A coalition of American Muslim groups is demanding that US presidential candidate and current Senator John McCain stop using the adjective Islamic when describing terrorist and radical enemies of the United States. Muneer Fareed, the head of the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA), told the Washington Times that his group is commencing a campaign…
Former Sunday Express journalist Yvonne Ridley has won a case for unfair dismissal and sexual discrimination against The Islam Channel. The three-person tribunal panel ruled that Ridley had been dismissed by the digital channel and upheld her complaint of sexual discrimination and harassment. Her case, which was part-funded by the NUJ, was held in London…
According to the newspaper Nederlands Dagblad with data from the Muslim school organization ISBO, at least half the teachers in Muslim elementary schools in the Netherlands are not Muslim. However, the number of Muslim teachers in Muslim schools are increasing; in 1996, just 25% of elementary teachers were Muslim, compared not to half – as…
Moroccan imams in Utrecht have erected their own union. The Moroccan Imam Union (Marokkaanse Imam Bond, MIB) will pose quality demands on imams, give courses and training, advise authorities, and serve as a contact point for the media, said the union’s interim-chairman and imam Yassin Elforkani. Elforkani said he places value on the importance on…
