November 23, 2004 -

Parliament Keeps Faith With Blasphemy Law

Euro-Islam19 years ago01 mins

AMSTERDAM – The Dutch parliament has rejected a bid to scrap the prohibition on blasphemy. The motion was drawn up by MP Lousewies van der Laan of the small government party D66 last week. The move was a response to an announcement by Justice Minister Piet Hein Donner that he planned to strengthen the blasphemy…

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Switzerland: Imams Face Swiss Integration Test

Euro-Islam19 years ago14 years ago01 mins

Islamic preachers and other spiritual leaders from abroad could soon have to take courses to help them integrate better into Swiss society. The government proposal comes at a time of growing public debate about the role of Muslims in a multicultural society such as Switzerland’s. The justice ministry is planning to submit the plan to…

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