Gilles Kepel’s new book, ‘Quatre-vingt-treize’ [93] released
News Agencies – January 31, 2012 French author and scholar Gilles Kepel has released his new book, Quatre-vingt-treize, a followup to his 1987 book Banlieues de l’Islam.
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Mosque expansion planned in Calgary, Alberta
News Agencies – January 21, 2012 Calgary Muslims have found a place to worship in the downtown. The Al Madinah Calgary Islamic Centre, in the northeast neighbourhood of Falconridge, will be moving to a new location, at 421 Riverfront Ave. S.E. Iman Syed Soharwardy says the grand opening will take place Jan. 27 on Eid…
Canadian Minister Claims Wide Support for country’s ‘burqa ban’
News Agencies – January 23, 2012 A month after Canada banned Muslim women from covering their faces during citizenship ceremonies, Citizenship and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney says the policy has won widespread support. Speaking at a Muslim Canadian Congress event honouring his “courageous decision,” Mr. Kenney said polling shows that eight out of 10 Canadians…
Prison sentences set in Paris bomb plot
News Agencies – January 26, 2012 A French court has sentenced three men to between two and six years in prison for plotting to carry out a car bomb attack on a public building near the Eiffel Tower in Paris. Rany Arnaud, Nadir Badache and Adrien Guihal were arrested in December 2008 after they allegedly…
Mosque in Northern Montigny-en-Ostrevent tagged with offensive graffiti
News Agencies – January 23, 2012 Fascist graffiti were painted on the wall of a mosque that is under construction in Montigny-en-Ostrevent in Northern France. The incident is under investigation.