Hijab

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The anti-Muslim Nile Hotel

If a Muslim cannot be treated with equality in a “Muslim” country, then how can we expect equality anywhere else? Of course, “Muslim” entails much more that one single culture,

In Egypt, female taxi drivers for women only

The Committee of Fatwas of al-Azhar, which is responsible for issuing Islamic fatwas, or decisions, said it would allow women to work as taxi drivers in the country, but only

A guide to the different types of veil

The "burqa ban" actually refers to the niqab, a veil closely associated with Wahabi traditionalists in the Arabian peninsula. FRANCE 24 looks at the different types of veil worn across

Egypt’s Islamic intellectuals condemn French Justice Minister over veil comments

Egyptian Islamic thinkers have condemned French Justice Minister Michele Alliot-Marie over comments she said on a recent television interview.

The Politics of Minaret

Europe is in the throes of an Islamophobic trend and gathering pace. The Swiss referendum coincides with the rise of far-right parties across Europe.

ISLAMOPHOBIA: INCIDENTS – article collection

ISLAMOPHOBIA - Polls, statistics, and surveys relating to Islam and Muslims - Claim That All Terrorists are Muslims Ignores History (sections on Christian extremism and terrorism and Jewish extremism and

Sawaseya demands action be taken to restore Muslim’s rights abroad.

The Sawasya Centre for human rights and anti-discrimination has condemned actions taken by a judge in Spain where he ordered a Muslim lawyer to leave the courtroom after she refused

Naomi Wolf takes on the hijab

Feminist Naomi Wolf is currently being excoriated by Western critics for a piece she wrote in support of the hijab. In a Sydney Morning Herald article entitled “Behind the Veil

Religious and Corrupt

Anyone who has visited Egypt knows the deeply religious nature of its people. Whether you have lived here for years or just stopped by to see the usual touristy stuff,