TRENTON, Canada (AA): A man who attacked a mosque in the Toronto area with an axe and planned mass casualties was sentenced to eight years in prison Tuesday. Armed with bear spray and an axe, Mohammad Moiz Omar entered the Dar Al-Tawheed Islamic Centre in Mississauga, where about 30 worshippers were performing early morning prayers […]
NEW DELHI, India – Two prominent mosques in the Indian capital, New Delhi, have been ordered to remove their structures within 15 days. According to a report by local news channel India Today, the notices were issued by the Indian Railways. The authority claimed that the land of Masjid Bachchu Shah and Masjid Takia Babbar […]
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AA) – Denmark has condemned the burning of the Muslim holy book, the Quran, calling it a shameful act. A statement from the Danish Foreign Ministry said the provocative act hurt many people and created division between different religions and cultures. It said that many Danish citizens are Muslims and they are a valued [&h...
ISTANBUL (AA) – The 57-member Islamic countries grouping on Sunday suspended the special envoy status for Sweden. The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) said the move followed repeated incidents of burning the holy book of the Quran in the European country. The extraordinary meeting of OIC members on July 2 authorized Secretary-Genera...
FAYETTE, Kentucky – A Muslim woman was reportedly forced to remove her hijab during her arrest in Fayette County in the U.S. state of Kentucky. The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) has called for an investigation into the alleged mistreatment of the girl at the Fayette County Detention Center. In a letter to Col. Scott [&hell...
BEIRUT (AA): Swedish Foreign Minister Tobias Billstrom said Sunday that his country regrets and condemns the recent attack on the Quran in Stockholm and insulting actions towards Islamic beliefs and symbols. Billstrom made the remarks in a phone call with his Lebanese counterpart Abdallah Bou Habib, according to a statement from the Lebanese M...
LONDON (AA): German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius has cancelled a trip to Iraq due to security concerns following protests in Baghdad over the desecration of the Quran, local media said Sunday. Pistorius was advised by German security officials to cancel his trip, Germany’s DPA news agency reported, citing the Defense Ministry. The decision...
STOCKHOLM (AA): The Iraqi community in Sweden held a demonstration in the capital Stockholm on Sunday calling on authorities to ban the desecration of the Quran. Gathering outside the Iraqi Embassy, protesters chanted slogans against the burning of the Muslim holy book and the Iraqi flag. The group recited verses from the Quran and performed [...
Baghdad, Iraq (AFP): Iraqi security forces on Saturday dispersed about 1,000 supporters of Moqtada Sadr who tried to march to Baghdad’s Green Zone housing foreign embassies, believing a Quran had been desecrated in Denmark. The protesters were reacting to reports of an apparent desecration of the Muslim holy book for the third time withi...
ISTANBUL (AA): Iran on Friday said it would not accept Sweden’s next ambassador to Tehran or send its own envoy to Stockholm after the most recent Quran burning in the Nordic country. “Upon the conclusion of the Swedish envoy’s tenure in Tehran, we will refrain from receiving his successor until there is a decisive action [&h...
