Taliban Threat Suicide Attacks in Afghanistan to Impede Mrs. Sarkozy`s Visit

    A Taliban spokesperson contacting IslamOnline.net by satellite phone claimed that the Taliban will attack in Afghanistan to impede the planned visit by French First Lady, Carla Bruni-Sarkozy. The spokesman said, “In Afghan society, an attack on a woman is considered a cowardly act. Therefore, we will not hurt her but we may carry out suicide…

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    Sweden: Goteborg Mosque Dream Come True

    GOTEBORG, Sweden – After years of praying in halls and basements, Muslims in the Swedish city of Goteborg are rejoicing as this year’s Ramadan bings them closer to their distant dream of a stately mosque with a dome and minarat. “This year’s holy month of Ramadan brought good news for us in Goteborg,” Abdulghani Hakki,…

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      Shari`ah Marriages Booming in France

      By Hadi Yahmid PARIS – Parisians are used now to seeing a decorated motorcade carrying a young Muslim groom and his bride to a mosque to tie the knot under Shari`ah terms as many Muslims are keen on striking a balance between civil and Islamic marriages. “Shari`ah-compliant marriages are booming in France,” Daw Meskin, the…

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        French Immigrants Eye Parliament

        By Hadi Yahmid PARIS – French of immigrant background are running in large numbers in the country’s cut-throat legislative race, hoping to be represented in the 577-member legislature to have their voices heard. “Candidates of immigrant background are highly tipped as possible lawmakers in an unprecedented way in French history,” candidate Malika Ahmed told IslamOnline.net…

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          French Court Backs Muslim School

          LYON – A French court in the east-central city of Lyon has overturned a decision by the city’s top educational authority to close a Muslim secondary school. “Justice is served,” the school’s principal Nazir Hakim told IslamOnline.net on Tuesday, February 20. “We were confident that the French judiciary would give us back our right to…

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