More than 100 Canadians have donated money for airfare and exposed themselves to criminal prosecution in an effort to force Ottawa to allow a Canadian citizen to fly home from Sudan, where he’s been stranded since being labeled an al-Qaeda operative by the United Nations. Most of the 115 contributors from across Canada, including university…
Italy stated that it was pulling out of a UN conference on racism, a blow seen by many Western governments as marred by Muslim attempts to attack Israel and shield Islam from criticism. Italian foreign minister Franco Frattini also decided to postpone a trip to Iran in protest over remarks by Tehran’s leadership against Israel…
During a three-day conference sponsored by the United Nations, Islamic humanism as been one of the most popular topics at a World Philosophy Day event. “The West asks if in the future, Islam will be able to put man at the centre of the world. Therefore, is Islam capable of going from a theocentric humanism…
Members of a UN anti-racism body have called on Germany to do more to integrate foreigners. A controversial citizenship test in one German state especially caught their attention. Members of the United Nations Committee for the Eradication of Racial Discrimination (CERD) on Friday, Aug. 15, said that they were concerned about citizenship application questions targeted…
A mosque in Milan is taking an initiative to fight drug use. The mosque, in Sesto San Giovanni, together with the region’s United Nations office and the local council, is holding a seminar called Together with young people against drugs. The seminar is aimed at volunteers from local communities to take note of issues affecting…
