Education and Schooling
More mosques to be built in France
In the next several years, the construction of large mosques will accelerate in France, in Marseille, Strasbourg, Nantes, Paris, Tours, Saint-Denis, Cergy-Pontoise, and other French locations. Le Monde suggests that approximately 200 large mosques will open, leading to the closure of 2000 small prayer rooms around the territory. At the same time, the Catholic Institute…
Home Secretary talks to youth at Luton’s Central Mosque
Home Secretary Jacqui Smith visited Luton’s Central Mosque on Monday meeting young Muslims whom she said were playing an integral part in the fight extremism. “They were proud to be Muslims and proud to be British,” she said. Her visit to Luton came in the wake of a fatal stabbing of a young man in…
‘School for all children’ – says financial backer
The man behind the bid to run north Swindon’s newest primary school as an Islamic faith school has hit back at his critics. Shahid Sahu said his detractors had not taken the time to look at the proposal and denied claims that the school would be single faith. He also revealed his plans for the…
Fraud found at 86 percent of Islamic schools
Almost 9 out of every 10 Islamic schools in the Netherlands has been found to spend government subsidies unlawfully. According to Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf, illegal spending at 86 percent of Islamic schools ranges from salaries to ‘teachers’ who were not properly trained, but often ended up being wives of management board members, and unlawful…
Iran claims links with British universities
Officials from the country’s Ministry of Science, Research and Technology said they were in talks with a number of universities in Britain, the United States and Germany. Reports from Tehran claim they will provide teaching materials and scholars after striking up deals with several unnamed institutions. Gholamreza Khajesarvi, a government official, told the Islamic Republic…