The Dutch government agreed on Friday a total ban on the wearing of burqas and other Muslim face veils in public, justifying the move on security grounds.
Egypt's largest opposition group, the Muslim Brotherhood, has called for Culture Minister Faruq Hosni to be sacked for saying the wearing of Islamic veils was a "regressive" trend.
The NYPD is warning business owners to be on the lookout for female jihadists who can hide explosives by faking pregnancy or sweet-talk their way past security officers.
The latest allegations made by young Egyptian actress Hannan Turk against prominent actress Yusra has caused criticism to surface. Hannan, who had recently wore the Islamic headdress Hijab, stated that Yusra had repeatedly attempted to convince her to remove the Hijab.hannan
Cairo, 17 Nov. (AKI) - The parliamentary bloc of the Muslim Brotherhood has issued a statement calling on the prime minister, Ahmed Nazif, to force the resignation of the culture minister, Farouk Hosni, for his comments that the traditional Muslim veil for women "is a symbol of backwardness".
Covert preaching of banned cleric, Bakri on the internet
Bakri Mohammed is broadcasting incognito, the BBC has learned
Bakri's comments A banned cleric is still preaching support for terrorism to young British Muslims by appearing incognito on the internet, the BBC has learned.
BERLIN, Germany, November 9, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Germany’s downward spiral in population is no longer reversible, the country’s federal statistics office said Tuesday. The birthrate has dropped so low that immigration numbers cannot compensate.
LONDON: The second-highest figure in the Church of England waded into the row over Muslim veils, saying they did not conform to “norms of decency” in Britain, in a newspaper interview published on Monday. Doctor John Sentamu, the archbishop of York, questioned whether Muslim women should expect public acceptance for wearing the veil in Britain.
Amnesty International is concerned by the arrest and detention of blogger and former al-Azhar University student Abdel Karim Sulaiman Amer apparently because of his critical writings about Islam and Egypt's al-Azhar religious authorities, and the recent imprisonment of Tal’at Sadat, a member of parliament, for “spreading false rumours and insulting the armed forces".
Police arrested eight men and women Tuesday as they tried to stage a protest against the sexual harassment of women, police and political activists said.
Muslim leaders joined their Christian counterparts yesterday to launch a powerful attack on politicians and town halls that play down Christmas.They warned that attempts to remove religion from the festival were fuelling Right-wing extremism.
NEW laws to clamp down on racism are being prepared by the Government after the leader of the far-right British National Party was cleared of stirring up racial hatred by attacking Islam.
British intelligence officials believe that al-Qaida is determined to attack the UK with a nuclear weapon, it emerged yesterday. The announcement, from an officially organised Foreign Office counter-terrorism briefing for the media, was the latest in a series of bleak assessments by senior officials and ministers about the terrorist threat facing Britain.
Christian charity Samaritan's Purse fears anything relating to Jesus may offend MuslimsSo its decision to ban Jesus, God and anything else connected with its own faith has been greeted with little short of puzzlement.
The Netherlands may become the first European country to ban Muslim face veils after its government pledged yesterday to outlaw the wearing in public spaces of the niqab, or veil, and the burka, or full-length cloak covering the head.
THE leader of the far-right British National Party walked free from court overnight after being cleared on race hate charges in a re-trial.Nick Griffin, who was acquitted of using words or behaviour intended or likely to stir up racial hatred, emerged from the courthouse making the victory sign as supporters greeted him waving flags, wielding bottles of champagne and chanting "Freedom".
القاهرة: خالد محمد فى خطوة من المتوقع أن تثير جدلا كبيرا حول تلك القضية، أكد تقرير لهيئة المفوضين بمجلس الدولة المصري حق المرأة في ارتداء النقاب والدخول به الى أي مكان بدون ان يتعرض لها أحد، فيما شدد المستشار عبد القادر قنديل نائب رئيس مجلس الدولة ـ الذي أعد التقرير ـ ان النقاب زي مباحٌ للمرأة، وارتداءها له من حريتها الشخصية والعقائدية والجسدية ولا يجوز حظره أو منعه لأن في ذلك مساسا بالحرية الشخصية والعقيدية.
Bakri Mohammed is broadcasting incognito, the 
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