Foreign Policy Magazine noted that the ironic timing of the new Burqa ban in Switzerland proves that it was not due to security concerns, but to normalize anti-Muslim discrimination. The number of Muslims wearing Burqas is no more than 37 in Switzerland.
A French Muslim expects the court’s judgment in a lawsuit he filed in France after being fired from his job at CDG Airport for praying at work, which the officials viewed as a “serious radicalization”. His lawyer said that anti-Muslim campaigns led to the decision.
Sawt Al-Hikma Center of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) calls on the OIC member states, all states of the world, governmental and non-governmental organizations and all human rights and religious freedom activists, to urge the United Nations to declare March 15 of every year as International Day of Solidarity against Islamophobia.
On this day 2 years ago, an alt-right gunman unleashed gunfire at two mosques in New Zealand, killing and wounding dozens of worshipers, an incident that shocked the world and provided a heartbreaking example of what hate speech and Islamophobia can cause.
Activists decried the Minister of Public Security’s plans to close 1000 Islamic schools in Sri Lanka, and ban the wearing of niqab, under the pretext that it is "a sign of religious extremism", a move that was considered an explicit targeting of the Muslim minority.
Representatives of the Muslim community in Cambodia welcomed PM Hun Sen’s decision to exempt Muslims from the mandatory order to cremate the bodies of COVID-19 victims. Muslims will be allowed to bury their victims according to their own traditions and customs.
OIC celebrates March 11, as a day of tolerance, following the example of the Prophet when he treated polytheists, upon entering Mecca, with mercy and pardon, saying “Go your way, for you are free” thus laying the foundations for a culture of tolerance among Muslims.
UN Special Rapporteur Ahmed Shaheed, said Islamophobia reached epidemic proportions in Europe, stressing that counter-terrorism measures are used to target Muslims and define their communities as extremely risky, he urged action to combat anti-Muslim hatred.
A group of Muslim youth in New Zealand will run ‘True Islam NZ’ campaign in early April. They will visit cities in 21 days to educate the public about true Islam, answer questions from people of other religions, and correct misconceptions about Muslims and Islam.
With a slim majority of 51.2%, Swiss voters voted in favour of Niqab ban in public. Activists said it violates Muslim women's rights. The Swiss government argued against the ban as it would reduce the number of tourists from Islamic countries.
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