News and Analysis on Islam in Europe and North America
LONDON (AP) – Speaking in London late Tuesday, Ayaan Hirsi Ali said that Muslims must protest against terrorism committed in the name of religion. Hirsi is the Dutch ex-lawmaker whose criticism of radical Islam has made her a target of death threats.
Ten years ago, Imams in Frankfurt decided how Muslims should be buried in the city – facing mecca, wrapped in linen. Laya Moghaddam reports about further details.
BRUSSELS – A report by the European Network against Racism (ENAR) concluded that there is a growing fear of Muslims and Islam in both the Netherlands and the EU as a whole.
THE HAGUE – One was a Somali refugee, the other an Argentine investment banker. Both are now high-profile Dutch women challenging this country to rethink its national identity. Princess Maxima, the Argentine-born wife of Crown Prince Willem Alexander, triggered a round of national soul-searching with a speech last month about what exactly it means to
BRUSSELS — The Dutch National Coordinator for Counter-terrorism (NCTb) said on Wednesday that it will launch a nationwide investigation into the spread of Salafism in the Netherlands. The influence of Salafism, an ultra-orthodox form of Islam, is growing in the Netherlands, the Dutch news agency ANP reported.