Tags - Austria
The Austrian government has announced plans to shut a Saudi-funded center in Vienna over the possible execution of a teenager arrested in Saudi Arabia for participation in an anti-regime protest.
News ID: 445394 Publish Date : 2019/06/13
Austrian parliament has approved a law to ban Muslim girls from wearing headscarf in primary schools.
News ID: 444951 Publish Date : 2019/05/18
The Imam Ali (AS) Islamic Center in Vienna, Austria, has released a series of video clips introducing Islam in German.
News ID: 443223 Publish Date : 2019/01/31
Rasa - Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim has slammed Austria's decision to shut down several mosques and deport dozens of foreign-funded imams as a threat against interfaith dialogue and called for revision of the decision.
News ID: 438208 Publish Date : 2018/06/12
Erdogan:
Rasa - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has slammed Austria's decision to shut down mosques and deport imams, warning that the measure could trigger a religious war.
News ID: 438169 Publish Date : 2018/06/10
Rasa - A Catholic charity on Friday protested that Facebook had removed a page for Vienna's first baby of 2018, born to Muslim parents, which had garnered 20,000 messages of support after a rash of racist comments.
News ID: 435714 Publish Date : 2018/01/10
Rasa - A law banning Muslim women from wearing full-face veils such as burqas and niqabs in public, known popularly as the “Burqa Ban,” has taken force in Austria.
News ID: 432809 Publish Date : 2017/10/01
Rasa - A French businessman said he would pay all fines imposed on women wearing a full-face veil (niqab) in Austria under a law banning it from Oct. 1, an Austrian broadcaster reported.
News ID: 432771 Publish Date : 2017/09/29
Rasa - The far-right Freedom Party (FPOe) played on fears of a growing Muslim population in Austria on Saturday as it launched a parliamentary election campaign aimed at becoming part of the next government.
News ID: 432768 Publish Date : 2017/09/29
Report:
Rasa - Hate crimes against Muslims in Austria increased by increased 62 percent in 2016 compared to the previous year, a report has revealed.
News ID: 428560 Publish Date : 2017/03/31
Rasa - Some 3,000 Muslim women and their supporters marched in Vienna protesting government plans to impose a ban on wearing full-face veils in public places.
News ID: 427176 Publish Date : 2017/02/06
Rasa - Austria’s ruling centrist coalition has banned Muslim women from wearing full-face veils, such as burqas and niqabs, in public places like schools and courts.
News ID: 427030 Publish Date : 2017/02/01
Rasa - A group of young activists gathered in Veinna Monday to protest against a new regulation banning public servants, including teachers, from wearing headscarves.
News ID: 426627 Publish Date : 2017/01/17
Rasa - The head of Austria's far-right Freedom Party (FPO) on Saturday called for a law banning "fascistic Islam" and Muslim symbols, comparable to an existing law banning Nazi symbols, saying Islam could wipe out European society.
News ID: 426576 Publish Date : 2017/01/15
Rasa - Austria's top diplomat says he is drawing up a controversial draft law to prohibit all public servants, including school teachers, from wearing headscarves while allowing Christian symbols.
News ID: 426325 Publish Date : 2017/01/06
Rasa - Brgül Yücel is preparing to file a lawsuit against an Austrian doctor who rejected her job application because she was wearing headscarf. The headscarf, also referred to as hijab, is "a radical religious symbol" according to Dr. Anton Glöcklhofer.
News ID: 425455 Publish Date : 2016/12/02
Conservative politicians in Austria have called for a ban to be imposed on Muslim women wearing full body Hijab in what many see as a mere imitation of similar Islamophobic moves in western European countries.
News ID: 422780 Publish Date : 2016/08/18
Rouhani:
Rasa - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says “the win-win” conclusion of Iran’s nuclear talks, whose latest rounds were hosted by Austria, could pave the way for better Tehran-Vienna ties.
News ID: 2968 Publish Date : 2015/07/16