• Muslim Advocacy and Organizations

    French Council of the Muslim Faith for critical internal reform

    by  • May 22, 2013 • France, Issues in Politics, Muslim Advocacy and Organizations

    French Council of the Muslim Faith 14.05.2013 Following a reformation scandal that has profoundly affected and occupied the French Council of the Muslim Faith (CFCM) over several weeks, some of its leading members have published an open letter on the organisation’s homepage, which calls for a sincere and critical reform of the CFCM. The...

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    German Islam Conference and reactions

    by  • May 22, 2013 • Discrimination and Xenophobia, Germany, Immigration and Integration, Mosques and Community Centers, Muslim Advocacy and Organizations, Security and Counterterrorism

    May 14   This year´s German Islam conference has been criticized by politicians of the opposition and Islamic associations. Minister of Interior Hans-Peter Friedrich (CSU) has been criticized for focusing the topic of the conference on extremism. Kenan Kolat who represents the Turkish community in Germany criticized the emphasis on the topic “security” at...

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    In life and words, Muslim leader bridges cultures

    by  • May 14, 2013 • Featured North America, Interfaith and Multicultural Engagement, Islamic Practice and Jurisprudence, Mosques and Community Centers, Muslim Advocacy and Organizations, Public Opinion and Islam in the Media, Special Coverage, United States

    William Suhaib Webb, imam of the Islamic Society of Boston Cultural Center in Roxbury, has been a target of conservative Muslims on the Internet, who call him a sellout, and of other critics who say he is an extremist. He has tried, for better or for worse, to respond to all of it —...

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    French Council for the Muslim Religion (CFCM): Ramadan dates fixed

    by  • May 14, 2013 • France, Islamic Practice and Jurisprudence, Muslim Advocacy and Organizations

    Liberation 09.05.2013 For the first time in France, the representatives of the Muslim community of the country have used astronomic calculations to determine the dates for the holy Islamic month of Ramadan. The French Council for the Muslim Religion (CFCM) announced that this year’s Ramadan will start on July 9 and finish with the...

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