Volunteers form the Sikh Coalition in response to the racist backlash

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...

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...

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...

Germany’s Federal Constitutional Court held that Baden-Württemberg lacked a sufficiently definite statutory basis to exclude a teacher for wearing a headscarf. Fereshta Ludin’s challenge contested the...