Tag Archives: Islam and West

To combat Islamophobia, first and foremost, we must teach Muslims to truly represent Islam...

An adviser to the European Court of Justice says companies can prohibit staff from wearing the Islamic headscarf as part of a general ban on religious and political symbols.  The tribunal is currently hearing a compensation claim from a woman who was dismissed from her job for wearing an Islamic headscarf. This is the …

A hotline set up to record of anti-Islamic physical and verbal violence in the Netherlands received 158 reports last year, according to the organization’s annual report. Most – 54 – took place in January in the wake of the attacks on the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo. There was a second …

The reasons for conversion in Cuba vary. Some people view Islam as ” more true or pure religion than others,”. Most of the images we see out of Cuba are similar — classic cars here, vibrantly colored buildings there. But Joan Alvado shows us something different. His photo series, “Cuban …

The issue of veiling has been intensively debated in Western society and has implications for religious liberty, inter-communal relationships and cultural interaction.

As Islamophobia in the U.K. increases, several organizations are taking steps to fight hate crimes against Muslims and increase public awareness on the issue

Book: “Islamophobia in the West: Measuring and Explaining Individual Attitudes” is written by Marc Helbling

Expecting Muslims to simply abandon their culture to suit Britain is “the deepest form of disrespect, said Trevor Phillips.

There are some misunderstandings about the Islamic point of view on science in works of non-Muslim scholars.

Italy’s Interior Minister Angelino Alfano on Tuesday established a council for relations with the country’s Muslims.