Iraq: ISIS lost 1 % of territory after months of airstrikes
Syria: 92 killed in military operations across country
Ukraine: 10 killed in shelling attack
Lebanon: Clashes in E Lebanon leave 5 soldiers dead
Yemen: Thousands rally against Houthis amid power struggle
Palestine: Israeli army kidnaps 4 teenagers in Hebron
Palestine: 2,500 new illegal settlements in West Bank
Palestine: Israeli army demolishes barn, tent near Ramallah
Palestine: 3 Palestinians kidnapped by Israeli soldiers nr Jerusalem
Palestine: Israeli soldiers open fire on Palestinian car near Nablus
Egypt: Young student killed in protest ahead of 2011 uprising
Palestine: Israeli navy opens fire on Gaza fishing boats
EU: Stock markets rally, euro hits lowest level against dollar in 11 years
Saudi Arabia: Salman takes Saudi throne after King Abdullah dies
Somalia: Suicide bomb attack at Mogadishu hotel claims 5 lives
UK: FM says anti-ISIS efforts could last years
Syrian National Coalition receives $6m in US aid
Yemen: President, Houthis reach agreement
Ukraine: 10 killed, dozens wounded in fresh clashes in E Ukraine
Two killed in Islamophobic attacks in Europe
A French Muslim man was stabbed to death in his own home in southern France in what a Muslim group called a “horrible Islamophobic” attack the week after France was rocked by the Charlie Hebdo killings. The attack … Continued
Niger: Four dead in Charlie Hebdo protests in Niger
Protesters apparently outraged by caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad, published in Charlie Hebdo’s first edition since the Paris attacks, have set fire to the French cultural center and three churches in Zinder, Niger. Four people were killed and … Continued
Sweden: Swedish Muslims react to new Charlie Hebdo
[Stockholm-based Muslim Selma says is saddened by the Charlie Hebdo cover. Photo: The Local] With three million copies of Charlie Hebdo’s latest issue sold out by Wednesday afternoon and two million more scheduled to be printed, The … Continued
Anger, dismay, cynicism: Muslim world responds to Charlie Hebdo
[Photo: A Turkish paper and its Charlie Hebdo supplement] The latest edition of Charlie Hebdo has sparked heated debate in the Muslim world. The main media outlets have been restrained in their response, but discussions on social … Continued
Germany: Muslim leaders rally for tolerance with Merkel
Members of the government and Muslim groups were among the many gathered at the Brandenburg Gate to promote interfaith understanding on Tuesday. “We are all Germany,” President Joachim Gauck declared in his speech. A solemn demonstration was held in … Continued
Germany: Dresden marchers to conquer xenophobia
Tens of thousands of people have marched in Dresden calling for “open mindedness and humanity.” DW’s Kate Brady was there to see how the eastern German city took a stand against the anti-Islamization PEGIDA group. Families, young couples, pensioners … Continued
Sweden: New bomb threat against Swedish mosque
Gothenburg’s main mosque was evacuated on Friday night after a bomb threat, exacerbating Swedish Muslims’ fear of reprisals following this week’s Charlie Hebdo massacre in Paris. Three mosques in Sweden have suffered arson attacks in recent weeks, even … Continued
Germany: Thousands of Germans in anti Islam protest
[10,000 anti Islam protest in Dresden on Monday Jan 5] Anti-Islamist ‘Pegida’ supporters have had to cancel their appearance in Cologne, where thousands of demonstrators showed solidarity with migrants. However, thousands of anti-Islamists showed up in the city … Continued
Sweden rallies after trio of mosque fire attacks
Thousands of people turned up to anti-racism rallies in Sweden’s major cities on Friday afternoon following three arson attacks on mosques. The crowds in Stockholm waved placards and listened to speeches from leading figures within the city’s Muslim community as … Continued
Germany: Dev Minister Müller calls for debate on anti-Islam movt
mg/cmk (AFP, dpa): German Development Minister Gerd Müller has called for a fair discussion on the protests by anti-Islam movement PEGIDA. Müller said that Germany needed to address the fears of thousands of its citizens. Development Minister Gerd Müller said … Continued
Austria: Pig’s head hung on Mosque door in Vienna
[Photo of pig’s head attached to mosque in Vienna. Photo: HaberJournal.at] The Local : In a barbaric affront to Muslim sensibilities, part of a pig’s head and some pork tripe was attached to the door of a Mosque in Vienna’s … Continued
Sweden: Imam says Islamophobia to blame for mosque fire
[Photo: Fire fighters putting down fire at Mosque in Eslov, Sweden, Photo: TT] The Local/TT/AFP: Police suspect a mosque in southern Sweden was deliberately torched on Monday, with a local imam blaming rising Islamophobia in the region. Emergency services were … Continued
Germany: Record numbers attend German anti-Islamization rally
More than 17,000 protesters rallied Monday in Dresden against the “Islamization of the Occident,” the tenth such demonstration in as many weeks. The far-right movement is becoming a problem for politicians. German society and the political establishment have for weeks … Continued
Germany: Mosque vandalised with swastikas and racist graffiti
A half-built mosque in the northwestern German town of Dormagen has been spray painted with swastikas and racist slogans. The act of vandalism comes as anti-Islamic demonstrations continue to grow across Germany. The perpetrators are reported to … Continued
Netherlands: Dutch MP calls for removal of all mosques
THE HAGUE, (Anadolu Agency): A Dutch right-wing political party has demanded Netherlands be cleared of mosques, amid an ongoing row over the integration of Muslim and Turkish minorities in the country. Machiel de Graaf, a member of Dutch anti-immigration and anti-Islam … Continued
Germany: Right wing extremists violent attack against Muslims in Cologne
Hundreds of self-proclaimed ‘hooligans’ from rival football clubs and far-right groups have held a protest against Islamists in the western German city of Cologne. Police used water cannons after scuffles broke out. There was a heavy police presence in … Continued
France: Paris opera ejects woman in niqab after cast refuses to sing
[Photo: Bastille opera house] (RT): A woman in niqab, a traditional Muslim veil, was asked to leave the opera in Paris after the cast said they wouldn’t perform if a solution wasn’t found. She had to leave the auditorium, because … Continued
Palestine: Israeli settlers torch mosque near Nablus
NABLUS, (Ma’an): Israeli settlers set fire to a mosque in the Nablus-area village of Aqraba, locals said. Ghassan Daghlas, a Palestinian official who monitors settlement activity, told Ma’an that a group of settlers broke the doors and … Continued
Australia: Dozens of anti-Muslim attacks as Islamic leaders warn of community fear
Sunday Morning Herald: Reports have emerged of Muslim women being subjected to intimidation and violence. Liberal MP Wyatt Roy and Labor’s Amanda Rishworth agree this is abhorrent. There have been at least 30 attacks on Muslims – mainly against … Continued
US: American Rabbi calls for genocide of Muslims
[Rabbi Lewis (image from Congregation Etz Chaim)] By Celine Hagbard IMEMC News: As Jewish congregations around the world gathered this past week to celebrate Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, the members of one synagogue, located near … Continued
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