No Mosque yet: A Divided Community is the Problem

March 25, 2014   It is an uphill struggle for the Muslim community to build a place of worship in Milan, many hoped it would ready for Expo 2015, instead the building has been delayed. According to Paolo Branca, advocate and Associate Professor at the Catholic University of Milan, the real problem, rather than the…

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Knowledge on secularism diplomas awarded

10.10.2013 Liberation 28 people, including public officials, religious representatives and imams were awarded on Thursday in Lyon with a university diploma which validates their ‘knowledge on secularism’. The diploma was awarded by France’s Home Minister, Manuel Valls, who intends to expand this course to all religious representatives in the country. The course is financed by…

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Campaign against Catholic University

THE PRESS RELEASE announcing complaints against Catholic University of America for alleged bias against Muslim and women students begins with a mention of criminal charges leveled against a bishop in Kansas City for withholding information about suspected child abuse. It’s an irrelevant cheap shot. But it’s a good tipoff to the lack of substance in…

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Religions and Migrations in Southern Europe

International Conference Local Diversity and Global Challenges Religions and Migrations in Southern Europe Keynote Speakers Prof. Enzo Pace, University of Padua Religion and Migration. The Impact on the Social Change and the Social Theory Prof. Liliane Voyé, Catholic University of Louvain-la-Neuve The Images of Islam in Belgium and France September 30 – October 1 |…

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Fifty Percent of Belgians Want Headscarf Ban

One in three people in Belgium is bothered by women wearing headscarves in public spaces. Over half would prefer that they be banned in certain places. Intolerance and racism are at the root of negative views on headscarves. This was the conclusion drawn by the religious faculty’s Center for Psychology at the Catholic University of…

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