The German government has published a comic book designed to dissuade Muslims from turning to Islamist extremism, although U.S. officials say the effectiveness of the effort is questionable. The comic was issued by the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia that seeks to educate young people about the differences between Islam and Islamic extremism and danger…
Spain has rejected an asylum request from Omar Osama bin Laden, the son of Osama bin Laden, after deciding that he did not meet the condition necessary for him to remain in the country. “The Interior Ministry has not accepted the request for asylum because this does not meet the conditions necessary for entering Spain,”…
Enes Karić is the fifth Allianz guest professor for Islamic and Jewish Studies at the Ludwig-Maximilian University in Munich during the 2008-09 winter semester. The Bosnian professor comes from a culture in which Muslims, Jews and Christians traditionally live together as good neighbors. Despite the experiences from the Balkan conflict, the peaceful interaction of different…
To Indonesian eyes, there does not seem to be anything special about the photos of soaring minarets and people praying in mosques currently on display in an auditorium in Paramadina University in South Jakarta. Indeed, they seem an everyday thing, much like what you’d see on any ordinary Friday or Islamic holiday. But the 60-odd…
Three Tunisian men accused of having terrorist ties were extradited from Britain to Milan, Italy. Italian prosecutors have accused Habib Ignaoua, Mohamed Khemiri, and Ali Chehidi of proselytizing, using politico-religious indoctrination with the aim of committing terrorist acts, facilitating illegal immigration, and creating false documents. The three men were arrested in London and Manchester in 2007,…
