Rasa - The Swiss parliament voted to ban Muslim women from wearing the body covering garment burqa in public on Tuesday, only a few days after a right wing politician proposed to ban the Muslim headscarf on ID and passport photos.

Rasa - Anti-Muslim hate crimes spiked in 2016 — most notably during the start of the presidential election cycle — and New York City officials hope to combat their rise through a series of public service announcements and educational workshops.

Rasa - Members of the Phoenix area's Muslim community will be watching Monday night's presidential debate closely at a watch party in Tempe.

Rasa - Muslims make up just one percent of the United States population but they could yet have a significant impact on the outcome of November’s presidential election. Donald Trump’s rhetoric, including calling for a blanket ban on all Muslims entering the country, is thought to have spurred a sharp increase in Muslims registering to vote.

Rasa - A Muslim candidate for the South Dakota state Senate says he hopes he can bring a different viewpoint to Pierre next year.

Rasa - School officials have dropped most of the Tennessee middle school social studies standards involving Islam as part of newly proposed standards.

Rasa - Two bomb attacks have hit near a mosque and a congress center in the eastern German city of Dresden, with no reports of casualties, police sources say.

Rasa - The UK government’s so-called “Prevent” policy has alienated Muslims across Britain to a point that they no longer trust the British law enforcement, says prominent Labour lawmaker Andy Burnham.

Rasa - Thousands of Saudis have signed a petition calling on the Riyadh regime to treat women as full citizens by recognizing their complete rights and ending the controversial male guardianship system.

Rasa - A Muslim woman wearing a headscarf was beaten and bitten in Vienna in what her family suspect was an Islamophobic attack.