January 16, 2007 -

First Public Place named after a Muslim

Euro-Islam17 years ago01 mins

For the first time Austria has named a public place after a Muslim. The entrance to UN-City in Vienna will be named “Muhammad-Asad-Platz in spring. City officials declared that their decision should symbolize that Vienna is multicultural and a city which had always had Muslim life.

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The Veil Remains Forbidden for Bavarian Teachers

Euro-Islam17 years ago02 mins

The Islamic veil remains forbidden for Bavarian teachers. On Monday January 15, in Munic, the state constitutional tribunal rejected the appeal of an islamic religious community, originally from Berlin, to revoke the 2005 law that forbids the veil for teachers in the Bavarian schools. Arguing that the law restricts religious liberty and goes against the…

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