17.06.2011 Monika Grütters, a CDU-member of the German Parliament, called Muslims in Germany to consider the social climate more strongly and respect the feelings of the majority, rather than encouraging a competition between mosques and Christian churches. Following Grütters, this is especially important in light of the problems Christian communities currently have to deal with…
February 7 2011 Many of the 450 mosques in the Netherlands have not registered with the country’s Tax Authority, and as a result, Muslims who donate money to the institutions are unable to deduct the gift from their taxes. Since 2008 mosques (like churches) have had to register as an institution for general benefit (ANBI)…
Following the mention of three Coptic churches – located in Eindhoven, Utrecht and Amsterdam- on a website considered to have links to Al Qaida, Muslim organizations in the Netherlands have denounced the threat. The Dutch Muslim Council, the Council of Moroccan Mosques in the Netherlands and the Federation of Islamic Organizations have offered protection to…
November 7 2010 The area around the Turkish mosque in Almelo was closed off Wednesday after a suspicious package was discovered next to the women’s entrance. The police were alerted and deployed the bomb disposal unit. After investigating the package they concluded that the package, which seemed to contain a detonator, did not contain any…
23 October 2010 In this article, Michael Prüller highlights the inherent problems associated with attempts to ban mosques: not only is reciprocity absurd (the lack of Christian churches in Iran should not have an impact on Indonesian Muslims in the Netherlands), but is goes against the very idea of human rights. However, he draws attention…
