Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from Muslim

France's Macron says schools will be 'intractable' in enforcing ban on robes often worn by Muslims

French President Emmanuel Macron says public school students won’t get past the door if they show up dressed in long robes mainly worn by Muslims

The Independent UK

Women being 'sold' at a market in Ethiopia? Not so fast

In a tweet that has gone viral, a far-right Dutch politician known for his anti-Islam stance has claimed there is a "market" in Ethiopia where Muslim women are being sold, with a video to back it up. In the images, a crowd can be seen surrounding people kneeling on the…

France 24

GPS tools, spike bars, and informer-cop nexus: Inside the world of Monu Manesar

“We have only one clarion call…If you slaughter cows, there will be hell to pay,” Monu Manesar says in a film documenting the modus operandi of the Bajrang Dal vigilante. On the run after being booked for the murder of two Muslim men in February this year, Monu is again…

Newslaundry

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Discord boiling over in Samastha over IUML dominance

Discord in Samastha Kerala Jamiyyathul Ulama, the biggest Sunni Muslim org, set to boil over. Split likely due to IUML influence & 1989 split. Samastha & IUML wrangles, CIC acrimony, SKSSF meeting rancor, leaked voice clip, Kanthapuram group's Siraj & Suprabhatham daily, Shajara group's independent stand, Kanthapuram group watching developments.

The Hindu

Mumbai: Muslim women tied rakhi to cutouts of PM Modi to celebrate Raksha Bandhan

MUMBAI: Responding to PM Narendra Modi's call to the BJP workers to reach out to "Muslim sisters" and celebrate Raksha Bandhan with them, the BJP minority morcha in the city invited over 150 women on the occasion to tie rakhi on a cutout of Modi at the BJP office in…

The Times of India

France’s abaya robe ban in schools: overreach from the state?

The abaya has “no place in schools”, according to France’s education minister, announcing a ban on the loose, dress-like garment in state schools.

The Week

World’s Most Secular Nation Pushes To Adapt Muslim Blasphemy Laws

In Sweden, disparaging Christianity has never been illegal, but Islam has proven to be a different story.

Zenger

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

‘How will I send future generations to school?’: Delhi teacher booked over ‘communal remarks’ in class

A Delhi government school teacher has been booked for allegedly passing communal slurs in a classroom in Delhi, days after another teacher was caught on camera ordering a classroom to slap a Muslim student in Uttar Pradesh.

Newslaundry

Muslim call to prayer can now be broadcast publicly in New York City without a permit

The Muslim call to prayer will ring out more freely in New York City under guidelines announced by Mayor Eric Adams

The Independent UK

Cultural garment or religious symbol? Debate over France's ban on abayas in school

The French education minister’s proposal to prohibit students from wearing abayas - full-length robes worn by some Muslim women - has been welcomed on the right as a move to protect France's secularist traditions, but it has divided the left over whether the garment is a cultural or religious symbol,…

Radio France Internationale

NHRC issues notice to Uttar Pradesh over attack on Muslim student

NHRC issues notice to UP govt over Muzaffarnagar teacher asking Hindu students to beat Muslim student.

The Hindu

Quran burning in Sweden prompts debate on the fine line between freedom of expression and incitement of hatred

The Swedish government is concerned about national security following several incidents involving the burning of the Quran that have provoked demonstrations and outrage from Muslim-majority countries.

The Conversation

Christian families in Pakistan pick up pieces after mob attack over 'blasphemy'

On August 16, a Muslim mob attacked a Christian neighbourhood of the Pakistani town of Jaranwala. Homes and churches were burned and ransacked by a crowd of hundreds that tore through the streets of the town in the eastern Punjab province. The attack happened after two Christian brothers were accused…

France 24

France Bans The Abaya In Schools: A History Of The Islamic Garment

The rationale for the ban, they said, was to stem a growing number of disputes in its secular schools

Zenger

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

The Guardian - UK

The Melilla massacre: how a Spanish enclave in Africa became a deadly flashpoint

The long read: At least 37 people were killed in June 2022 at the Morocco-Spain border, while scores more were injured. Despite the brutality and chaos, officials praised the actions of border agents

Al Jazeera

France abaya ban: ‘How far will clothes police go?’

To enforce the ban on the robes in classrooms, 14,000 educational personnel will be trained by the end of the year.

The Hindu

The Congress face of Kerala

CWC reshuffle unlikely to have major impact in Kerala, but could disturb delicate balance. Tharoor's induction likely strategic move to quell ambitions. Antony retained, Muraleedharan, Venugopal, Suresh special invitees. No new members from Christian/Muslim community. Congress must nurture Tharoor, promote a face to survive in Kerala.

The Hindu

School where Muslim student was slapped by classmates on teacher’s order remains closed for third day

FIR lodged against Alt News co-founder for disclosing identity of minor Muslim boy slapped by classmates on teacher's instructions.

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

The Independent UK

French education minister bans long robes in classrooms in effort to defend nation's secular values

France’s education minister has announced a ban on long robes in classrooms starting with the new school year, saying the garments worn mainly by Muslims are testing secularism in the nation’s schools

The Guardian - UK

France to ban girls from wearing abayas in state schools

Ban on loose-fitting dresses worn by some Muslim women provokes row over secularism

The Hindu

Pinarayi slams slapping of student in Muzaffarnagar

CM Pinarayi Vijayan slams classroom shaming of Muslim student in BJP-ruled UP. He says it erodes humanism, undermines principles of fairness and renders people cruel. Sangh Parivar seeks to divide citizens to gain political power. Kerala govt. offers assistance to victimised student, vows to protect secular values.

The Hindu

U.P. slap row: FIR lodged against Alt News co-founder

FIR lodged against Alt News co-founder for disclosing identity of minor boy slapped by classmates on teacher's instruction. Complainant Vishnu Dutt alleged Zubair shared video of incident on social media. Teacher Tripta Tyagi accused of tampering video to give communal colour. Teacher claimed she was forced to get student slapped…

Radio France Internationale

New French education minister bans abaya dresses in schools

France will ban children in state-run schools from wearing loose-fitting, full-length robes known as abayas, worn by some Muslim women. This is the first major announcement from new education minister Gabriel Attal, who spoke to French media on Sunday ahead of the back-to-school season.

Newslaundry

Zubair booked for ‘disclosing the identity’ of student slapped in UP school

Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair has been booked for allegedly disclosing the identity of a seven-year-old Muslim boy who was slapped by his classmates on the order of their teacher in a school in Muzaffarnagar district of Uttar Pradesh.

The Independent UK

France set to ban Muslim students from wearing abaya in state schools

Left-wing opposition party criticises ‘policing of clothing’ and calls minister’s announcement ‘unconstitutional’

1 … 93 94 95 96

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Bharatiya Janata Party

Amnesty International

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.