Outrage over murders of women forces Turkeyโs Erdoฤan to harden laws
Rights campaigners have long suspected that combating violence against women is not a priority for the Islamist ruling party.
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Osama bin Ladenโs son gets banned from entering France
New French Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau slaps tough restriction on terror mastermind’s offspring.
Look at this photo of Ursula von der Leyenโs new team โ and tell me the EU doesnโt have a diversity problem | Shada Islam
I have seen how structural racism is embedded in the EUโs institutions. A recruitment revolution is neededAs Ursula von der Leyen sweet-talked and bullied EU leaders to send more women to Brussels over recent weeks, I kept hoping she would also make he…
Lebanon yearns for national unity as war revives specter of 1980s
Many in Lebanon are desperate not to let Israel’s attack and economic hardships reignite sectarian divisions.
Israel vows โconsequencesโ for Iran after missile barrage
Israeli PM Netanyahu said Iran โmade a big mistakeโ in attacking Israel and โwill pay for it.”
Israel risks a long fight in Lebanon
The 1982 invasion โ that turned into a long occupation โ was also originally styled as a mission to push back militants.
Brussels yawns as Europeโs populists notch yet another win
How many far-right governments need to be elected before the EU admits it has a problem?
Target Iran: Israel seizes its moment to reshape the Middle East
Prime Minister Netanyahu warns Iran’s clerics their days are numbered and boasts there is “nowhere” Israel cannot target.
Austrian parties to begin talks on forming government after far-right win
Exit polls show Freedom partyโs election gains came thanks to strong support among younger votersEurope live โ latest updatesAustriaโs main parties are preparing to begin tense wrangling to form a government amid warnings about the countryโs democracy …
Wilders and Orbรกn congratulate Austriaโs far-right Freedom party on poll success โ latest updates
Dutch and Hungarian politicians among those hailing result for pro-Kremlin, anti-Islam FPรGerman Green MEP Daniel Freund reacted to the Austrian electionโs outcome with an emoji.Hereโs an interesting graph of where the far-rightโs votes came from. Cont…
Far-right Freedom party to come first in Austrian election, first results suggest
Party projected to beat centre-right Peopleโs party by three points, surpassing expectationsPreliminary results from Austriaโs general election showed the far-right Freedom party (FPร) winning the most votes for the first time in the postwar period as …
โThis is the normalisation of racismโ: apprehension at prospect of election success for Austriaโs far right
Anti-migrant, anti-Islam FPร could emerge as most voted for party in Sundayโs parliamentary pollAfter winning the EU elections in June, Austriaโs far-right Freedom party (FPร) seized the moment, calling for the appointment of a EU โremigrationโ commiss…
Burkini ban case tossed back to Belgium by top human rights court
Body-covering swimsuits are prohibited in majority of pools across the country. Two women complained about the restriction in Antwerp.
France charges ISIS bride with crimes including genocide
Wife of a now-deceased ISIS leader is accused of enslavement, imprisonment and torture.
Austrian election offers far right a springboard back to power
A win for the Freedom Party Sunday would expand Central Europe’s Putin-friendly bloc.
Sweden says Iran behind 2023 Koran burning hacker attack
Swedish authorities accused Iran on Tuesday of being responsible for thousands of text messages sent to people in Sweden calling for revenge over the burnings of Islam’s holy book in 2023. Iran denies the accusation. FRANCE 24’s Sharon Gaffney speaks …
Sweden accuses Iran over โrevengeโ messages after 2023 Qurโan burnings
Prosecutors say Iranians hacked SMS operator to send thousands of texts whose โaim was to create divisionโSwedish prosecutors have accused Iranโs intelligence service of hacking an SMS operator in 2023 to send messages encouraging people to take reveng…
Sweden accuses Iran of cyberattack aimed at taking ‘revenge’ on Quran burning
Around 15,000 messages ‘calling for revenge’ against desecrators of Islam’s holy book were sent in the summer of 2023. Sweden’s intelligence service determined that a hacker group had been acting ‘on behalf of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard.’
