Muhammad was the most popular baby name in Galway, Ireland’s fourth-largest city, last year, the country’s government has confirmed. A report released by Ireland’s Central Statistics Office (CSO) on Friday has revealed that “Muhammad” has risen to become the most popular name for newborn babies in one of the country’s major cities. The statistic sees Ireland join the likes of France, England,... 

A list of the most popular newborn baby boy names in the United Kingdom was recently published by a site called Babycenter. The 2019 rankings show that the name Muhammad – including its different spellings – has topped the list for the most popular baby boy names in the UK for the third consecutive year. The name Noah took second place in the 2019 ranking, while Oliver slipped from its third spot... 

Two Danish Ministries’ websites have been downed in a hacker attack following Immigration Minister Inger Støjberg’s posting highly contentious Muhammad drawings, which previously ignited Muslims’ rage across the globe. Only days after Denmark’s Immigration Minister Inger Støjberg rekindled the decade-old controversy surrounding the Muhammad cartoons, the Ministry of Immigration... 

The most popular name for baby boys in the UK is Muhammad, according to a new chart for 2014 compiled by BabyCentre. The name, also spelled as Mohammed and often given after the Muslim prophet, has seen an enormous gain in popularity, jumping 27 ranks. “Traditionally Mohammed is often given to the first-born boy in Muslim families,” managing editor at parenting website BabyCentre, Sarah Redshaw,... 

Italian feminist and former far right-wing MP Daniela Santanche has sparked a controversy after calling the Prophet Mohammed a “a polygamist and paedophile” during a TV debate. Santanche appeared on a television programme aired on the commercial channel, Canale 5 with the president of Milan’s Islamic centre, Ali Abu Schwaima, on Sunday. “Mohammed was a polygamist and a paedophile...