France advised against veil ban

France’s top administrative body has advised the government that any total ban on face-covering Islamic veils could be unconstitutional. The State Council also said a ban could be justified in some public places

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Nigeria PDP wants Muslim for poll

Nigeria’s ruling party wants a Muslim from the north as its candidate in next year’s presidential election, ruling out acting President Goodluck Jonathan. The People’s Democratic Party said a southern Christian had led Nigeria for eight years and that it was "proper" for a northern Muslim to do the same

India newspaper offices attacked

Two newspaper offices have been attacked in India’s Karnataka state in continuing violence over an article by Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen.

Bosnian war leader arrested in UK

A former member of Bosnia’s wartime presidency has been held at Heathrow Airport over alleged war crimes. Ejup Ganic, 63, was arrested in London after an extradition warrant was issued by Serbia, UK police said. He is accused of conspiracy to murder wounded soldiers in breach of the Geneva Convention.

Terror fight ‘will take decades’

The government’s plan to tackle violent extremism will require decades to take effect, a top police officer has said. The Prevent strategy, forged after the 2005 London bombings, aims to work with communities to avert terrorism.

I (nearly) do

By Divya Talwar BBC Asian Network BBC Asian Network has found that a growing number of young Muslims in the UK are entering marriages that are not legally recognised. This is because couples are having an Islamic wedding without the civil ceremony needed for the marriage to be recognised under British law. Shaheeda Khan married her fiance in a traditional Islamic religious ceremony, the nikah, at her home in Birmingham.

Muslims attack government silence

There is growing disenchantment at the government’s "lacklustre response" to rising anti-Islamic hostility, the Muslim Council of Britain has said. The council wrote to the Home Secretary on the "growing problem" after a march by the English Defence League (EDL). Some 1,500 EDL supporters protested against Islamic extremism in Stoke-on-Trent on Saturday.

France report backs face veil ban

A French parliamentary committee is expected to recommend a partial ban on women wearing the full Islamic veil. The committee is thought to see the burka as an affront to French values and will propose a ban in hospitals, schools and transport, AFP reports. France has been debating whether to ban the full body veil – known as the burka – with President Nicolas Sarkozy recently speaking out against them

Nigeria bodies stuffed in wells

More victims of deadly religious clashes in central Nigeria have been found, with scores of bodies found stuffed in wells and sewage pits.

‘Scores dead’ in Nigeria clashes

At least 149 people have been killed during two days of violence between Christian and Muslim gangs in the Nigerian city of Jos, officials say. Mosque workers and clerics told reporters of the deaths as they prepared for a mass burial. The clashes broke out on Sunday and have continued since, with reports of gunfire and burning buildings

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