News and Analysis on Islam in Europe and North America
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – A landmark meeting between Catholic officials and Muslim scholars that aims to spur dialogue between Christianity and Islam is planned to take place in Rome this spring, a senior Vatican official said. The top Vatican official in charge of relations with Islam, Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran, said he expected an advanced group
Prominent Muslim organisations and individuals have pledged to back Ken Livingstone as mayor of London, saying it is in the “best interest” of Muslims to vote for him in this year’s elections on May 1. A statement, published today in full on the Guardian’s website, praises Livingstone for his continued support of a multicultural society
PARIS (Reuters) – U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama told a French magazine in an interview that if he wins office, he will hold a summit with Muslim countries to better the United States’ image in the world. “Once I’m elected, I want to organise a summit in the Muslim world, with all the heads
France’s urban affairs minister Fadela Amara will present a new plan aimed at tackling pressing problems facing the country’s poor, and high-immigrant suburbs, to be released on January 23rd. While details of the plan have not been revealed, it will reportedly contain measures to improve the quality of life – such as new jobs and
Many Muslims are brought to their countries of origin after death and are not burried in Germany. Among the major reasons are the high costs of Muslim burial and a lack of Muslim gravesites in Germany. However, interest in Muslim burial in Germany increases. Antonia von Alten reports.