The Muslim community in Britain has been under a continuous spotlight since the events of 9/11 and 7/7 in particular. The bombings triggered a wide-ranging debate that sought to understand the processes at work within the Muslim community, map its changes, scrutinise the influences it is subject to and identify events in its recent history…
By Hadi Yahmid PARIS – Parisians are used now to seeing a decorated motorcade carrying a young Muslim groom and his bride to a mosque to tie the knot under Shari`ah terms as many Muslims are keen on striking a balance between civil and Islamic marriages. “Shari`ah-compliant marriages are booming in France,” Daw Meskin, the…
CAIRO – An integration summit called by German Chancellor Angela Merkel to bring ethnic minorities into mainstream society was overshadowed by a boycott of Turks, the country’s largest minority, in protest at the recently approved integration law that they say discriminates against Muslims, reported Deutsche Welle on Friday, July 13. “The Turkish community is not…
A British Cabinet minister has hinted at a change in the relationship between the UK and US. Speaking in the US, International Development Secretary Douglas Alexander emphasised the need for “new alliances, based on common values”. He warned against unilateralism and called for an “internationalist approach” to global problems. Correspondents say the speech appeared to…
By Anna Reimann in Berlin As German Chancellor Angela Merkel admitted on Thursday, this year’s integration summit, overshadowed by ultimatums and boycotts, didn’t go quite the way she had expected. Despite its disappointing outcome, Merkel presented a mammoth concept for improving the integration of foreigners, a plan she hopes will finally bring progress to the…
