The 2007 Fall Institute at UMass Boston invites proposals that explore critically the relationship between Islam and Feminisms today. It seeks to examine the complex and rich terrain of Islam as a force for understanding global politics, an impetus for political and psychological self-determination, a stimulus for cultural productions, and a foundation for identity. By…
THE HAGUE – Three quarters of Muslims regard turning away from Islam as a personal choice, but there are few that applaud that choice. A survey commissioned by television programme Nova indicates that 38 percent of the Muslims questioned disapprove of apostasy. 24 percent say they cut off all contact with a fellow Muslim who…
Arr_t_s le 4 septembre, deux jeunes Allemands devenus musulmans et un Turc pr_paraient des attentats pour le compte d’un groupe sunnite extr_miste li_ _ Al-Qaida. Itin_raires Ulm (Bade-Wurtemberg), envoy_e sp_ciale C’est un itin_raire qui refl_te le nouveau visage pris par le terrorisme islamiste : celui d’un jeune Allemand, fils de m_decin et d’ing_nieur, qui se…
Ibrahim El – Merabit, member of the Spanish Islamic Community has denounced some episodes of xenophobia in the southern city of Algecires committed by the local police. Although affirming to respect the police agents he criticizes above all the new agents who see all Moroccans as criminals, delinquents and drug addicts. In order to talk…
By Mark Tran Al-Qaida has retained the ability to plan and coordinate large-scale attacks in the west, a leading thinktank warned today. The terrorist group has proved adaptable and resilient, the International Institute of Strategic Studies (IISS) in London said in its annual survey, six years after the group became a household word with its…
