Sebastian Kurz, Austrian Chancellor and leader of the conservative Austrian People’s Party (ÖVP) has pulled off a remarkable political feat: having governed in a coalition with the far-right nationalists of the Freedom Party (FPÖ) since 2017, he has not only emerged unscathed from the rubble of his ÖVP-FPÖ government, which collapsed amidst a corruption scandal. After winning … [Read more...] about New Austrian Conservative-Green government doubles down on anti-immigration, anti-Islam stance
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Council on American-Islamic Relations condemns U.S. Supreme Court decision to lift stay on execution of Dominique Ray, without granting Imam request
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the United State’s largest Muslim civil rights organisation, has condemned the decision by the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a stay on the execution of a Muslim inmate Dominique Ray, granted by the 11th US Circuit Court of Appeal. Ray, who was sentenced to death in 1999 after the rape and murder of a teenage girl in Alabama … [Read more...] about Council on American-Islamic Relations condemns U.S. Supreme Court decision to lift stay on execution of Dominique Ray, without granting Imam request
Interior Minister ignites debate on Islamic public holiday in Germany
Germany’s Interior Minister Thomas de Maizière, member of Angela Merkel’s CDU party, has sparked controversy by asserting that local authorities might be allowed to introduce a public holiday to commemorate an Islamic religious occasion. A regional Muslim holiday? De Maizière did not suggest a day off work at the national level but rather a regional one, limited to areas with … [Read more...] about Interior Minister ignites debate on Islamic public holiday in Germany
The Bigotry That Armed the Quebec Mosque Attacker
TORONTO — On Sunday night, a gunman opened fire in a mosque in Quebec City, killing six people and wounding eight. Our prime minister, Justin Trudeau, called the shootings a “terrorist attack on Muslims.” Worshipers gunned down in a mosque — people here more readily associate such news with the United States than with Canada. That this happened in Quebec City has shocked many … [Read more...] about The Bigotry That Armed the Quebec Mosque Attacker
Trump Effect: Jewish and Muslim Organizations Form New Alliance
A new Muslim-Jewish Advisory Council will work to protect religious minorities' rights as well as other 'issues of common concern.' Less than a week after an election that left many minority and religious groups in the United States feeling disenfranchised, two important organizations – one Jewish and the other Muslim – announced an unusual alliance on Monday. The … [Read more...] about Trump Effect: Jewish and Muslim Organizations Form New Alliance