Albania plans to create sovereign micro state for Sufi Muslim order
Prime Minister Edi Rama says he wants to promote tolerant Islam by creating the statelet.
Rare and ornate 14th-century Bible sells at auction for ยฃ5.3m
New owners of Shem Tov Bible, which has survived countless wars and upheavals, plan to put it on public displayA rare, ornate, talismanic and mystical Hebrew Bible that was written by an illustrious rabbi in 14th century Spain, and whose gilded and col…
Tariq Ramadan convicted of rape in Switzerland
A Swiss appeals court convicted the prominent scholar of Islam, Tariq Ramadan, of rape at the end of last month.
Tariq Ramadan convicted of rape in Switzerland
A Swiss appeals court convicted the prominent scholar of Islam, Tariq Ramadan, of rape at the end of last month.
In the UK, the multicultural model has withstood the riots
In a country where respect for multiculturalism is the norm, only the far right holds mixed identities and Islam responsible for all the ills of a white working class with a strong sense of being disadvantaged.
German former MP denounces state agencyโs videoclip as โracist trashโ
A member of the Berlin house of representatives said the cartoon video was reminiscent of the times of Nazi propaganda against Jews.
Germany to harden weapons laws and asylum rules after Solingen stabbing
Coalition government hopes tough action will prevent far-right victories in forthcoming state electionsGermanyโs fractious coalition government has announced a hard-fought compromise on changes to weapons laws and asylum rules designed to prevent Islam…
The trial of Bjรถrn Hรถcke, the โreal bossโ of Germanyโs far right
As leader of the AfDโs most radical faction, he is infamous in Germany and his critics have long accused him of using language that echoes the Nazis. This year, a court put that question to the testBjรถrn Hรถcke, a former history teacher who has become a…
Thereโs a lesson for the EU from Britainโs riots: do more to prevent hatred and division โ or violence follows | Shada Islam
With the far right making gains in elections, Europe must improve on its dismal record of tackling racism, Islamophobia and hate towards migrantsEuropean Union officials watched from the sidelines as racist violence fuelled by the far right spread acro…
The Saudi Crown Prince is Talking About An Assassination. His Own.
Many people want to kill the Saudi leader, but is he using such threats as a means to get the U.S. to pressure Israel on a future Palestinian state?
The mainstreaming of Islamophobia in the UK
Decades of hostile media rhetoric and discriminatory government policy have resulted in the normalization of Islamophobia. And the failure to tackle it guarantees weโll see a repeat of these ugly riots.
Danish far-right extremist charged over Quran burnings
Rasmus Paludan was charged with hate crime and insult by the Swedish prosecutorโs office.
UK far-right riots: everything we know
What has happened, who is behind the violence and how the UK government has responded.
The Paris Olympics may look fair and inclusive on TV. The truth is much darker | Rokhaya Diallo
From a headscarf ban for French athletes to social cleansing in the capital, these Games rest on a foundation of injusticeThe Paris Olympics opening ceremony was a stunning spectacle for global audiences, projecting an image of a proudly inclusive and …
With Britainโs far right on the march, Labour has a problem
Riots that followed the killing of three children in Southport are the latest far-right show of force confronting Britain’s new government.
UK PM vows crackdown on rioters who clashed with police after Southport stabbings
Keir Starmer said he would unleash โfull force of the lawโ against far-right protesters who โhijackedโ a memorial for the victims of an attack at a childrenโs dance event.
French athlete may swap hijab for a cap to avoid Olympic opening ceremony ban
Sounkamba Sylla reportedly reaches compromise after Franceโs strict laws on secularism threatened to bar herA French sprinter is expected to swap her headscarf for a cap in order to participate in the opening ceremony of the 2024 Olympics, in a comprom…
Trumpโs VP pick J.D. Vance called U.K. โIslamist countryโ
New Labour government figures had made overtures to Donald Trump’s running mate โ and have rejected his suggestion.
Dagestan bans niqab in response to deadly terror attacks
Move could anger some prominent Muslim figures.
