Tag: Islam
Before the Pride march, LGBT colors in a liberal mosque in Berlin
In Berlin, for the first time, a mosque displays the colors of the LGBT flag, on the occasion of the Pride March which will take place in a few weeks.…
Violent protests across the country after comments made about Muhammad
Demonstrations in many cities across India took place on Friday June 10 and violent clashes with law enforcement led to hundreds of arrests and two people being killed. The dismissal…
Massive protests following statements about Islam
India is in diplomatic conflict with several Muslim countries, after spokesmen for the Hindu nationalist ruling BJP party spoke out about Islam. One of the statements, which concerned the Prophet…
Indonesia, Malaysia condemn BJP spokesperson’s anti-Muslim remarks
India is facing a growing diplomatic crisis with Muslim countries. Retransmitted on television and then on the Internet, the remarks of the BJP spokesperson, Nupur Sharma, on Aisha, the wife…
Diplomatic crisis between India and the Middle East
A diplomatic crisis has emerged since this weekend between India and many countries in the Middle East – this follows remarks deemed insulting to the Prophet Muhammad, made by spokespersons…
“We are witnessing in India a trivialization of anti-Muslim violence”
With 195 million Muslims living on its soil, India is one of the countries with the highest number of Muslims in the world. Indian Muslims today constitute a beleaguered minority,…
justice orders the reopening of the great mosque of Beauvais
Last December, the prefecture of Oise, north of Paris, ordered the closure of the great mosque of Beauvais. In question, the sermons of an imam whom the Minister of the…
Singapore censors Indian film stigmatizing Kashmiri Muslims
This is a movie Singaporeans won’t see: Kashmir Files, Indian drama about the flight of members of the Hindu elite from Kashmir. It has been massively promoted by the government…
open letter asks Modi to respond to attacks on Muslims
In India, more than 100 former senior officials have just written an open letter to the Prime Minister. They ask him to react to put an end to the growing…
New clashes between Palestinians and Israelis around the al-Aqsa mosque
More than twenty people were injured, this Sunday, April 17, during clashes between Palestinians and Israelis on and around the esplanade of the Mosques, in Jerusalem. After violent clashes on…