July, 2008 -

Sensitivity Training to Guarantee Better Treatment of Arabs and Muslims at Toronto’s Pearson Airport

Euro-Islam16 years ago02 mins

Five hundred officers at Toronto’s Pearson International, Canada’s busiest airport, will receive sensitivity training to guarantee better treatment of Muslim and Arab passengers. Patrizia Giolti, spokesperson for the Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA) said, The CBSA constantly takes steps including outreach and training to ensure our services are not discriminatory or perceived to be discriminatory….

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Montenegro: Montenegro Gets Islamic School

Euro-Islam16 years ago15 years ago01 mins

After an almost century-long wait, Muslims in the Republic of Montenegro will finally receive their first secondary school to accommodate students and parents wishing the youngsters to receive an Islamic education. Construction of the facility has been completed, with help from the Saudi bases Islamic Development Bank and a number of charities in Kuwait and…

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UK’s first-ever Sharia-compliant insurer launched

Euro-Islam16 years ago15 years ago01 mins

The UK’s first-ever insurer to comply with Islamic law has been launched today to enable Muslim motorists to secure cover for their vehicle. Salaam Halal insurance is targeting the 1.6 million British Muslims with its products, which differ from other cover in that the risk is spread between all policyholders registered with the company. Standard…

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Man Who Hit his Wife who Removed her Headscarf Sentenced to Six Months of Prison

researcher16 years ago5 years ago01 mins

A Marseille man who punched his wife in the face, fracturing her nose, because she removed her headscarf because of the heat was condemned to at least six months in prison. The couple, who live in Lille, France and were married in November 2007, were on holiday in Marseille. The 24 year-old French female victim…

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Islamic finance makes a move into the mainstream

Euro-Islam16 years ago15 years ago02 mins

There has been a substantial Muslim community in the UK for at least 300 years, so UK financial companies may have been a little slow to cater for their monetary needs. But mainstream financial groups are quickly waking up to the fact that there are some 2 million Muslims in the UK whose financial needs…

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