The Employment Equality Directive establishes protection against religious discrimination at work

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 Court of Human Rights found that Greece had violated Ibraim Serif’s religious freedom by convicting him for acting as a mufti supported by part of the Muslim community. The judgment...

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...

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...

The Center for Constitutional Rights and cooperating lawyers filed Rasul v. Bush on behalf of Guantánamo detainees. The action challenged the attempt to hold foreign prisoners outside ordinary...

Human Rights Watch published an investigation into post-September 11 hate crimes against Arabs, Muslims and people perceived to belong to those groups. It documented violence and failures in...

The Muslim Association of Britain joined the Stop the War Coalition and the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament in organizing the enormous London march against the proposed invasion of Iraq. The event...