Muslim

FILED - Activists of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Sunni Deobandi political party protest in this file shot from Noivember 2, 2018, against the acquittal of Christian woman Aasia Bibi who was accused of blasphemy by a Pakistani court and received a sentence of death by hanging in 2010. Photo: -/PPI via ZUMA Wire/dpa.

World

MUSLIM EXTREMISTS

Scores arrested in Pakistan after blasphemy vigilantes lynch foreigner

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/4/21

Co-workers at a sportswear company and members of the public tortured and killed a Sri Lankan employee over allegations of blasphemy

FILED - 13 October 2021, Norway, Kongsberg: Police officers investigate the center of Kongsberg after a violent crime. Several people were killed and injured during a violent armed attack in the Norwegian town of Kongsberg on Wednesday, according to the police. Photo: Hakon Mosvold Larsen/NTB/dpa

World

MULTIPLE STABBING

Norway attacker called himself 'a Muslim' with 'a mission' in a video

The Nomad Today/dpa 10/16/21

The man has admitted the facts of what happened but does not recognize any criminal guilt, a police spokesman said

12 April 2021, Egypt, Cairo: Muslims perform the first 'Tarawih' evening prayers of the holy fasting month of Ramadan At Al-Azhar Mosque. Muslims around the world celebrate the holy month of Ramadan, the ninth and holiest month of the Islamic calendar, in which believers refrain from eating, drinking, smoking and having sex from dawn to dusk. Photo: Sayed Hassan/dpa

Finland

VANDALISM

Finland urges religious minorities to adopt security plan for facilities

The Nomad Today 7/4/21

A report from the Ministry of the Interior explains that the premises of Islamic communities are subject to a lot of vandalism, which increases the feeling of insecurity among the users

Finland

FASTING MONTH & COVID-19

Migri issues instructions for Muslim clients on celebration of Ramadan

The Nomad Today 4/14/21

"We ask all reception centre clients to cooperate with us, to be patient and stay calm," the immigration agency says.

World

RELIGION

Muslim fasting month of Ramadan starts Tuesday in many countries

The Nomad Today/dpa 4/13/21

During Ramadan, observant Muslims abstain from eating, drinking, smoking and sex from dawn to sunset.

World

US PRESIDENT

On first day Biden issues raft of orders undoing key Trump policies

The Nomad Today/dpa 1/21/21

He signed an order to rejoin the Paris climate accord and end a Trump-era policy that blocked entry of people from several Muslim-majority countries.

10 July 2020, Turkey, Istanbul: Muslims perform evening prayers in front of the Hagia Sophia museum, on the day of the court decision that revoked its status as a museum to be turned into a mosque. The former Istanbul museum will hold Muslim prayers today for the first time since it was reconverted into a mosque by a presidential decree on July 10. Photo: Yasin Akgul/dpa.

Finland

POLL

Muslims face discrimination in Europe, Foreigner.fi readers say

The Nomad Today 11/3/20

Foreigner.fi will ask a different question about Finland and Finnish lifestyle every Friday on its official Twitter account @foreignerfi

30 October 2020, Bangladesh, Dhaka: Bangladeshi Muslim protesters burn a French flag during a demonstration against French President Emmanuel Macron's comments on Islam's prophet Muhammad cartoons. Photo: Zabed Hasnain Chowdhury/dpa.

World

AGAINST MACRON

Protests intensify in Muslim world over Mohammed cartoons

The Nomad Today/dpa 10/30/20

A rally was held after prayers outside the al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem's Old City, with participants shouting, "We answer your call Mohammed," and, "A nation led by Mohammed will not kneel."

FILED - 28 September 2018, Berlin: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, attends a press conference in Berlin. Photo: Michael Kappeler/dpa

World

MAGAZINE

Erdogan to feature on cover of next Charlie Hebdo issue

The Nomad Today/dpa 10/28/20

Erdogan has been at the forefront of a wave of anger from Muslim majority countries.

24 October 2020, Palestinian Territories, Rafah: Palestinians take part in a protest against the insulting graffiti of the Islamic prophet Muhammad which was published in a French caricature magazine that has recently spread widely among the French. Photo: Mohammed Talatene/dpa.

World

OUTRAGE

Arab calls for boycott of French products after Macron's decision on cartoons

The Nomad Today/dpa 10/26/20

On Friday, the cartoons were projected onto government buildings in France, sparking outcry in the Arab world.

Turkey, Istanbul: An exterior view of the Unesco World Heritage Site Hagia Sophia museum. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has signed a decree ordering Istanbul's landmark Hagia Sophia be handed over to the country's religious authority and reopened for Islamic prayers, just over an hour after Turkey's top administrative court overturned a 1934 decree that made the Hagia Sophia a museum and symbol of secularism. Photo: Yasin Akgul/dpa

Finland

POLL

Employers should allow workers to take their own religious holidays, Foreigner.fi readers say

The Nomad Today 9/8/20

Foreigner.fi will ask its readers a different question every Friday on its official Twitter account @foreignerfi

Turkey, Istanbul: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan visits Hagia Sophia ahead of its controversial reopening as a mosque. Photo: -/Turkish Presidency/dpa

World

Hagia Sophia open for Muslim prayers after 86 years as a museum

The Nomad Today 7/24/20

The floor has been covered with a turquoise carpet chosen by Erdogan. Intricate mosaics of the Virgin Mary, baby Jesus and other Christian symbols will be veiled by curtains at prayer time. Separate…

Finland

Finnish Tatars, two centuries of Muslim faith shaped by ice and snow

The Nomad Today 8/19/19

The presence of Muslims in Finland is not a new phenomenon. Since the early 19th century, the country has its own Islamic community, the Finnish Tatars, who practice a moderate form of…