Religion

MUSLIMS must not wear the famous Manchester United red jersey because of the “devil” emblem on its team crest, Malaysian clerics said today. Manchester United and the rest of the English Premier League are massively […] […]

JAKARTA, INDONESIA—Indonesia’s top Islamic body declared Tuesday that Muslims can drink civet coffee — the world’s most expensive coffee, which is extracted from the dung of civet cats. A preacher recently suggested the beverage might […] […]

MADRID—Spain’s Parliament on Tuesday rejected a proposal to ban women from wearing in public places Islamic veils that reveal only the eyes. However, the Socialist government has said it favors including a ban on people […] […]

Rather than enhancing secular democracy, a ban on the veil, or niqab, diminishes it. Instead of curbing “Islamic fundamentalism,” it fans it. Far from advancing the integration of veil wearers into the mainstream, it marginalizes […] […]

GLOBAL rights monitor Human Rights Watch urged the Indian Government to crack down on village councils and local politicians linked to a spate of recent “honour” killings. The New York-based watchdog said the authorities should […] […]

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip – There are few pleasures left for Gaza’s 1.5 million people, squeezed by both a blockade and Hamas efforts to impose its strict Muslim lifestyle. And women here just lost another […] […]

MADRID—Spanish lawmakers will debate barring burqas in public, joining other European countries considering similar moves on the grounds that the body-covering garments are degrading to women, the leading opposition party said Sunday. Top officials of […] […]

THE UK immigration minister ruled out a ban on wearing the burqa in public, saying it would be “rather un-British.” Damian Green said it would be “undesirable” for parliament to try to pass such a […] […]

By Sandrea:- MY GRIPE Irrespective of what one may call these attires that concealed most of the individual that wear them, there is certainly a concerted effort across Europe to see the end of these […] […]

A Conservative MP who launched a bid to ban Muslim women from wearing the burka has said he will refuse to hold meetings with constituents wearing a face veil. Philip Hollobone’s Face Coverings (Regulation) Bill […] […]