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    • Thursday, 7 July, 2022
      ReviewHistory books
      Islam revisited — painting a more realistic portrait of the faith

      Two books, by Mustafa Akyol and Peter Oborne, explore the origins of Islamic doctrine and the treatment of Muslims in the west

    • Wednesday, 8 June, 2022
      Najmeh Bozorgmehr
      A new pop song represents Iran’s efforts to keep the young on side

      The Islamic republic is struggling to convince a new generation to stick with its ideology

    • Thursday, 21 April, 2022
      News in-depthFrench presidential election
      ‘A demand for dignity’: How French Muslims lost faith in Macron

      Community disappointed by president for neglecting poorer suburbs and passing divisive anti-terror laws

    • Tuesday, 19 April, 2022
      French presidential election
      Le Pen plays down Islamic headscarf ban ahead of run-off with Macron

      Far-right presidential candidate suggests plan to ban wearing of hijab in public would not be her priority

    • Friday, 15 April, 2022
      Israeli-Palestinian conflict
      Israeli security forces and Palestinian worshippers clash in Jerusalem

      Separate authorities say 150 people injured and 300 arrested at Al Aqsa Mosque as Ramadan and Jewish Passover coincide

    • Monday, 28 February, 2022
      Workplace diversity & equality
      How to support employees who find motivation in faith, not work

      Including religion in business discourse will help those Muslim workers for whom purpose is spiritual, not professional

    • Monday, 24 January, 2022
      The FT ViewThe editorial board
      Tories must show intolerance of Islamophobia

      Boris Johnson has failed to set the right tone from the top

    • Wednesday, 3 November, 2021
      French presidential election
      European video promoting ‘freedom in hijab’ pulled after Paris complaint

      Macron government and rightwing politicians fulminate against EU-funded anti-hate campaign

    • Tuesday, 7 September, 2021
      David Gardner
      Taliban victory signals a defeat for global jihadism

      But western intervention has left countries trapped in despotism, making continued instability likely

    • Thursday, 26 August, 2021
      News in-depthAfghanistan
      Afghanistan’s Shia are fearful in face of Taliban takeover

      Historic victims of persecution treat militants’ promise of tolerance with caution

    • Monday, 16 August, 2021
      News in-depthAfghanistan
      ‘No guarantee for our security’: Afghan women fear the worst under Taliban rule

      Concern grows that two decades of educational, social and political rights are about to be curtailed

    • Thursday, 29 July, 2021
      ReviewFT Books Essay
      The divided discourse around Muslims in Britain and Europe

      Three new books illustrate the wildly divergent portrayals of the practice of Islam, from fervent isolation to western assimilation

    • Tuesday, 25 May, 2021
      Conservative Party UK
      Islamophobia report highlights Conservative party’s institutional failings

      Highly critical inquiry says comments used by UK prime minister were ‘insensitive to Muslim communities’

    • Tuesday, 11 May, 2021
      Television
      TV’s new Muslim female punks: ‘They’re not having a crisis of faith’

      Nida Manzoor’s Channel 4 comedy ‘We Are Lady Parts’ is among a wave of shows casting off stereotypes and at ease with complexity

    • Wednesday, 5 May, 2021
      News in-depthFrench politics
      Plan for Strasbourg mosque creates political storm in France

      Macron’s government targets Turkish group because it refuses to back anti-extremism charter

    • Monday, 15 March, 2021
      InterviewFrench politics
      Macron’s interior minister confronts Le Pen on her own territory

      Gérald Darmanin defends crackdown on Islamists as helping save France from extreme right

    • Wednesday, 10 March, 2021
      David Gardner
      Pope and Grand Ayatollah join forces to condemn extremism

      Towering Shia and Christian spiritual leaders make a plea for pluralism in Iraq

    • Sunday, 7 March, 2021
      Switzerland
      Switzerland votes in favour of ‘burka ban’ outlawing face coverings

      Muslim groups condemn decision as referendum result shows narrow majority back proposal

    • Thursday, 11 February, 2021
      News in-depth
      Debate on Islamist extremism law exposes deep rifts in France

      Macron’s ministers say legislation is essential to curbing ‘separatism’ but critics see threat to freedom

    • Monday, 21 December, 2020
      David Gardner
      Joe Biden should learn from the Arab uprising 10 years on

      Tunisia is one of the few lasting successes but the west could help empower young populations and civil society

    • Wednesday, 16 December, 2020
      Push for homegrown imams stalls in Europe

      Muslim initiatives to curb Islamic influence from abroad hampered by political meddling and communal distrust

    • Tuesday, 15 December, 2020
      Amy Kazmin
      An Indian project to celebrate interfaith love at a hostile time

      Couples are publicly honouring their relationships to counter a growing rightwing frenzy over love-jihad

    • Monday, 14 December, 2020
      News in-depthFrench politics
      French Muslims divided over Macron’s planned law to curb Islamism

      Some say government treats them as second-class citizens while others praise crackdown on extremism

    • Wednesday, 9 December, 2020
      News in-depthFrench politics
      Macron’s government unveils law targeting Islamists

      Plan includes curbs on home schooling and ban on gender segregation at public swimming pools

    • Tuesday, 8 December, 2020
      New Zealand
      Ardern says sorry to New Zealand Muslims for mosque massacre failings

      Inquiry says authorities did not focus on rightwing terror but could not have stopped attack

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