The European Parliament has banned the screening of the anti-Islam film Fitna on its premises, arguing that the film incites hatred. The film’s maker, Geert Wilders has reacted angrily saying that it was a sad day for democracy. The screening of Fitna was to have taken place in a conference room where Wilders also announced…
The third World Congress of Imams and Rabbis for Peace ended without the publication of a shared declaration; “too complicated to write in so little time,” the organizers announced. The Congress brought together 85 participants from 23 countries, including Israel, Palestinian territories, Syria, Libya on the theme “Israel-Palestine sacredness in peace.”
Days after police arrested a Muslim woman for refusing to remove her religious headscarf before attending a hearing, city court workers and a municipal judge have been ordered to undergo sensitivity training. The judge in an Atlanta, Georgia suburb ordered Lisa Valentine to serve 10 days in jail for contempt of court – she was…
Muslims of the Spanish cities of Cueta and Melilla are caught in the crossfire between Moroccan and Spanish political tangles over the towns. While both countries have strengthened relations in the past few years and cooperate on a number of issues including drug-trafficking and terrorism, tempers frequently flare over Cueta and Melilla – a pair…
A discussion on the sensitive topic has been tabled for the next meeting of the Church of England’s governing body amid fears that some clergy are ignoring their traditional missionary role. Some members of the General Synod believe Christ ordered all Christians to recruit nonbelievers and followers of other faiths, and they want to see…
