Culture War Over German Identity Religious Symbols Take Center Stage
The Bavarians want crosses in public buildings, German Jews want to be able to wear kippas in public without being attacked and Muslims would like more understanding for the […]
Tory council candidate Karen Sunderland suspended for ‘Islamophobic’ tweets comparing Islam to Nazi
karen sunderland Alex Finnis Tuesday May 1st 2018 A Conservative Party candidate for the 2018 local elections has been suspended pending investigation after old tweets emerged where she compared […]
Tourism push; Swiss train named after Bollywood star Ranveer Singh
This content was published on April 30, 2018 (Switzerland Tourism/Valentin Flauraud) In a bid to attract more Indian tourists to western Switzerland, a Swiss train company has temporarily named […]
Germany’s far-right AfD helping make anti-Semitism ‘presentable’ – official
Reuters International This content was published on May 3, 2018 FILE PHOTO: Alexander Gauland attends the anti-immigration party Alternative for Germany (AfD) congress in Hanover, Germany, December 2, 2017. […]
CHF18,000 per refugee: What will new asylum seeker integration funds be spent on?
By Peter Siegenthaler This content was published on May 3, 2018 In many regions asylum seekers work as volunteers, such as in Bösingen, canton Fribourg, where not enough locals are […]
Alarm Grows In France Over Anti-Semitic Violence
Source: NPR By ELEANOR BEARDSLEY In late March, thousands of people took to the streets of Paris to protest the murder of an elderly woman whose killers may have been motivated by […]
Muslims Recoil at a French Proposal to Change the Quran
Source: The Atlantic BY KARINA PISER A manifesto published in the French daily Le Parisien on April 21—signed by some 300 prominent intellectuals and politicians, including former President Nicolas Sarkozy and former Prime Minister Manuel […]
Hungarian ruling party wants to amend constitution to ban settlement of migrants
Reuters Staff BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Hungary’s ruling Fidesz party wants to amend the constitution in order to ensure that the European Union cannot force the country to resettle migrants, the […]
Hungary Is Winning Its War on Muslim Immigrants
International pressure won’t soften Hungarian hearts. The only thing that can is evidence that aging countries need foreigners. by Leonid Bershidsky 13 April 2018, Keep out. Photographer: Attila Kisbenedek/AFP/Getty […]
Competing Visions of Islam Will Shape Europe in the 21st Century
Akbar Ahmed’s new book deals with how migration is reshaping the continent, and whether leaders can cope. The minaret of a mosque in Creteil near Paris, France Gonzalo Fuentes / […]
What effect will Ramadan have on the Champions League final?
Real Madrid vs Liverpool Salah, Mane and Can all practicing Muslims José Luis Hernández Adapted by Chris Winterburn By the time May 26 arrives, Ramadan will have been underway for […]
Mo Salah of Liverpool Breaks Down Cultural Barriers, One Goal at a Time
Source: The New York Times By RORY SMITH LIVERPOOL, England — Mohamed Salah’s routine is familiar now. As the Liverpool Football Club stadium erupts joyously around him, celebrating yet another of […]
Exeter University: ‘Why I revealed my friends’ racist WhatsApp messages’
Source: BBC News “It went from crude humour to racial slurs. Awful things were said about rape. Every group was targeted.” Exeter University student Arsalan Motavali is talking about the WhatsApp group he was in with fellow members of the university’s law society. “[The messages] started to get progressively worse […]
Catholic leaders join criticism of Bavarian crucifix order
Reuters International This content was published on April 30, 2018 7:14 PMApr 30, 2018 – 19:14 BERLIN (Reuters) – Roman Catholic leaders and other religious groups in Germany have […]
These Prominent French Figures Tried to Get Verses Removed From the Quran and Were Rejected
Source: Popsugar.com 29 April, 2018 by Najla Moussa A call to omit verses from the Quran was denounced by Al-Azhar, Egypt’s oldest university and the most renowned Islamic Studies […]
Extremism and the search for identity in the Arab world
Maria Dubovikova May 02, 2018 The 21st century is presenting Arabs with challenges that may affect their identity for many years to come. Middle Eastern scholars are concerned about how to maintain cultural identity without being dependent on the West, which has the upper hand in terms of influence thanks […]
Study: German schools need more Islamic religion classes
Source: DW A new study has found that 54,000 high school students in Germany receive Islam religion lessons — but 10 times as many would be interested. Experts say religion […]
Belgium to debate removal of abortion from penal code
Source: The Guardian Daniel Boffey in Brussels Belgian MPs are taking a major step towards the decriminalisation of abortion after a parliamentary majority emerged in favour of following France and Luxembourg […]
Cardinal George Pell trial a ‘turning point’, says survivors’ rights group
Source: The Guardian Stephanie Kirchgaessner in Rome Question in Rome is now whether Pope Francis is prepared to take tougher action against accused priests Cardinal George Pell leaves Melbourne magistrates court […]
A hopeful vision for the future of Islam in Europe
Competing Visions of Islam Will Shape Europe in the 21st Century Source: The Atlantic By David Frum Akbar Ahmed’s new book deals with how migration is reshaping the continent, and […]