A new Islamic Council is founded in Basque Country

Twenty four Islamic associations have founded an Islamic Council in the Basque Country on 8th of December. The Council has the aim to represent the Islamic communities and to be a unique interlocutor with the regional government. The Muslim Basque Council is open to all cultural, political and religious associations mainly composed by Muslims and…

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Professor Mohammed Arkoun: A Courageous Intellectual Who Advocated A Tolerant, Liberal and Modern Islam Died on September 14, 2010

In a tribute to the Algerian Islamic scholar Mohammed Arkoun, who died at the age of 82 in Paris, France, on Tuesday, September 14, 2010, Algeria’s Minister of Culture, Khalida Toumi, said that Professor Arkoun “believed in dialogue between cultures and civilizations of which he was an ardent activist” and “his sincerity and dedication to…

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Algeria is France’s Other Team in the 2010 World Cup

This article in Le Monde describes popular support for the Algerian team in France during the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. Of its 23 players, 17 were born in France. Controversy emerged when striker Rafik Saifi was involved in an altercation with a journalist after his team was eliminated in a 1-0 loss to…

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Paris police ban anti-Islamic street party

On June 15th 2010, Paris police banned a “pork sausage and wine” event planned for Friday night by a group protesting what it calls the “Islamisation” of a city neighborhood. The scheduled “Apero Géant” was organized on Facebook by a woman using the pseudonym Sylvie François. She told French daily Libération that she no longer…

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52 Algerian Imams Arrive in France

Bouabdallah Ghlamallah, Algerian minister of Religious Affairs, announced that fifty-two Algerian imams will be sent to France this year for an orientation mission centered on education and culture. The aim of the project is to promote Algeria’s ideas and vision vis-à-vis religion while ensuring tolerance and fighting against extremism.

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