The federal government this week introduced into the Parliament new legislation to outlaw the public display of “prohibited symbols”. The legislation says that there are three kinds of prohibited ...
Four years after cartoons of the prophet Muhammad set off violent protests across the Muslim world, Islamic nations are mounting a campaign for an international treaty to protect religious symbols and ...
My concern has grown over the last few years and recently cumulated to the point that I’m forced to speak my mind and say something about the unfair treatment the Islamic community must endure ...
IYADH, SAUDI ARABIA — It liberates. It represses. It is a prayer. It is a prison. It protects. It obliterates. Rarely in human history has a piece of cloth been assigned so many roles. Been embroiled ...
We can easily assert that almost all religions of the world have some particular symbols and signs that are sacred and significant to them. It could be a picture, a textual representation or an icon ...
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Pauline Hanson's recent burka stunt attracted criticism from both sides of Parliament, but a Muslim scholar and human rights adviser says it's the garment itself that's offensive. Associate Professor ...