Government grants additional listing protection to four British mosques
The government has granted protected status to two London mosques on the advice of Heritage England, in recognition of their historic, architectural and cultural importance. […]
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Denmark’s proposed face veil ban will affect 150 to 200 Muslim women
Denmark’s ruling centre-right coalition government is floating a public ban on face veils, following France and some other European countries in restricting the burqa and […]
Fresh trials raise concern about persecution of Ahmadis in Algeria
Algeria is said to be further clamping down on the religious freedoms of its Ahmadiyya minority, with new trials to take place this month, according […]
Plans to republish the violently antisemitic screeds of French author Céline cause outrage
The violently antisemitic writings of Louis-Ferdinand Céline, an author credited with revolutionising twentieth French literature and language, reflects a deeper unease about the antisemitic literary […]
Canada removes Holocaust memorial plaque that omitted Jewish victims
The Canadian government has removed a plaque from its inaugural Holocaust memorial after falling to mention antisemitism or the murder of six million Jewish people. […]
When the Islamic and Jewish New Years intersect
This year sees the alignment of main holy days in the Jewish and Islamic calendars – Rosh Hashanah, which translates as the ‘beginning of the […]
Neo-Nazis distribute menacing homophobic flyers in Southampton
Neo-Nazis distributed menacing homophobic flyers in Southampton in the days leading up to the city’s annual Pride event on August 30, a Faith Matters investigation has […]
Catholic priest resigns after allowing Ganesh Chaturthi celebration in Ceuta church
The resignation of a parish priest in the Spanish territory of Ceuta, which rests on the Moroccan Mediterranean coast, has shocked the local Hindu community, […]
Ceremony honours ‘only’ Canadian Muslim soldier killed in WW1
Canada’s first book of remembrance is also its largest. It details the names of more than 66,000 Canadians who died in World War One. Page […]
Antisemitic pensioner fined for harassing his local MP
A pensioner has been fined after sending antisemitic letters to his local MP. James Evans, 70, sent Worcester MP Robin Walker around 100 letters between […]