Abu Hamza US extradition backed by European Court

The European Court of Human Rights has backed the extradition of Abu Hamza and four other terror suspects from the UK to the US. The Strasbourg court held there would be no violation of human rights for those facing life and solitary confinement in a “supermax” prison. Judges said they would consider further the case…

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France inaugurates first official Muslim cemetery

News Agencies – February 6, 2012 France inaugurated its first municipal Muslim cemetery in the city of Strasbourg, a move hailed by Islamic leaders as a step in recognizing one of the country’s largest minority groups. Local officials and Muslim leaders attended a ceremony in the northeastern French city to launch the cemetery, which has…

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First Muslim cemetery opens in Strasbourg, France

News Agencies – January 5, 2012 The first Muslim cemetery will be inaugurated in Strasbourg on February 6, 2012. The cemetery will have place for 1000 graves. It is the first to be established by a French municipality, and was made possible by the special local laws of the region, which do not recognize separation…

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Montbeliard, France mosque damaged in attack

News Agencies – November 10, 2011 A mosque in eastern France was damaged after unknown attackers set fire to the building using a burning rubbish bin. The head of the mosque in Montbeliard, located about 170 kilometres south of Strasbourg, near the German border, discovered the fire when he arrived to open the building for…

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180 Moroccan Imams sent to France for Ramadan

Au Fait Maroc – August 26, 2011   180 imams have arrived from Morocco to assist in the gatherings around the month of Ramadan, a tradition that has taken place over a number of years according to CFCM (French Council of the Muslim Faith) leader, Mohamed Moussaoui. 25,000 copies of Qur’an edited in Morocco have…

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