Muslim activists have expressed their strong dissatisfaction due to Switzerland coming referendum that could ban Niqab with an expected majority vote for the ban, believing it to be a first step to harassment of Muslims and growth of Islamophobia in the society.
Leaders of the Muslim community in Greece expressed their frustration because of the government refusal to permit establishing a mosque in Thessaloniki, despite going successfully through the required process. The rejection lacks clear reasons and constitutes clear discrimination against Muslims.
France begins shutting down the far-right Generation Identity movement, which is hostile to immigrants and Muslims, and raises Nazi flags, in response to political parties' demands that accused the movement of inciting hatred since its establishment in 2012.
A recent survey has shown the impact of the extreme right in Europe in 2020, showing that 1 in 3 Europeans holds negative views against Muslims. Hungary was revealed to be the country that suffers from Islamophobia the most.
After a successful experimental phase for more than 10 years, the state of Bavaria in southern Germany introduced Islam in about 350 primary and middle schools as an optional course, to join many German states that focus on equality and respect for religions.
Many Qur'an verses and Hadiths call to become closer to Allah through fasting, prayer and giving of charity during the sacred months in Islam, which are the three consecutive months: Dhu al-Qa'dah, Dhu al-Hijjah, Muharram, and the single month Rajab that is now passing by.
The BBC removed the social media interview clip with Zara Mohammed, the Secretary General of the Islamic Council in Britain, after criticisms of it being biased against Muslims. The BBC promised to diversify its staff to prevent the recurrence of such incidents.
The 27th of May, 2021 is the date chosen for the ceremony to lay the foundation stone of the "House of One" in Berlin. It is a building that will contain worship places for Muslims, Christians and Jews under one roof as a symbol of religious coexistence.
A study by Birmingham City and Nottingham Trent universities revealed that Muslim players of both genders suffer from the rise of Islamophobia, especially females who are ignored due to wearing hijab, calling for the ending of discrimination in sports.
UN Secretary-General warned that white supremacy and neo-Nazi movements are becoming a “transnational threat” after representing an internal threat in several countries. He calls for a global coordinated action to defeat this "growing danger."
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