Some Muslims living in Finland are not satisfied with their Islamic education in schools, as critics say that the teachings are too closely tied to one particular sect. Finnish public schools are required to offer lessons in general Islam – i.e., teachings that are agreeable with all Muslims and sects. However, in the city of…
Paris: Minister of the Interior, Mich_le Alliot-Marie encouraged mayors to develop confessional burial spaces in their municipal cemeteries. Currently, the majority of Maghrebi immigrants continue to be buried in their countries of origin. While Algerians often assisted one another for the onerous financing of burying their loved ones in Algeria, the Tunisian government financed the…
The new director of the magazine Cit_s, Yves Charles Zarka, explains how his new publication focuses on the emergence of a new Islam in Europe. For instance, in his examination of Sarajevo, Zarka questioned whether Islam has changed in Bosnia-Herzegovina since the fall of Communism. The authors in the most recent edition question the role…
A campaign to boycott Danish products is taking hold in Saudi Arabia, after the re-publishing of 12 controversial cartoons depicting the Prophet Muhammad. We will carry out a new boycott said Mohammed Abidat, the president of Arab entrepreneurs. He added that it is imperative that Muslim and Arab trades-people and shopkeepers boycott all Danish products….
