Request to increase the number of teachers of Islam in Melilla

24 May 2012 Coalition for Melilla (CPM), the main opposition party constituted by a Muslim majority, called today for an increase in the number of Islamic religious teachers who teach in inner cities of Melilla, since the actual number does not cover the demand for this type of education. At a press conference, the Deputy…

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UCIDCE requests the State to increase the teaching of Islamic religion

05/04/2012   Today, Ceuta has 14 teachers of Islam in public schools, an “insufficient” number for the Union of Islamic Communities in Ceuta, who last month met with the delegate of the Government to reactivate the request made earlier to the Spanish State to expand the teaching staff. The organization accuses the state of “violating…

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US Moves to Redefine ‘Islam’ in Official Terms

The Obama administration’s recent move to drop references to Islamic radicalism is drawing fire from counterterrorism experts who warn the decision ignores the role religion can play in motivating terrorists. In the report, due to be released this week, counterterrorism experts from the Washington Institute for Near East Policy argue that the threat from radical…

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Beneath the headscarf: a teacher’s journey into Austria’s Muslim world

(By Ben Bruce) Barbara Coudenhove-Kalergi, a well-known Austrian journalist, writes about her experiences following a year of teaching German to headscarf-wearing women in Vienna. Coudenhove-Kalergi recounts numerous anecdotes, some humorous, some wistful, as she and her Muslim students gradually get to know one another better thanks to a program called “Mama’s learning German.” Though originally…

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Is is possible to criticize Islam? Summary of a heated debate in Germany

For a few weeks now, German media have been involved in a heated debate on whether it is possible to Islam and if so, in what way. While some argue for a strong distinction of Islam and Islamism (with only the latter calling for criticism), others hold Islam responsible also for its extremist forms and…

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