Islamic Forum

Islamic Forum

US firm fined $70,000 for telling Muslim employee to shave beard

A firm in the United States, Blackwell Security Services Inc., will pay $70,000 and provide other relief to settle a religious discrimination lawsuit

Swedish ombudsman rules against doctor who forced Muslim woman to remove hijab

Sweden’s Equality Ombudsman has ruled in favour of a Muslim woman who complained that she was forced to take off her headscarf by a doctor at a health

Discrimination against hijab persists despite S/Court verdict – Muslim women

A coalition of Islamic organisations in Nigeria has for the umpteenth time decried the discrimination and persecution of Muslim women and girls over t

Jigawa approves N532m for construction of 132 Islamic schools

The Jigawa State Government has approved N532 million for the construction of classrooms in 132 Islamic schools across the state. The Commissioner for

Cleric seeks law to criminalise abandonment of family responsibilities

Dr Ridwan Jamiu, Chief of Imam of the Lekki Muslim Ummah (LEMU) Lagos, has called for the enactment of a law to prohibit men from abandoning their obl