Norway Wants to Ban Full-Face Veils in Schools - Reports
March 26, 2018 at 10:56 AM
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The Norwegian government has sent a bill to the parliament seeking to ban full-face veils during classes and all other education-related activities in schools and universities, the Politico news outlet reported. Read More »
Israeli rabbi slammed for calling African-Americans ‘monkeys’
March 23, 2018 at 10:50 PM
A civil rights group dedicated to fighting anti-semitism has hit out at the Sephardi Chief Rabbi of Israel after he reportedly labeled black people “monkeys.” Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef made the comments during a religious sermon. Read More »
1,200 pages of 'gay' priests' explicit chats, photos given to Vatican
March 05, 2018 at 03:06 PM
A dossier, which purports to expose the double life of 34 Italian priests, has been submitted to the Vatican by the by the Archdiocese of Naples. The lawyer-turned-gay escort who compiled the list claims the clerics were all gay. Read More »
Pig’s blood & hate speech: Germany registered 950 attacks on Muslims in 2017
March 05, 2018 at 10:47 AM
The German government registered at least 950 cases of Muslims and mosques being targeted or attacked in 2017. Muslim leaders claim that the figure accounts for only a fraction of crimes committed against Muslims in Germany. Read More »
For the First Time Ever: Pakistan to Send Transgender Youth for Hajj
February 21, 2018 at 10:48 AM
This year the holiest city for Muslims, Mecca will be visited by transgender youth from Pakistan in a breakthrough event for the country aimed at improving social acceptance for people of the third sex. Read More »
Emmanuel Macron's Reform Likely Seeks to 'Organize' French Islam
February 15, 2018 at 03:24 PM
PARIS (Sputnik) - French President Emmanuel Macron's plans to conduct reforms aimed at regulating the status of Islam in the country seek to organize this religion in France, depriving it of influence from abroad, experts told Sputnik. Read More »
Chechen leader Kadyrov praises Putin’s support for Islam
January 30, 2018 at 10:57 AM
Ramzan Kadyrov has said that President Vladimir Putin stayed true to his pledge to support Muslims in Russia and around the world, adding that Western policies have only brought war and destruction to Islamic nations. Read More »
Russia to keep supporting Muslim education to tackle ‘destructive’ ideas – Putin
January 27, 2018 at 01:31 PM
Russia will continue to support Islamic education, which plays a key role in tackling the destructive ideas spread among Muslim youths in the country, President Vladimir Putin said. Read More »
God and the Machines: Internet Exposure Diminishes Religious Fundamentalism
January 17, 2018 at 10:47 AM
If you ever wondered how constant internet use affects a person’s commitment to religious beliefs – here’s the answer. Read More »
UK Top School Bans Girls Under Eight From Fasting, Wearing Hijabs in Class
January 16, 2018 at 10:23 AM
Despite one of Britain’s top primary schools calling for the government to take a firm stand on pupils wearing hijabs and fasting, it is still left to be seen if there will be national guidelines on these issues. Read More »
