A French court has sentenced Rachid Ramda to life in prison for his role in financing the 1995 bomb attacks on the Paris metro that killed eight people and wounded 200 others. Ramda was sentenced without the possibility of parole for 22 years; he has denied the charges and any involvement in the attacks.
Italian Muslims have acted to stop the sale of toilet seat covers featuring verses of the Quran. The Orizzonte Company, based in Lazio, unveiled the product among a larger collection of offensive toilet seat covers. Following complaints, police raided branches of the company and seized the offensive products.
An anesthetist from Bree has issued a complaint against a Muslim man, for refusing aid from a male anesthetist during the emergency cesarean section of his wife. After two hours of difficult talks between the man, doctors on hand, and an imam via telephone, the man permitted the male doctor to aid his wife. Citing…
The Malaysian trade minister Rafidah Aziz is encouraging the French community to source halal products from Malaysia to serve Muslim communities in Europe. Citing the widespread appeal of product quality and integrity, Aziz is encouraging a Malaysian/French partnership to build a healthy trade relationship between the two countries.
European countries can expect more terrorist attacks in future because of continuing disaffection among Muslims and the low cost of producing bombs, according to international experts. Bob Ayers, associate fellow for international security at London-based thinktank, Chatham House, told Adnkronos International (AKI) on Friday, while police successfully foiled the planned terrorist attack in Germany last…
