Dubai: A German from Munich came to the UAE to sell the idea of a major mosque in the heart of the city recently, but this mosque is surrounded by controversy at home, ranging from its size and location to the mere existence of a major Islamic symbol in the city. Munich is the capital…
A rule setting a minimum age for the immigration of foreign spouses has led to more Danes with immigrant backgrounds completing their education More young people with immigrant backgrounds are completing an education, thanks in part to an immigration regulation aimed at preventing forced marriages. The trend is especially apparent amongst young men. Figures from…
The Austrian extreme-Right Freedom Party (FP_) tried to initiate the threat of a creeping Islamization into a Parliament debate. In June, the Freedom Party, joined by the second extreme-Right Alliance for the Future of Austria (BZ_) had already initiated a parliamentary debate about the threat mosques and minarets posed to the ambience of Austrian towns…
In many European countries plans to build new mosques have become a political issue. Intellectuals are taking sides and politicians are using the issue to boost their own image while citizens look skeptically at the plans of Muslim organizations to construct imposing religious buildings to demonstrate their newly found self-confidence. Michael Kaczmarek reports.
ROME – Swimming against the anti-hijab tide in the West, Italian interior minister Giuliano Amato on Thursday, September 27, rejected calls for banning the Muslim veil in public places. “If we are going to ban the veil in public places, it immediately begs the question: why should a nun be allowed to wear her habit…