Dutch right-wing government installed as Wildersโ shadow looms large
Dutch anti-Islam populist Geert Wilders saw ministers from his party sworn in for the first time ever on Tuesday (2 July), as the Netherlands’ new right-wing government was installed almost a year after the previous administration resigned.
Letโs be a bit more honest about what a โEuropean identityโ looks like
Emphasizing Europeโs โJudeo-Christianโ heritage and looking only to antiquity betrays the European project, excluding the various peoples and entities that shaped the Continent.
โHere I found respect for who I amโ: the French citizens who choose to leave
Scores of highly qualified French citizens from Muslim backgrounds have left the country in recent yearsEven as she climbed up the corporate ladder in France, Ophรฉlie Rizkiโs after-work routine remained unchanged. Each evening as she got into her car t…
โTheyโre trying to divide usโ: Muslims in France voice fears over rise of far right
People in Lyon say country at dangerous juncture in snap elections after National Rallyโs EU parliamentary gainsThey marched through the narrow streets of Lyonโs medieval old town, about three dozen of them, emboldened after the French far-right gains …
French women voters swing sharply to far right
France’s National Rally has styled itself as a defender of women’s rights โ partly by attacking its traditional bogeyman, immigration.
Populist, nativist, neofascist? A lexicon of Europeโs far right
There are numerous terms to describe the wide array of far right parties, but what do all they mean โ and do we always use the right ones?They are known, variously, as far right, national-conservative, radical right, anti-Islam, nativist, and Euroscept…
Espionage and cyberattack threat reaches new dimension in Germany, interior minister warns
Russia adjusted its intelligence strategy following the expulsion of its diplomats in 2023, Nancy Faeser said.
Here comes Europeโs โforeigners out!โ generation: Why the young vote far right
Their grandparents ushered in the sexual revolution. Today’s youth want to turn back the clock to 1950. Why?
Wilders U-turns on deputy PM nominee reportedly suspected of Mossad tiesย
The erstwhile nominee, Gidi Markuszower, complains he is being given fewer rights than the “average terrorist.”
IOC urged to help overturn French headscarves ban at Olympics
Human rights groups say prohibition has left Muslim athletes feeling โinvisibilised, excluded and humiliatedโHuman rights groups have called on the International Olympic Committee to help overturn a ban on French athletes wearing headscarves, arguing t…
French far-right alliance talks break down
Marion Marรฉchal slams Jordan Bardella after meeting goes wrong.
Der Friedenskanzler will Sicherheitskanzler werden
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The French hate Paris. Thatโs good for the far right.
Marine Le Penโs National Rally party has harnessed the countryโs widespread discontent with the elite in the capital.
As the far right surges, Europe heads toward its Donald Trump momentย
If the polls are correct, this weekโs European Parliament election will reorder the Continentโs political landscape.
Der Polizisten-Mord und die Islamismus-Debatte
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Der Polizisten-Mord und die Islamismus-Debatte
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Murder of German police officer inflames migration debate ahead of EU electionย
Focus on immigration and Islamist extremism could benefit the far right in the final days of the campaign.
Der Polizisten-Mord von Mannheim und die politischen Folgen
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Police officer dies after attack at anti-Islam rally in Germany
A 29-year-old police officer died on Sunday after being repeatedly stabbed during an attack at an anti-Islam rally in Germany.ย
Six wounded in knife attack at German anti-Islam rally
Six people were wounded in a knife attack at a far-right rally in Germany on Friday (31 May), including a prominent critic of Islam, drawing immediate condemnation from the nation’s leaders.
German anti-Islam activist injured in knife attack
The attacker stabbed several people including a policeman, before being shot by an officer.
German anti-Islam activist injured in knife attack
The attacker stabbed several people including a policeman, before being shot by an officer.
Far-right activist and others hurt in stabbing in Mannheim
Police say several people, including a far-right anti-Islam activist, were injured in the incident.
Geert Wilders eyes former spy chief Dick Schoof as Dutch prime minister
Press conference Tuesday afternoon set to herald beginning of the end of Mark Rutte’s long reign atop Dutch politics.
