Halal make-up business booming in UK
- July 19, 2010
Prime Minister Fillon Attends Mosque Opening North of Paris
- July 3, 2010
Cultural and social affairs Department OIC islamophobia Observatory
Monthly Bulletin – July 2010
1. Manifestations of Islamophobia
i) France denies citizenship to Muslim man – The French Immigration Ministry said Friday (Jul 9) that a Moroccan man who refused to shake hands with a French female official and whose wife wears the full Islamic veil had been denied French citizenship. The Ministry also [...]
Dutch Moroccans “Feel at Home”
According to a poll reported in newspaper NRC, Moroccan Dutch in the Netherlands feel more at home than Moroccans in other European countries. The poll, which canvassed 2,600 people aged 19-34, indicates 81% of young Moroccan Dutch feel at home in the Netherlands, compared with an average of 76% among Moroccans in other European countries. [...]
A Personal Quest for an Understanding of Modern Islam
Aatish Taseer is a British writer and journalist of British-Indian origin. In this interview with Richard Marcus, he talks about Islamic identity, the ailments of the Islamic world, and his most recent book, the highly acclaimed Stranger to History: A Son’s Journey through Islamic Lands.
Muslims in European public spheres and the limits of liberal theories of citizenship
Recent events in Europe, from the cartoon crisis in Denmark to the controversy over the construction of minarets in Switzerland, have brought the status of Islam in the secular public sphere to the forefront of European political debates.
Sophie Gilliat-Ray
Archaeological evidence shows there was contact between Muslims and the British Isles from the 8th century. Beginning with these historical roots, Sophie Gilliat-Ray traces the major points of encounter between Muslims and the British in subsequent centuries, and explores Muslim migration to Britain in recent times. Drawing upon sociology, anthropology, [...]
Britons link Islam with extremism, says survey
Most people in the UK associate Islam with extremism and the repression of women, a survey has suggested. The online YouGov poll found 58% of those questioned linked Islam with extremism while 69% believed it encouraged the repression of women.
The survey of 2,152 adults was commissioned by the Exploring Islam Foundation. [...]
Anti-Muslim Prejudice in the West – Past and Present, by Maleiha Malik
Maleiha Malik
This collection makes a unique contribution to the study of anti-Muslim prejudice by placing the issue in both its past and present context. The essays cover historical and contemporary subjects from the eleventh century to the present day. They examine the forms that anti-Muslim prejudice takes, the historical influences on these forms, and how they [...]