Islam in Austria
Teacher fired in Austria for denying a Muslim woman a prayer room
The student demanded a space to pray, failed the exam and reported the teacher for Islamophobia and racism.
Feminist strike in Austria to defend the Islamic veil for children under 14
A queer feminist group is calling for an educational strike against a law that prevents girls under 14 from wearing the Muslim headscarf to school.
Austria prepares to ban Muslim Brotherhood political Islam
The Austrian government puts the Muslim Brotherhood in the spotlight and argues that religious freedom ends when equality and institutions are questioned.
An official Austrian report accuses the Muslim Brotherhood of wanting to transform democracy from within.
The 2025 security report warns of Islamist infiltration into education, youth and the country's social and political institutions.
Muslims ban pork cooking at public barbecues in Austria
Some young people claim that Muslim families kicked them out of a public barbecue area because they wanted to cook pork.
More than 40% of young Muslims in Vienna prefer Islamic law to Austrian law
42% of students in Vienna's schools are Muslim. 46% say they are willing to fight and die for Islam.
A church in Vienna appears full of graffiti in Arabic and Syrian tribal codes and not even the Church says anything
The walls of the church of St. John the Evangelist in Vienna show praises to Allah and the codes 505 and 515. Neither the institutions, nor the Church, nor the media react.
Muslim teachers refuse to shake hands with women in Vienna schools
The teachers' union warns of a rise in cases of teachers and pupils rejecting basic standards of respect and courtesy in Vienna's schools (Austria).
Austria discovers a Muslim Brotherhood infiltrator in the secret services
A secret service agent is accused of having leaked sensitive information about terrorism investigations to the Muslim Brothers.
Islamic leaders in Austria caught spending donation money on prostitutes
The complaint comes from the Turkish religious authority Diyanet, which sends imams and monitors Islamic communities in countries such as Austria.
A Muslim denounces gender discrimination because a doctor attended his wife at the Salsburg hospital.
The man complains of discrimination because his wife was attended to by a male doctor at a public centre in Austria. The hospital rejects the request.
Austrian Muslims' feelings hurt by a minister's criticism of the children's hijab.
The main Muslim organisation is upset because a minister said that the child veil is «a symbol of oppression». They denounce that the criticism violates «religious freedom».
Muslims attack a silent demonstration of Druze and Kurds in Vienna
A rally to remember Syrian Druze and Kurds killed in Syria ends with insults and threats from Muslims. Concerns about the rejection of diversity among Muslims in Europe.
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Teacher fired in Austria for denying a Muslim woman a prayer room
The student demanded a space to pray, failed the exam and reported the teacher for Islamophobia and racism.
Feminist strike in Austria to defend the Islamic veil for children under 14
A queer feminist group is calling for an educational strike against a law that prevents girls under 14 from wearing the Muslim headscarf to school.
Austria prepares to ban Muslim Brotherhood political Islam
The Austrian government puts the Muslim Brotherhood in the spotlight and argues that religious freedom ends when equality and institutions are questioned.
An official Austrian report accuses the Muslim Brotherhood of wanting to transform democracy from within.
The 2025 security report warns of Islamist infiltration into education, youth and the country's social and political institutions.
Muslims ban pork cooking at public barbecues in Austria
Some young people claim that Muslim families kicked them out of a public barbecue area because they wanted to cook pork.
More than 40% of young Muslims in Vienna prefer Islamic law to Austrian law
42% of students in Vienna's schools are Muslim. 46% say they are willing to fight and die for Islam.
A church in Vienna appears full of graffiti in Arabic and Syrian tribal codes and not even the Church says anything
The walls of the church of St. John the Evangelist in Vienna show praises to Allah and the codes 505 and 515. Neither the institutions, nor the Church, nor the media react.
Muslim teachers refuse to shake hands with women in Vienna schools
The teachers' union warns of a rise in cases of teachers and pupils rejecting basic standards of respect and courtesy in Vienna's schools (Austria).
Austria discovers a Muslim Brotherhood infiltrator in the secret services
A secret service agent is accused of having leaked sensitive information about terrorism investigations to the Muslim Brothers.
Islamic leaders in Austria caught spending donation money on prostitutes
The complaint comes from the Turkish religious authority Diyanet, which sends imams and monitors Islamic communities in countries such as Austria.
A Muslim denounces gender discrimination because a doctor attended his wife at the Salsburg hospital.
The man complains of discrimination because his wife was attended to by a male doctor at a public centre in Austria. The hospital rejects the request.
Austrian Muslims' feelings hurt by a minister's criticism of the children's hijab.
The main Muslim organisation is upset because a minister said that the child veil is «a symbol of oppression». They denounce that the criticism violates «religious freedom».