Local chapters of the French Council for the Muslim Cult refuse reforms.

Vitre Ma Ville 16.04.2013 In an interview with the President of the Regional Council of the Muslim Cult in Bretagne (CRCM), Mustafa Aslan, he expresses  how the recent reforms made by the national chapter of the French Council for the Muslim Cult (CFCM) are rejected by a number of local chapters. The reforms do, according…

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Investigation Finds Women at Risk in Sharia Courts

7 April 2013 A Crown Prosecution Service investigation of a number of Sharia courts operating in mosques across the country found that these courts may be risking the safety of women by ruling in favor of possibly abusive husbands.

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CAIR-Chicago Wins Judgment for Muslim Center’s Freedom of Religion

The Chicago chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Chicago) today welcomed the decision by District Court Judge Rebecca Pallmeyer granting summary judgment to the civil rights organization’s client, Irshad Learning Center, an Islamic religious institution primarily serving the Iranian community. Irshad Learning Center (ILC) applied for a zoning permit to use a former school…

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In Pisa the Construction of a Mosque near the Piazza dei Miracoli on Via Libera

In Pisa a center of Muslim worship will be built on the border of the Porta a Lucca district; on private land purchased by the Islamic Community of Pisa. The mayor, Marco Filippeschi emphasizes that this construction is a positive move because the community plans “to make the center a place open to the neighborhood…

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East London Mosque opens doors to non-Muslims

A Mosque in East London is opening its doors to non-Muslims in an attempt to promote a better understanding of Islam and what goes on inside the building. Members of the local community are invited to take a look inside the mosque, observe prayers and ask questions about the religion. In response to a video…

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