Category: Islam and The West
Institute for Training Imams
A dedicated training institute for imams will be opened in Strasbourg as part of an agreement between France and Turkey. From January 2013, the "Free [...]
US Critical of Veil Ban in France, Belgium
The United States has criticised France and Belgium for banning women from wearing face-covering Islamic veils in public, while
warning of growing ant [...]
ISESCO slams German Court Ruling on Blasphemy
The Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO) condemned the ruling by a court in Berlin, capital of Germany, to authorize far [...]
French Prez to Open Mosque
Said Aalla, the president of the new Mosque of Strasbourg announced to 2,500 faithful who attended Friday prayers on the first day of
Ramadan that the [...]
Religion Doesn’t Matter for voters
Most voters continue to say it is important for a president to have strong religious beliefs. But voters have limited awareness of the
religious faith [...]
The World’s Muslims: Unity and Diversity
While there is broad agreement on the core tenets of Islam, Muslims across the
39 countries and territories surveyed, differ significantly in their op [...]
Muslim-bashing Goes up on Poll eve
Muslims in Western countries say they have gotten used to the fact that as elections get closer, politicians pump up the volume of accusations against [...]
British Muslims have more sense of belonging than the whites
In a recent research entitled Understanding Society carried out by the Institute for Social and Economic Research it was found that British Muslims fe [...]
New Mosque Opens in France
A new mosque bearing the name of Moroccan King Mohamed VI was consecrated in second week of June amid praise for the cooperation of the French authori [...]
German Court Rules against Circumcision
A court in Germany has ruled that circumcision on religious grounds amounts to bodily harm, making it potentially punishable by law. Sociologist of re [...]