A Salafist imam was arrested in Brest Monday morning and should be expelled to Morocco by Monday evening. Hassan Belabid, 26 years, born in Agadir, was accused “for having encouraged discrimination and violence towards non-Muslims and women” during sermons at the mosque of Pontan_zen, a district of Brest. {(article continues below in French)} Un imam…
1905: Le D_bat Sur La La_cit_ Toujours Ouvert Mais Avec D’autres Enjeux With the rise of Islam in France, the 1905 law of la_cit_ has become a topic for debate. Muslims, the second largest religious group in France, often have a difficult time raising the funds for building mosques. Because of this, moneys are sometimes…
ITALIAN bishops gave warning yesterday against Catholics marrying Muslims, citing cultural differences and fears that children born to mixed marriages would shun Christianity. Cardinal Camillo Ruini, the president of the Italian Bishops Conference, said: In addition to the problems that any couple encounters when forming a family, Catholics and Muslims have to reckon with the…
