March 9, 2008 -

France Continues Muslim Imam Training

Euro-Islam16 years ago01 mins

Launched in January 2008 with a largely male class of 25, courses training Muslim chaplains in France have taken place at the Catholic Institute of Paris. Alongside religious training, the program aims to teach France’s legal, historical and social mores to the largely foreign-born student body. According to Interior Ministry spokesperson Gerard Gauchet, the year-long…

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Greece: Hijab no threat to secularism

Euro-Islam16 years ago15 years ago01 mins

On Saturday March 8th, Greek Foreign Minister Dora Bakoyannis defended the right of Muslim women to cover their heads, refuting claims that the headscarf poses a threat to secularism. Human rights and the secular nature of a state are not threatened by the headscarf. Nor are they safeguarded by a ban said Bakoyannis. Bakoyannis blamed…

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