by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 14, 2017 | Lifestyle & Culture
New York, London- One year ago, Denise Wallace, executive co-director of the Miss Minnesota USA pageant, received a phone call from 19-year-old Halima Aden asking if she could compete in the contest wearing her hijab. “I saw her photo, and I remember I said, ‘Wow, she...
by Michel Abu Najm | Jan 4, 2017 | Features
Paris- France’s last summer was different after it witnessed many hot political and social incidents. Following the Nice attack, celebrations of the National Day turned into a disaster. Again, the term of “Islamic terrorism” and differences between this religion and...
by James McAuley | Sep 8, 2016 | World
BORDEAUX, France — Tareq Oubrou is the leader of the Muslim community in a city famous for the earthy red wines that have made this region a household name — and that his followers are forbidden from sampling. But after three major terrorist attacks in two years and...
by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Aug 30, 2016 | Opinion
What distinguishes the west from the rest of the world is its respect for the principle of freedom; it believes in it as a culture and commits to it in constitutions that governments and citizens adhere to. For this reason, France’s highest administrative court, the...
by Khalid Yaymout | Aug 30, 2016 | Features
The case of Burkini has emerged in France after the decision to ban swimming suits worn by Muslim women in 30 municipalities in the country. This ban provoked a wide debate in France and in the worldwide media; it has also renewed arguments in Paris on secularism and...
