Ofsted criticised for decision to question primary school girls wearing the hijab
The head of Ofsted says the hijab “could be interpreted as sexualisation of young girls”.
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Benoît Hamon: ‘Stop framing Islam as a problem for the Republic’
Benoît Hamon, rising favorite within the Left, spoke against certain actions taken in the fight against communitarianism: “What I do not accept, is that behind this word, communitarianism, there is a willingness to say that Islam is incompatible with the Republic. It’s not true. It’s unacceptable that we continue to make the faith of millions…
American Muslims in the 2016 Election and Beyond: Principles and Strategies for Greater Political Engagement
Muslims have yet to realize their full political potential through voting, organizing, and coalition building. More and more, however, a new generation of activists and community leaders is engaging the political process as full participants, motivated both by the desire to make a difference and a sense of civic duty. Ironically, Islamophobic rhetoric so common…
Dutch minister want to revive imam-education in the Netherlands
The Dutch Minister of Education Jet Bussemaker wants to revive the professional education for imams and mental caregivers in the Netherlands. The few educational programs that were present in the Netherlands closed down three years ago. At the behest of Bussemaker the vocational schools Inholland and Windesheim and VU University Amsterdam (VU) have initiated serious…
Majority of jihadis have mental health problems
More than half of the jihadis travelling to Syria have mental health problems. Often these problems already existed before their traveling and radicalization. In 1/5 of the cases the jihadi suffers from a serious condition, such as schizophrenia. This is the conclusion of a research on 140 documents. Thereby it is often thought that jihadi’s…