Iโm a brown, Muslim European. For people like me, these EU elections are terrifying | Shada Islam
EU institutions have already let people of colour down. Now the rise of the far right poses an even greater threat My inbox is inundated with messages telling me to use my vote in the European elections because if I donโt โothers will decide for youโ. …
What I got wrong about Geert Wildersโ rise
The Dutch system normalised the anti-Islam politician. Now his obsessions will become the governmentโs
How Geert Wilders turned all corners of Dutch society into far right voters
The taboo of voting for populist, anti-immigration parties is fading.
After six months, Dutch parties reach government deal
Anti-Islam populist Geert Wilders says he and three other leaders have agreed terms for a coalition.
After six months, Dutch parties reach government deal
Anti-Islam populist Geert Wilders says he and three other leaders have agreed terms for a coalition.
Far-right Geert Wilders agrees deal for Dutch coalition government
Wilders will not become next Dutch prime minister in experimental โbusiness governmentโ arrangementEurope live โ latest updatesThe Dutch far-right leader, Geert Wilders, has agreed the basis of his first rightwing coalition government in the Netherland…
Dutch far right to form coalition government
Anti-Islam firebrand Geert Wilders says negotiators have reached a deal
Far-right leader Wilders strikes a deal to form new coalition in Netherlands
Six months after winning the Netherlands national elections, far-right anti-Islam leader Geert Wilders has agreed to form a four-party coalition.
Model seeks legal advice after Salviniโs party uses image for anti-Islam poster
Anna Haholkina tells of shock and says no one from deputy Italian PMโs League sought her permissionA woman whose photograph was used in a poster campaign by Italyโs far-right League, a member of Giorgia Meloniโs ruling coalition, has said she will cons…
Germanyโs Scholz calls for โconsequencesโ following Islamist rally
Demonstrators in Hamburg called for the creation of a “caliphate,” sparking condemnation.
Iran hints it could develop nuclear weapons if Israel attacks
The Revolutionary Guards’ commander suggests Iran could review long standing “doctrine and nuclear policies.”
Iran has just strengthened Netanyahuโs hand
Israeli leader had been facing the heat over Gaza, but Tehran’s direct assault now makes it hard for allies to rein in support.
Macronโs explosive home front in the Gaza war
France’s Gaza diplomacy is also about about navigating France’s internal political and religious divisions, which have been a frequent source of domestic tensions.
What has 20 years of banning headscarves done for France? | Rokhaya Diallo
This failed policy was sold as a defence of French secularism. Instead it has opened the floodgates of intolerance and become a tool for exclusionIn the early 2000s, I decided to commit to feminism, so I joined a feminist campaigning group, convinced I…
Blood, chaos and decline: these are the fruits of unbridled western hubris | Owen Jones
The radical right is correct that the west is waning. But itโs rampant capitalism and endless wars that are causing its collapse, not โwokenessโThis century has one overarching theme: the fall of the west, that is, the US and its European allies. Every…
Eid al-Fitr celebrations around the world โ in pictures
Muslims mark the start of the three-day festival that signals the end of the holy month of Ramadan Continue reading…
Europeโs Gaza betrayal has broken the trust of millions of people in the global south | Shada Islam
By seemingly giving carte blanche to Israel, the EU has sacrificed hard-won credibility with civil society in Africa, Asia and the Middle EastThe European Unionโs failure to hold Israel to account for violations of international law in Gaza has blown a…
โSome were extremely hostileโ: how Dutch far-right figure turned to Islam
Joram van Klaveren played a key role in Geert Wildersโ Freedom party but is now actively working to counteract its messageHe was once Geert Wildersโ right-hand man, crafting Freedom party (PVV) messaging that described Islam as a โlieโ and pushed for t…
โNot even water?โ: Ramadan radio show demystifies Dutch Muslim life
All-female lineup of presenters hope to break harmful Islamic stereotypes after Geert Wildersโ election victoryAn hour before dawn in a nondescript building in Hilversum, a sleepy town half an hour south of Amsterdam, Nora Akachar grabs the microphone….
