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Meeting of a New Body of European Imams in Belgium
The European Assembly of Imams and Spiritual Guides had their inaugural two-day conference in Brussels, Belgium on February 25-26, 2008. More than 150 Imams from 28 countries attended the event which was organized by the Federation of Islamic Organizations in Europe (FIOE). The European Assembly of Imams and Spiritual Guides stressed the importance of creating…
Ethnic Politicians Struggle in Europe; Find Hope in Obama Campaign
Barack Obama is serving as an inspiration for minority politician hopefuls in Europe, who are still struggling to achieve legitimacy and support. Minority politicians are struggling for a voice, even though their families may have immigrated generations ago. For example, in the almost 600 members of parliament in France, only one is a racial minority…
Breaking Through: Europe’s Muslim Success Stories
By Carla Power When Famile Arslan showed up for her first day of work, the receptionist pointed her toward the broom closet. “‘The cleaning supplies are over there,’” Arslan recalls being told. “I had to say, ‘No, I’m not the cleaner. I’m the lawyer.’” In fairness to the receptionist, Arslan was making history that morning,…
‘Little Mosque on the Prairie’ comedy to debut in the Netherlands, Belgium, and Switzerland
The Canadian Broadcasting Company’s sitcom Little Mosque on the Prairie will begin airing in the Netherlands, Belgium, and Switzerland later this year. Netherlands Public Broadcasting has acquired the first two seasons of the program, which will either be dubbed or subtitled, and the first two seasons are also set to air in Belgium with French…
Wikipedia defies 180,000 demands to remove images of the Prophet
Wikipedia, the free online encyclopaedia, is refusing to remove medieval artistic depictions of the Prophet Muhammad, despite being flooded with complaints from Muslims demanding the images be deleted. More than 180,000 worldwide have joined an online protest claiming the images, shown on European-language pages and taken from Persian and Ottoman miniatures dating from the 14th,…