By Affan Shaikh In a change of counterterrorism policy and Bush-era ideology, a Federal Court ruled against government ability to freeze the assets of charities according to terror financing laws without a warrant based on probable cause. The ruling, issued by Federal Judge James G. Carr of Ohio faulted the Treasury Department in its actions and also made it mandatory for the government to give organizations advanced notices for the basis of the freezing, as well as a chance to defend [...]

By Nader Nasr Hundreds of Muslims have emailed Germany’s soccer club, Schalke 04, over its anthem, which makes references to the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh). The anthem, which also caused small, temporary protests by Muslims in 1997, states in the third verse “Muhammad was a prophet who understood nothing about football [soccer]. But of all the lovely colors he chose [Schalke's] blue and white.” Muslims in Germany became aware of the anthem when it was referenced in a report by the [...]

By Zeyad Zaky Three female police officers in South Yorkshire, United Kingdom took dressed in Muslim attire as part of the “In Your Shoes” program, telegraph.co.uk reports. They went shopping in this attire in order to experience what it is like for a Muslim woman to be out in public. The officers and some Muslim women also had a chance to communicate on a more personal level. According to thestar.co.uk, the Muslim women accompanied the officers while shopping, and they [...]

By Omar Ahmad In August of 2009, a woman wearing a burkini was prevented from entering a public swimming pool in France because French pool policy does not allow “swimming while clothed”.  Although this rule was intended to promote hygiene and inhibit bacteria growth, many Muslims see this ban on burkinis as a form of religious discrimination. However, some in the French government believe this is a more serious concern; according to the Los Angeles Times, National Assembly member Andre [...]