Berlin – After indications from district mayor Burkhard Kleinert (Left Party), the construction of a mosque in Berlin-Pankow is no longer in question. When the Ahmadiyya Muslim Union applied for a building permit, they should have recieved one immediately. The opposition to their application had no legal foundation, said Kleinert in an interview. It will…
The face Muslim women present to America is as diverse as the faith itself — and one that is changing as waves of often impoverished immigrants come to the United States. That is part of the picture that emerges from a new book shedding light on the lives of Muslim women by way of well-crafted…
Take off your f***ing burqas and get the f*** out of this country. We don’t want you in this country. Go home. These words were allegedly spoken by a middle-aged couple to a group of three young Muslim women wearing head scarves Apr. 29 at the Desert Ridge Marketplace in Scottsdale, Ariz. According to the…
Trotz der Einigung in der gro_en Koalition bleibt das Antidiskriminierungsgesetz ein Zankapfel zwischen Union und SPD. Einige unionsregierte Bundesl_nder kritisieren die Pl_ne der Regierung f_r das “Gleichbehandlungsgesetz” so massiv, da_ SPD-Generalsekret_r Hubertus Heil ein Machtwort von Kanzlerin Angela Merkel (CDU) verlangt. Der Geltungsbereich des Zivilrechts geht nun _ber die Vorgaben von Br_ssel hinaus – so…
A campaign by Muslim activists against Wachovia Corp. to protest the unexplained closing of bank accounts belonging to a Herndon-based Muslim charity is on hold pending an investigation by the bank. Any actions against the North Carolina-based bank, which has branches on the East Coast and in Texas, Mississippi and Tennessee, could include protests and…
