December 11, 2019 India expected to pass law approving citizenship for nearby refugees--unless they're Muslim Indian lawmakers approved legislation Wednesday granting citizenship to migrants from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan, but only if they are not Muslim.Â
October 25, 2019 Supreme Court rejects case of Christian teen forced to write Islamic conversion prayer Supreme Court rejects case of Christian Maryland student forced to write Muslim conversion prayer.
September 17, 2019 Italian solider stabbed in neck, shoulder by man carrying scissors, shouting 'Allahu Akbar' An Italian soldier was stabbed in the neck and shoulder outside a Milan train station Tuesday by a man wielding a pair of scissors and shouting “Allahu Akbar."
September 16, 2019 Sinead O'Connor says she's always been Muslim but didn't realize it Sinead O'Connor insists that she's always been Muslim — but that she only realized it recently.
August 27, 2019 Bangladesh court rules to drop 'virgin' question on marriage forms A Bangladeshi court recently ruled that women in the Muslim-majority country will no longer have to declare whether they are virgins on their marriage registration forms - a decision women's rights groups say is a step in the right direction toward gender equality. Â
August 14, 2019 Muslim cleric in Texas ordered to pay woman $2.5M in sexual exploitation lawsuit A Dallas-area Muslim cleric was ordered on Thursday to pay $2.5 million to a woman he is accused of sexually exploiting.
July 19, 2019 Spirited Debate: 2nd Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom helps form ‘extraordinary’ friendship: author The goal of the Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom is to discover ways to promote religious freedom and hold religious oppressors accountable.
June 20, 2019 Philadelphia Police Department puts 72 officers on desk duty amid investigation into anti-Muslim social media posts Philadelphia Police Commissioner Richard Ross confirmed Wednesday that seventy-two Philadelphia police officers were placed on administrative duty amid an internal investigation into alleged racist, inappropriate and anti-Muslim social media posts made by officers on the force.
June 18, 2019 Group seeks hate crime probe of Ali mural vandalism A Muslim advocacy group wants Kentucky authorities to investigate vandalism on a mural of boxing champ Muhammad Ali as a possible hate crime.
June 14, 2019 German court lifts city's ban on burkini swimsuits A German court has lifted a city's ban on the burkini, an all-encompassing swimsuit used by some Muslim women.