Dutch Justice Minister Ernst Hirsch Ballin is considering whether measures against ‘Islamic marriage’ ought to be introduced. Islamic weddings in the Netherlands are generally unofficial, non-government sanctioned ceremonies based on Islamic law. Contracts in Islamic marriages are not legally recognized under Dutch law. As such, there will be no alimony if a couple divorces, and…
New York Times video coverage of Muslim voting in 2008 presidential election. Video available here courtesy of the New York Times.
A French court has sentenced four men of North African origin to prison terms for taking part in recruiting Islamicists to join the war in Iraq. The men recruited members in the south of France, in the city of Montpellier. Hamid Bach, a 38-year-old Moroccan, was sentenced to six years in prison for criminal conspiracy…
A French court has sentenced four men of North African origin to prison terms for taking part in recruiting Islamicists to join the war in Iraq. The men recruited members in the south of France, in the city of Montpellier. The men were sentenced to between two and four years in jail. Full-text article continues…
