France’s top court rejects appeal to overturn abaya ban
The highest court on French soil ruled that the government’s controversial ban on the abaya is legal, Middle East Monitor...
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France bans Islamic dress in schools
France’s Education Minister has announced that the wearing of the abaya will be forbidden in state schools. The abaya is...
Algeria Reports Danish Minister’s Quran Apology
Algeria said on August 14 that Denmark's foreign minister apologised for the recent Quran burnings by far-right extremists in Copenhagen. A statement by...
James J. Zogby: How will Arabs vote in 2024 US elections?
Twenty years ago, in the lead-up to the 2004 elections, the Arab American Institute (AAI) hosted a Democratic presidential forum...
Libyans even divided over Ramadan crescent moon “madness”
Libyans are celebrating Islam’s Eid al-Fitr holiday – and ending their month-long Ramadan fast – on different days this year...
Algeria recovers rare Islamic manuscript from France
The Algerian Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on April 5th that authorities have been able to recover a rare, 17th-century Islamic...
Moroccan football group blocks Aboukhlal’s salafist slur
Religious extremism has raised its ugly head in the wake of the World Cup and Morocco’s impressive performance – this...
