News and Analysis on Islam in Europe and North America
Dutch politician Ehsan Jami is shutting down his _Central Committee for Ex-Muslims’ citing that people are afraid to join the organization because of threats from Muslims. In 2007, Jami presented plants for a committee for former Muslims, and was subsequently assaulted in the streets, promoting police protection.
Germany’s top security and law officials have agreed to a plan to enact new computer surveillance regulations. But Muslim leaders fear imams could face more scrutiny than their Christian counterparts. Top security and law officials in Germany this week established new guidelines on surveillance of computers in cases of terrorism or serious crimes. The framework,
In response to questions about informal marriages in the Netherlands, Minister of Justice Ernst Hirsch Ballin said that those who contract informal Muslim marriages should not be punished, but fought with dialogue and information. Hirsch Ballin answered the parliamentary questions of two Labor Party members, who said that they fear informal Muslim marriages could cause