s Sports Minister Amelie Oudea-Castera announced on 3rd September 2023 on France 3 that athletes representing France will be barred from wearing hijabs or other religious symbols while competing at the upcoming 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.1 The minister stated that the ban upholds France’s principle of “strict secularism” or “la laïcité,” in sports and
On 30th June 2023, a 400 paged report titled as Anti- Muslim Hostility- A German Balance Sheet 2023 ( Muslimfeindlichkeit – Eine deutsche Bilanz 2023) [fn]https://www.bmi.bund.de/SharedDocs/downloads/EN/publikationen/2023/BMI22030.pdf?__blob=publicationFile&v=1[/fn] was produced by the Independent Group of Experts on Anti-Muslim Hostility UEM (Unabhängigen Expertenkreis Muslimfeindlichkeit) under the auspices of Germany’s Interior Ministry. The twelve-member[fn] The twelve members of the
On 8 February 2023, the long-awaited report – The Independent Review of Prevent – conducted by the commissioner for public appointments William Shawcross, was published after much skepticism, delay and controversy, even from within the cabinet.[1] The Prevent Duty, born in the wake of 9/11 as part of the government’s counter-terrorism strategy, places a duty
August 25th 2022 saw the release of the latest report from the Institute for Social Policy and Understanding (ISPU). Titled “American Muslim Poll 2022: A Politics and Pandemic Status Report”, this is the sixth installment of the poll which presents an updated demographic profile of American Muslims1. Both previous and new questions were included in the