Austrian presidency of the EU: Tough times ahead for Turkey
EMRE GÖNEN Austria’s Chancellor Sebastian Kurz arrives to take part in the last day of the EU leaders’ summit at the Europa building, Brussels, June 29. There are people […]
Austria Plans To Close Seven Mosques, Expel Dozens Of Imams
Source: Huffington POST VIENNA (Reuters) – Austria’s right-wing government plans to shut seven mosques and could expel dozens of imams in what it said was “just the beginning” of a […]
Four key suspects in Hungary migrant truck deaths jailed for 25 years
71 migrants died in a truck on Austrian highway in 2015 in case that sparked international revulsion By AFP – Jun 15,2018 – JORDAN TIMES The Afghan leader of four […]
Austria closes seven mosques and expels 60 Imams
By Siobhán O’Grady 1:05 Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz announced June 8 that seven mosques in his country will be shuttered and up to 40 imams expelled. (Reuters) Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz has promised a crackdown on radical Islam. On Friday, he announced that his government would shut down seven mosques and could expel […]
Austria has a problem with Muslims, not just their mosques
Suggested reading by the Muslim Times: Europeans’ Attitude Towards the Muslims: The Glass is More than Half Full Source: Daily Sabah By Yahya Bostan The mosque scandal in Rotterdam is a […]
Austrian Muslims denounce government mosque clampdown
The Austrian government has decided to shut down seven mosques and expel Turkish-funded imams. The government is shutting down a Turkish mosque and dissolving a group, which runs six mosques […]
Austria to shut seven ‘political’ mosques and expel imams
Source: BBC News Austria has said it will close down seven mosques and expel imams who it says are funded by foreign countries. Chancellor Sebastian Kurz said the move was […]
Austria to shut seven ‘political’ mosques and expel imams
Source: BBC Austria has said it will close down seven mosques and expel imams who it says are funded by foreign countries. Chancellor Sebastian Kurz said the move was a […]
From phones to hospitals, Austria plans to clamp down on refugees
Reuters International This content was published on April 18, 2018 VIENNA (Reuters) – Austria’s government is proposing to make it harder for refugees to become citizens, confiscate asylum seekers’ cash […]
Austrian PM Kurz threatens to close mosque, urges stricter funding for Muslim organizations
DAILY SABAH WITH AGENCIES ISTANBUL Austria’s Chancellor Sebastian Kurz attends a news conference after a cabinet meeting in Vienna, Austria (Reuters Photo) Austria’s anti-Turkey Chancellor Sebastian Kurz threatened […]
Austria’s government aims to ban headscarves in kindergartens
Source: Reuters International VIENNA (Reuters) – Austria’s right-wing government announced plans on Wednesday to ban girls from wearing headscarves in kindergarten and primary schools to combat what it sees as […]
Austrian full-face veil ban condemned as a failure by police
Source: The Guardian By Philip Oltermann Figures published this week show that 29 charges have been issued citing the ‘anti-face-veiling act’. Photograph: Adithya Sambamurthy/The Guardian for the Guardian An Austrian […]
Saudi-backed interfaith center boosted by crown prince’s surprising reforms
Source: Religion News Service By Tom Heneghan VIENNA (RNS) — Just over five years ago, a Saudi-financed center for interfaith relations opened in Vienna amid concern it might be a public relations […]
Austria plans to put immigration and borders at heart of EU presidency
Reuters International This content was published on March 9, 2018 Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz, Foreign Minister Karin Kneissl and EU Minister Gernot Bluemel attend a news conference in Vienna, […]
Secretive Fraternities Are Feeding Anti-Semitism in Austria
Source: The Atlantic The youth organizations can be an incubator for the far right. Members of traditional Austrian fraternities hold torches and raise their swords during a commemoration ceremony for […]
Austria’s Muslims fear being cast as threat to security
by Mersiha Gadzo Muslim worshippers gather at the IZW Viennese Islamic Center mosque two days before October’s parliamentary elections [Thomas Kronsteiner/Getty Images] Islam was mentioned a total of 21 times […]
Austrian Muslims Say Religious Intolerance Is Growing
Source: NPR By SORAYA SARHADDI NELSON Across the street from Vienna’s iconic Ferris wheel, the Schura Mosque is packed each Friday with Muslims who come to pray. It’s one of some […]
A view from Turkey: Austria, your empire disappeared long ago
EMRE GÖNEN PublishedDecember 20, 2017 Austrian foreign minister and the leader of the Austrian Peoples Party Sebastian Kurz (L) and the head of the right-wing Austrian Freedom Party Heinz-Christian Strache […]
Europe For Austria’s Muslims, country’s hard-right turn signals an ominous direction
Source: The Washington Post By Griff Witte and Luisa Beck October 20 at 5:00 AM BERLIN — A little over a century ago, the ancestors of modern Austrians were at the vanguard of religious liberty […]
Austria turns sharply to the right in an election shaped by immigration
Source: The Washington Post By Griff Witte and Luisa Beck October 16 BERLIN — Austria became the latest European country to take a sharp turn right on Sunday, with the conservative People’s Party riding a […]