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🇫🇷 Le Figaro
National & Local

The Averroès Muslim School Group Demands the Right to Open a Primary School in Lille

The Averroès Muslim School Group in Lille is seeking legal permission to open a primary school, claiming opposition from local authorities is unfounded and based on suspicion.

Mar 16 • 16:21 UTC
🇭🇷 Narod.hr
National & Local

Schools in the UK: Music and Dance in Conflict with Islamic Teachings, Children's Drawings Considered Blasphemous

Local councils in the UK are advising schools on the religious sensitivities of Muslim students regarding classroom activities, particularly in art, music, and dance.

Mar 16 • 15:30 UTC
🇶🇦 Al Jazeera
National & Local

Exclusion of Islamic Schools in Texas from a $1 Billion Educational Program

Texas authorities have excluded approximately 20 Islamic schools from a $1 billion educational support program, citing ties to terrorist organizations, leading to a lawsuit from the state's Muslim community.

Mar 12 • 03:35 UTC
🇫🇮 Iltalehti
National & Local

Vantaa made a controversial move in schools – Now the Muslim community speaks out

The city of Vantaa has instituted a ban on face-covering clothing in primary schools, prompting a reaction from the local Muslim community.

Mar 11 • 15:05 UTC
🇮🇹 Il Giornale
National & Local

A mosque appears at the University of Brescia. And there is also a partition for women

The University of Brescia has transformed its meditation room into a mosque for Muslim prayers, complete with prayer carpets and a partition for gender separation during worship.

Mar 11 • 13:35 UTC
🇶🇦 Al Jazeera
National & Local

What Every Muslim Must Not Ignore in Matters of His Religion

The article discusses the essential religious knowledge every Muslim should acquire, emphasizing its importance according to Islamic scholars and historical precedence.

Mar 6 • 14:10 UTC
🇫🇮 Ilta-Sanomat
National & Local

HS: A Muslim Principal has Been Appointed for the First Time in an Espoo School

Suaad Onniselkä has been appointed as the first Muslim principal at Mainingin school in Espoo, Finland.

Feb 25 • 16:28 UTC
🇫🇮 Iltalehti
National & Local

HS: A Muslim Woman Appointed as Principal of an Espoo School

Suaad Onniselkä has been appointed as the principal of Mainingin School in Espoo, Finland, making her potentially the only Muslim principal in the country.

Feb 25 • 10:20 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
National & Local

Is a Veiled Woman Free?

The article discusses the legal and social implications of a 17-year-old Muslim girl wearing a hijab in a Spanish school amidst debates over religious freedom and secularism.

Feb 25 • 04:30 UTC
🇮🇹 Il Giornale
National & Local

Close the schools for Ramadan

A proposal from 'MuRo27', a group advocating for Muslim interests in Rome, suggests closing schools during Ramadan to accommodate the Islamic holiday amid increasing public discussions on religious observances in education.

Feb 23 • 04:00 UTC
🇮🇹 Il Giornale
National & Local

Ramadan, school closed in Pioltello for the third consecutive year

The Iqbal Masih comprehensive school in Pioltello, Italy, has announced it will close for Ramadan for the third consecutive year, citing autonomy and the majority Muslim student population as reasons for this decision.

Feb 21 • 17:59 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
National & Local

Vox launches a crusade to ban halal menu in school cafeterias

The Vox party in Spain is pushing to prohibit halal meals in school cafeterias, targeting Muslim student dietary practices after previously attempting to ban full-body veils.

Feb 20 • 04:30 UTC
🇫🇮 Iltalehti
National & Local

Yle: A new Ramadan solution at a school in Helsinki

A Helsinki school has introduced a designated area for fasting students during Ramadan to create a more comfortable environment for them.

Feb 17 • 17:45 UTC
🇫🇮 Yle Uutiset
National & Local

In Helsinki School, Up to One Hundred Young People Go to Fasting Park During Meals – Principal: We Cannot Force Anyone to Eat

During the month of Ramadan, a fasting park has been established in a Helsinki school to accommodate Muslim students who observe the fasting rules.

Feb 17 • 04:58 UTC
🇩🇪 FAZ
National & Local

Muslim-Jewish Column: A Praise for Skipping School

The article critiques the German education system's focus on punishing absent students rather than addressing deeper issues like school quality and teacher qualifications.

Feb 16 • 14:36 UTC
🇶🇦 Al Jazeera
World

Second-Class Citizens: When European Schools Punish Outstanding Muslims with Accusations of Extremism

The article examines systematic discrimination faced by Muslim students and teachers in European educational institutions, highlighting how academic excellence becomes a source of concern rather than pride, raising questions about equality in European education systems.

Feb 5 • 12:19 UTC
🇩🇪 taz
National & Local

Jewish Teacher on School Concept: "At our school, there is food that is kosher"

The Osnabrück Three-Religions School offers Christian, Jewish, and Muslim religious education to promote tolerance, and has not faced conflicts despite recent tensions.

Jan 14 • 10:27 UTC
🇮🇸 Visir
World

Fear of Islamist indoctrination in British universities

Authorities in the United Arab Emirates have halted funding for citizens to study in the UK due to concerns about exposure to indoctrination by groups like the Muslim Brotherhood, which is classified as a terrorist organization in the UAE.

Jan 10 • 20:33 UTC
🇺🇸 Fox News
World

Middle Eastern country stops sponsoring students studying in Britain over fear of radicalization: report

The United Arab Emirates has ceased financial sponsorship for students studying in the UK, citing concerns about potential radicalization linked to the Muslim Brotherhood.

Jan 10 • 14:00 UTC
🇺🇸 Fox News
World

UAE cuts funding for citizens studying in UK universities over campus radicalization fears: report

The UAE has stopped funding for its citizens studying in UK universities due to concerns about potential radicalization, amid tensions over the UK not classifying the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist group.

Jan 10 • 00:47 UTC
🇫🇷 Le Figaro
World

"Completely Crazy": The United Arab Emirates Limits Enrollment in British Universities Due to Fear of Islamist Radicalization

The United Arab Emirates is restricting enrollment in British universities out of concern for Islamist radicalization and the influence of the Muslim Brotherhood, which it has designated as a terrorist organization.

Jan 9 • 18:37 UTC
🇬🇷 Proto Thema
National & Local

The new Mufti of Didymoteicho, Emin Serif, was sworn in today in the presence of Sophia Zacharakis

Today marked the swearing-in of Emin Serif as the new Mufti of Didymoteicho, hailed as a historic day for the Greek state and the Muslim minority in Thrace by the Minister of Education.

Jan 9 • 14:49 UTC

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