Franceโs war on woke, from the salons to the cinemas
Opposition to identity politics isnโt confined to the cultural right.
Putin the autocrat comes of age
ะขhe Moscow attack by radical Islamists could have been a wake-up call. But it doesn’t seem like it will be.
French PM backs school head who faced death threats after Muslim veil row
Gabriel Attal says state will file a complaint against student over accusation against principal who had to resign for his safetyThe French prime minister, Gabriel Attal, has defended French secularism following the resignation of a Paris school princi…
[Column] EU’s Gaza policy: boon for dictators, bad for democrats
While they woo dictators and autocrats, EU policymakers are becoming ever more estranged from the world’s democrats. The real tragedy is the erosion of one of Europe’s key assets: its huge reserves of soft power, writes Shada Islam.
Moscow schoolboys ‘saved over 100’ from attack
Teenagers Islam Khalilov and Artyom Donskoy get medals for helping people escape Friday’s massacre.
Germany arrests 2 Afghans over Swedish parliament attack plot
Pair are supporters of Islamic State, public prosecutor says.
Some advice for Russiaโs newest opposition leader
Opposition movements, especially those based abroad, rarely succeed.
Diaba Konatรฉ loves France. But a hijab ruling stops her playing there
The point guard is a talented prospect. But the French Federation of Basketballโs ban on religious headwear means she cannot play in her hometown of ParisThe energy radiating from Diaba Konatรฉ is palpable, even over our transatlantic Zoom chat. The wid…
After Geert Wilders gives up, whatโs next for the Netherlands?
Ruling with a far-right party is no longer taboo as Dutch politicians agree an outline deal.
Formation of Dutch government advances as far-right Wilders admits he canโt be PM
Four parties have agreed to pursue โextra-parliamentaryโ cabinet, says mediator overseeing tense coalition talksDutch coalition talks will move on from exploratory discussions to more concrete negotiations aimed at forming a largely technocratic govern…
Dutch anti-Islam populist Wilders abandons PM bid
His party won a dramatic victory in the 2023 elections, but talks on forming a coalition continue.
Dutch anti-Islam populist Wilders abandons PM bid
His party won a dramatic victory in the 2023 elections, but talks on forming a coalition continue.
Wilders abandons pursuit of Netherlands PM job
Coalition talks had reached impasse after other party leaders refused to support far-right election winner as prime minister.
[Opinion] Gaza is also a war on women: where are European feminists?
Despite last month’s provisional ruling by the International Court of Justice instructing Israel to stop a “plausible genocide” in Gaza, references to the terrible plight of women and girls in Gaza have been few and far between, writes Shada Islam.
Steve Bannonโs man in Italy wins fight over right-wing โgladiator schoolโ
Victorious former EU Parliament staffer said the court verdict was a blow against “politically driven” prosecutions elsewhere of Donald Trump-allied figures.
UKโs Tories tear themselves apart over Islamophobia
A row over a suspended MP has triggered a days-long debate in the governing party about anti-Muslim hatred.
Italian town in turmoil after far-right mayor bans Muslim prayers
Bangladeshi residents and others in Monfalcone say decisions to prohibit worship at cultural centres and banning burkinis at the beach is part of anti-Islam agendaThe envelope containing two partially burned pages of the Qurโan came as a shock. Until t…
Benzemaโs defamation suit against top French minister is dismissed
The French football star had filed a complaint against Franceโs Interior Minister Gรฉrald Darmanin after the politician said Benzema was linked to the Muslim Brotherhood.
My symbolic act of resistance to Geert Wildersโ anti-Islam stance | Brief letters
Learning Arabic | Breadmaking and needlepoint | Pen friends | Idle thoughts | Modelling niksenThe possibility of Geert Wildersโ party heading the new government (Report, 8 February) was sufficient reason for me to take up Arabic. The Duolingo app is of…
Russia no longer perceived as top threat by Germans
Report ahead of Munich Security Conference shows waning concern about the danger posed by Moscow across G7 countries.