Tag: religious freedom

New York City to pay $17.5 million in compensation to Muslim women that were forced to remove their headscarves

New York City to pay $17.5 million in compensation to Muslim women that were forced to remove their headscarves

New York City reached a settlement in a lawsuit brought by …

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Top-rated London school taken to High Court over prayer ban

Top-rated London school taken to High Court over prayer ban

‘Britain’s strictest’ school facing judicial review after it banned pupils from …

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EU pledges €30m to protect mosques and synagogues amid hate crime rise

EU pledges €30m to protect mosques and synagogues amid hate crime rise

Tensions surrounding Israel-Hamas war has provoked rise in antisemitism and Islamophobia …

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Employees can be banned from wearing headscarves, top EU court rules

Employees can be banned from wearing headscarves, top EU court rules

Employees can be banned from wearing signs of religious belief such …

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Italian Law Sparks Outcry as Muslims Prayer Spaces Face Threat of Closure

Italian law sparks outcry as Muslims prayer spaces face threat of closure

A controversial law proposed by the ruling far-right coalition has brought …

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RFI experts join panel discussion at Notre Dame Religious Liberty Summit

On June 28-29, 2021, the inaugural Notre Dame Religious Liberty Summit was held …

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French Muslims, stigmatized by attacks, feel under pressure

The pressure rises with each gruesome attack. After three in five …

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For Italy’s Muslims, few places to pray and fewer places to bury COVID-19 dead

Before the pandemic struck, fewer than 60 of Italy’s 7,903 municipalities …

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Americans oppose religious exemptions from coronavirus-related restrictions

Few regular worshippers say their congregations are operating normally, and most …

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Supreme Court lifts ban on state aid to religious schooling

The Supreme Court made it easier for religious schools to obtain …

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Opposing church closures becomes new religious freedom cause

State and local restrictions on religious gatherings, introduced as measures to …

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Airman becomes the service’s first female Muslim chaplain candidate

Second Lt. Saleha Jabeen was commissioned Dec. 18 at the Catholic …

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