Ibraim Serif wins a European ruling protecting Muslim religious leadership

Parents challenged a school rule and disciplinary exclusions affecting pupils wearing Islamic headscarves. In Kherouaa, the Conseil d’État annulled the general prohibition and the contested...

The Council on American-Islamic Relations was founded in Washington, D.C. Its own thirtieth-anniversary account identifies 1 June 1994 as the founding date. CAIR developed legal advocacy, public...

The Indian Muslim Federation and the London Borough of Waltham Forest organized a seminar on the features and dangers of Islamophobia. The contemporary British Muslims Monthly Survey records the...

In a statement dated 14 October, the Islamic Human Rights Commission reported sit-ins by women refused registration at Istanbul University because of Islamic dress and announced campaigning to lift...

Representatives of Muslim organizations inaugurated the Muslim Council of Britain at Brent Town Hall in London. The umbrella body emerged from consultations about coordination, representation and...

The European Commission against Racism and Intolerance adopted General Policy Recommendation No. 5 on intolerance and discrimination against Muslims. It called for action against discrimination,...

The European Court of Human Rights ruled that government intervention in the leadership of Bulgaria’s Muslim community violated religious freedom and the right to an effective remedy. Fikri Sali Hasan...

The Council of the European Union adopted Directive 2000/78/EC, establishing a framework against employment discrimination on grounds including religion or belief. Its provisions on direct and...

Sikh volunteers founded the Sikh Coalition on the night of 11 September as attacks against Sikh Americans began. The organization’s history describes an emergency effort to secure protection, legal...

At the Islamic Center of Washington, President George W. Bush condemned intimidation of Muslim Americans and distinguished Islam from the perpetrators of the September attacks. The visit publicly...