Tag: Islam
Muslim students meet sporting heroes
Federal Police have taken a group of Muslim students on a tour of Football Park in Adelaide as part of a community engagement program.[MORE]
Hamas bans lingerie displays
Gaza's Hamas rulers have ordered shops in the Palestinian enclave to cover up their mannequins in their latest campaign to enforce Islamic public morality.[MORE]
Sacked Liberal stands by anti-Muslim comments
Sacked Liberal candidate David Barker says he stands by anti-Islamic comments he made about his opponent in the Sydney seat of Chifley.[MORE]
Muslim women 'refused bus ride' over veil
A London bus company is investigating claims by two Muslim women that they were not allowed to get on a bus.[MORE]
MP seeks ban on burkas in banks
A private member's bill to ban women from wearing a burka in some circumstances in South Australia has been introduced by Independent MP Bob Such.[MORE]
Asylum issue looms again for Gillard
Julia Gillard said there was "no quick fix" to the refugee issue as officials confirmed that another boat load of asylum seekers had been detected off Christmas Island.[MORE]
Syria bans veils from universities
Syria has banned women from wearing the full face veil on the campuses of the country's universities.[MORE]
UK rules out 'rather un-British' burka ban
The British government says it won't ban the burka because to do so would be against the conventions of a "tolerant and mutually respectful society".[MORE]
Majority of Brits want burkas banned
Two-thirds of British people would support a ban on Muslim women wearing face-covering veils in public, similar to the one approved by French lawmakers this week, a poll has found.[MORE]
Brothers jailed for attack on Mohammed artist
A Swedish court has sentenced two brothers to jail for fire-bombing the home of Swedish artist Lars Vilks after he depicted Islam's Prophet Mohammed as a dog.[MORE]
French MPs vote to ban the burka
France's lower house of parliament has approved a bill to ban the wearing of full-length veils in public, with overwhelming support from MPs.[MORE]
Iran backs down on threat to stone mum
Iranian authorities say a mother-of-two who was convicted of adultery will not be stoned to death. [MORE]
Man's hand cut off for 'insulting Mohammed'
Two men have been arrested in India after a college lecturer had his hand cut off for allegedly insulting the Prophet Mohammed.[MORE]
French parliament to debate burqa ban
A bill to ban the wearing of the burqa in public will go before France's parliament tonight.[MORE]
Ponytails fail to make cut in Iran
Iran's culture ministry has given its blessing to a number of "Islamic" haircuts for men, with ponytails failing to make the list, the ILNA news agency has reported.[MORE]
Shiite leader Fadlallah dies aged 74
Lebanon's Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah has died at the age of 74.[MORE]
MP defends burka ban legislation
MP defends private member's bill which could see any face covering banned from some public buildings.[MORE]
Supporters gather as Islamic cleric deported
A large crowd turned up at Sydney airport to farewell Sydney's most senior Islamic cleric, who has been deported. [MORE]
Burka ban MP accused of chasing bigot vote
Christian Democrat MP Fred Nile succeeded in getting his bill to ban face coverings debated in the NSW Parliament last night.[MORE]
Barcelona plans Islamic veil ban
Barcelona plans to be the first large city in Spain to ban the use of the full-face Islamic veil in public buildings.[MORE]
Woman fined for erratic driving caused by veil
French police have fined a woman driver for erratic driving caused by her Islamic headscarf, just weeks after a similar incident sparked a major political row.[MORE]
Passport cancelled for 'extreme religious views'
The lawyer for an Australian woman arrested in Yemen says the Federal Government decided to cancel her passport because she held "extreme views of Islam".[MORE]
Sheikh's supporters protest against his deportation
Hundreds of protesters are travelling to Canberra to protest against the deportation of Sheikh Mansour Leghaei. [MORE]
Death row payment may save Australian man
Lawyer is confident compensation to a murder victim's family will help an Australian man avoid execution in Afghanistan.[MORE]
Pakistan bans YouTube
Pakistan has banned video-sharing website YouTube because it carries content that is supposedly un-Islamic.[MORE]
