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Female Visitors Must Dress Properly The 400-year-old Mecca Masjid, in Hyderabad in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh, is one of the oldest and largest mosques in the world, let alone India. It is popular among Muslims as a place of worship. As well, with the coveted ‘heritage building’ status given its splendid architecture and rich history, [...] Objection To School Curriculum A middle school in Georgia, USA, has modified its curriculum on the Middle East after a parent complained that the material for one of his daughter’s assignments positively slanted towards Islam. The Offending Material The material used for Hal Medlin’s daughter’s 7th-grade course at Campbell Middle School included a fictitious letter from a woman in [...] Women In Burqa Must Be Searched Without Exception Last month, during the holy month of Ramadan, Pakistan saw a string of terror attacks, believed to be the consequence of the May 2 killing of Osama bin Laden, leader of al-Qaeda by members of the US Navy Seal Team 6 during a raid in Abbottabad. One of the suicide bombers [...] Sacked Professor Claims To Be Victim Of Internal Politics Did well known Professor Prahlad K Basu make “communal” remarks that led to his sacking as visiting professor by Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) or was his sacking the result of internal politics? Or was it due to pressure from some segment of the students who accused Professor Prahlad [...] “I Am Calling For Civil Disobedience” A French businessman has vowed to neutralize the law banning the wearing of the burqa in countries that banned it by setting up a fund that will pay the fines for any Muslim woman caught for wearing the prohibited garment. Calling for a civil disobedience by Muslim women, he urged them to continue [...] Passage Of The Bill Banning Full-Face Veils That Italy’s parliamentary committee has passed a bill to outlaw women from wearing full-face veils in public is of little surprise, since Belgium and France already have such a law in place. What is unusual is who sponsored the bill. The bill will be voted on by the Italian parliament [...] Lawyer Blamed Judge’s “Poor” Decision Remember 47-year old Carnita Matthews, the Muslim convert who got into trouble with police over allegations of mistreatment over her veil? Following her well publicized run-in with police, the Australia state of New South Wales pushed through legislation to empower police to demand Muslim women to unveil their faces for identification purposes. Now the lawyer for [...] The Challenge Of The Ban On The Full-Face Veil Merely 2 months after the law on wearing the full-face veil in public was passed in France, it is being challenged in court. A French Muslim couple is taking the French government to the European Court of Human Rights over France’s ban on the wearing of the niqab [...] Arrests For Unauthorized Demonstration The French authorities were on high alert for protests as the nationwide ban on the burqa (full-face veil) came into effect on April 11. So the day before, on April 10, when there was an attempt at an unauthorized demonstration in Paris, the police were able to arrest around 60 people, 19 of [...] Reason For The Judge’s Decision A Muslim woman in Australia who sought permission to keep her head and face covered while giving evidence at an upcoming trial has been denied her request because the judge said that the jury should not be impeded in its ability to assess her facial expressions to help weigh the veracity of [...] |
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