The profile of the German Muslim youth has been changed visibly. Their expectations towards their local communities, their parents and also towards their society have been changed likewise. But dangers increase on the other hand. If you neglected those young people, there might be a possibility of ending up in drugs, violence and crime. We…
The mayor of the Amsterdam neighborhood Slotervaart, Ahmed Marcouch, has said that public schools ought to offer more space for religion, particularly Islam. According to Marouch, this would take some of the burden and responsibility off of the mosque, by allowing for a more open and public practice of religion for Muslim children and young…
A shortage of teachers of Islam is leading Islamic community leaders to question the government’s commitment to the freedom of religion. In the current school year, there are only 41 Islamic teachers in Spain’s schools, compared to almost 120,000 Muslim children in Spanish schools – more than half in the North African enclaves of Melilla…
Across the United States, Muslims who are finding that a public school education clashes with religions and/or cultural traditions are turning home schooling as an alternative. Motivations range from wanting to build a solid Muslim identity away from the prejudices Muslim children may face in school, to specific concern about adolescence and teenage pressures to…
The UGT union denounced the situation faced by Muslim minors living in the La Esparanza center in Tenerife, in the town of El Rosario. The company, which manages the catering, was denounced – citing the responsibility to take into account the religious needs of minors. Among the citations included the serving of pork, instead of…
