British Muslims Condemn Anti-Muslim Bigotry Printed in the Daily Mail

February 22, 2014   Leading British Muslim and interfaith organisations today wrote to Paul Dacre, the Editor of the Daily Mail condemning an article by columnist Richard Littlejohn that deployed hateful Muslim stereotypes. The column purports to criticise an individual but instead uses slurs commonly found in racist and far-right websites to make its point….

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“Mosques in Italy:” The Northern League and Muslims in confrontation

January 14, 2014   On Friday January 17th laws, rights and the overall distrust. The conference is titled “the Northern League and Young Muslims in confrontation” and will take place in Bologna. The Northern League will be represented by Umberto Bosco, board member of the Emilia party. Representing the Young Muslims will be Yassine Lafram, from Turin and of Moroccan…

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Turin: Open Mosques for a Day

December 4, 2013   The places of worship are a source of wisdom , serenity and peace in which man realizes his infinite smallness. The places of worship are also spaces of encounter and confrontation between different cultures and faiths, as shown by the girls and boys in the Italian Association of Young Muslims, who…

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Jewish Leader never discussed the closure of Mosques with Mayor

November 6, 2013   The president of the Jewish community, Riccardo Pacifici, said that he never spoke with the mayor of Rome, Ignazio Marino, to discuss possibility of closing mosques in the capital. Pacifici denied rumors about the supposed encounter stating the conversation “never happened.”   AGI: http://www.agi.it/roma/notizie/201311062052-cro-rrm1056-islam_marino_pacifici_mai_parlato_di_chiudere_moschee

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Dutch Public Servant Fired for Informing on Mosque Schools

October 31, 2013   The Rotterdam public servant who told journalists that Mosques run illegal boarding schools has been fired by the city council with immediate effect. Based on confidential documents and interviews, NRC Handelsblad reported last year that mosque boarding schools exist in Rotterdam among other locations which had no licence to have children…

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