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By Selman Aksunger AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands (AA): Hagia Sophia Mosque in Amsterdam, the Netherlands was vandalized on Sunday night, according to the National Vision Federation. The windows of the mosque, which is affiliated with the federation, were broken with a beer bottle, the federation said in a statement. Highlighting the increasing incidents of hate […]

8th Oct 2018

Netherlands: Israeli supporter attacks protestor

By Abdullah Asiran AMSTERDAM (AA):- A Dutch man carrying an Israel’s flag attacked a woman of Irish origin, who joined a demonstration in support of Palestine, in the Netherlands’ capital city on Sunday. During the demonstration staged by the Palestinian Community in the Netherlands (PGNL) in Amsetrdam’s Dam Square, the man took the Palestinian […]

21st Nov 2017

Netherlands allows police officers to wear headscarves in certain positions

By Abdullah Asiran UTRECHT, Netherlands (AA): A new ruling in the Netherlands will allow policewomen serving in certain positions to wear headscarves. The Human Rights Council ruling came Monday over a complaint by Sarah Izat, 26, a police officer who wore a headscarf, after she was dismissed over violating the dress code. The Dutch […]

22nd Aug 2017

The Netherlands: Dutch Islamic primary school targeted by extremists

By Abdullah Asiran LEIDEN, Netherlands (AA) – A Muslim children’s school in the Netherlands had its doors chained and locked by an anti-immigrant group on Sunday night, its principal told Anadolu Agency on Monday. PEGIDA claimed responsibility for the incident at the Islamic primary school in Leiden on Sunday night. Monday is the first […]

8th Mar 2017

Alienated Muslims in Europe establish their own parties

BRUSSELS, Belgium, (AA): Muslims in countries worldwide are forming their own political parties to make their voices heard and tackle their problems through political means. Europe or European territories have 11 political parties founded by Muslims or with mostly Muslim membership. Parties in France, Austria, the Netherlands, Spain, Bulgaria, and Greece were founded to counter […]

25th Jun 2015

Netherlands: Anti-Islam Dutch politician airs Muhammad cartoons on TV

[Photo: Geert Wilders, leader of the Party for Freedom (PVV), is seen during a joint press conference with Marine Le Pen (not seen), president of the National Front, in Brussels, Belgium on June 16, 2015. Photographer: Dursun Aydemir/AA] By Fatjon Prronı ANKARA (AA): A far-right Dutch politician, known for his anti-Islam antics, has aired a […]

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The Muslim News Awards for Excellence 2015 was held on March in London to acknowledge British Muslim and non-Muslim contributions to the society.

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