Funural Parlour offers Islamic Burial in Darmstadt
From now on, Muslims can be buried according to Islamic rite, facing Mecca, at the old Waldfriedhof in Darmstadt.
November 1, 2007
Christians must respond to challenges with ‘united voice,’ pope says
Pope Benedict has accepted an unprecedented call by Muslim scholars for dialogue between Christians and Islam, and invited them for meetings in Vatican City. “Without ignoring or downplaying our differences as Christians and Muslims, we can and therefore should look to what unites us, namely the belief in one God,” the Vatican wrote in a…
Madrid Bomb Victims to Appeal Verdicts
Those who lost relatives in the 2004 Madrid train bombings are planning to appeal the sentences and verdicts handed down from the trial. Dissatisfied with the court’s decision to acquit one suspect, and lessen the charges on three others, family members criticized the ruling as a shocking a slap in the face. Citing respect and…
Muslim MP held at US airport
Britain’s first Muslim minister Shahid Malik was stopped and searched by airport security officials in the United States yesterday, it has emerged. Mr Malik, appointed as minister for international development by Gordon Brown earlier this year, was prevented from boarding a UK-bound flight for 40 minutes at Washington’s Dulles airport on Sunday.
Muslim Prayer Room in German Hospital
The Augsburg hospital has launched a Muslim Prayer room to address the high demand by Muslim patients.
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