Islamophobia in Europe

IQNA

IQNA – A proposed mosque in the Swiss village of Siebnen, canton of Schwyz, has been abandoned after intense local opposition.
News ID: 3497047    Publish Date : 2026/04/11

IQNA – It was meant to be a celebration of integration—a new mosque opening in a commuter town an hour from Barcelon
News ID: 3497015    Publish Date : 2026/04/08

IQNA – Warning of a growing pattern of far-right targeting of Muslim places of worship, a US Muslim advocacy group condemned neo-Nazi and racist vandalism incidents at mosques in Sweden and the UK, calling for swift action from European authorities.
News ID: 3496988    Publish Date : 2026/04/06

IQNA – With a new law set to prohibit headscarves for girls under 14, Austrian Muslim families report that anti-Muslim rhetoric is intensifying in schools, leading rights groups to warn that the policy is exacerbating existing discrimination.
News ID: 3496890    Publish Date : 2026/03/26

IQNA – Islam in Europe is not a temporary presence but part of the continent’s social fabric, one that forces Europe to rethink identity, citizenship and secularism.
News ID: 3496374    Publish Date : 2026/02/10

IQNA – Ten municipalities in the Netherlands have been fined a combined €250,000 for secretly gathering and analyzing data on their Muslim residents.
News ID: 3496314    Publish Date : 2026/02/06

IQNA – A man facing terrorism charges for allegedly plotting to blow up a mosque in Galway, Ireland, is to be released on bail, a judge ruled Monday.
News ID: 3496216    Publish Date : 2026/01/28

IQNA – A new law prohibiting girls under 14 from wearing headscarves in Austrian schools has sparked immediate backlash, with rights groups accusing the government of stigmatizing Muslims and overreaching into personal faith.
News ID: 3495709    Publish Date : 2025/12/12

IQNA – A Lithuanian man has been arrested in Ireland on suspicion of planning a terrorist attack on a mosque in Galway, with community officials confirming the plot involved collaboration between a Lithuanian and an Irish far-right group.
News ID: 3495376    Publish Date : 2025/11/12

IQNA – In yet another Islamophobic incident in the Netherlands, a mosque in Emmeloord, Flevoland, was targeted by racists who left a bag of shredded copies of the Quran on the doorstep.
News ID: 3495350    Publish Date : 2025/11/11

IQNA – A bill to ban face veils used for “gender or religious motives” in most public spaces has been approved by the Portuguese parliament.
News ID: 3495046    Publish Date : 2025/10/18

IQNA – Eleven individuals suspected of a series of hate-fueled incidents in the Paris area, which involved placing pig heads at mosques earlier this month, have been arrested in Serbia.
News ID: 3494812    Publish Date : 2025/09/30

IQNA – Mosques across Scotland are significantly increasing their security measures, including hiring private guards and implementing 24-hour protection, in response to a foiled terror plot and a spike in Islamophobic attacks.
News ID: 3494586    Publish Date : 2025/09/14

IQNA – A coordinated wave of hate has targeted Muslim communities in the Netherlands, with mosques receiving identical threatening letters smeared with a substance resembling blood.
News ID: 3494570    Publish Date : 2025/09/12

IQNA – The Austrian government is going to introduce a hijab ban in the country, which supporters say is not discriminatory but the fact is that the arguments used to support it are devoid of empirical support and reflect a deeply ideological and Islamophobic reading of Islam and its practices.
News ID: 3494549    Publish Date : 2025/09/09

IQNA – The outgoing mayor of Delft, a city in the western Netherlands, said she is not going to apologize for secret investigation into local mosque.
News ID: 3494461    Publish Date : 2025/09/03

IQNA – A criminal complaint has been filed by 14 Islamic groups in the Netherlands against far-right anti-Muslim politician Geert Wilders.
News ID: 3494222    Publish Date : 2025/08/12

IQNA – A mosque in Assen, northeast Netherlands, suffered a second vandalism incident in a short period.
News ID: 3494143    Publish Date : 2025/08/06

IQNA – A Spanish bishop condemned a suspected arson attack on a mosque under construction in Piera, Catalonia, offering Church resources to the Muslim community.
News ID: 3493886    Publish Date : 2025/07/18

IQNA – The Al-Azhar Observatory for Combating Extremism condemned a systematic campaign by Spain’s far-right party Vox against Hijab and Islamic education.
News ID: 3493818    Publish Date : 2025/07/13