MuslimMatters In the early days of Islam, a few companions of the Prophet were fleeing persecution in Mecca and sought refuge in Abyssinia. The Christian ruler of the land, Ashama, demanded the companions to read aloud from their scripture and, when one of them recited from the sura […]
This was a public discussion-debate between one of the greatest Islamic scholars, and an atheist who was arguing against the belief in God. This is very important because one claim made against Muslims is that they’re against free speech, debate, or critiques. Yet here you have such a […]
Islamophobia Watch An academic conference tackling the alarming rise in Islamophobia in the UK has had to be relocated after the London University College hosting the event gave in to far right Islamophobes threatening to demonstrate outside the venue. Birkbeck College has withdrawn the go-ahead it originally gave for the […]
Islamophobia Watch A secularism scandal is raging in France, after a mayor in a northwestern town introduced a “pork or nothing” principle at school, even for 27 students who will get no meat substitute. The rule will apply starting from January 1 in the town of Sargé-lès-Le Mans, […]
The Local A 60-year-old Muslim woman was seriously injured after being attacked at a bank in Vienna, in an incident which appears to have been motivated by Islamophobia. Pensioner Selver S. was waiting in a queue to collect her pension at a Bawag bank branch in Schönbrunner Strasse […]
The Muslim Debate Initiative 