Reuters U.S.-based Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen, whom Turkish authorities accuse of orchestrating a failed coup in July, told a German newspaper that he was sure President Tayyip Erdogan was behind the putsch. Gulen said in an interview with the weekly Die Zeit that the military coup attempt Continue Reading
Factbox: Troubled Europe debates burqas, niqabs and burkinis
Restrictions on face and full-body veils are back in the spotlight in parts of Europe after some French cities banned the burkini swimsuit, saying the garment, which leaves only the face, hands and feet exposed, defies laws on secularism. A spate of attacks against civilians claimed by militant Continue Reading
At a castle in Austria, villagers and refugees celebrate Eid al-Adha
By Shadia and Nasralla An ancient castle in an Austrian village somewhere between Vienna and Hungary is not where you would expect to see an Islamic celebration. But on Thursday, Austrians in the village of Bruckneudorf came together with Syrian and Iraqi refugees to celebrate the Islamic Continue Reading