As economic crisis spreads in much of the world, tensions between immigrants and Spaniards are rising as unemployment rises. The deterioration of the Spanish economy has resulted in increasing unemployment for immigrants who are often hired to do seasonal work in the country. The decrease in job availability is resulting in rising competition between immigrants…
Muslim women who wear the burqa and other similar face-coverings run an increased disk of pelvic fractures during childbirth because of a deficiency of vitamin D, warns Dr. Miriam Casey of the Osteoporosis Unit in the St. James hospital in Dublin. Those in cloudier environments such as Ireland and Britain generally run an increased risk…
British Muslims are organising a boycott of Barclays Bank after it closed the accounts of an Islamic charity that operates in some of the world’s terror hot spots. Barclays has given the Bradford and Bolton-based Ummah Welfare Trust just 30 days to move millions of pounds, but the bank has refused to explain why. The…
The German architect who designed an ambitious, if controversial, mosque in Cologne cannot wait for construction to begin in the new year so that he can watch his dream take physical shape. Paul Bohm, a 49-year-old non-practising Catholic, admits to being nervous, but proud of what he has envisioned. He has good reason. His is…
A Turkish couple is fighting the placement of their three children in Dutch lesbian foster family, saying that they do not want the children to “learn homosexuality” because it does not fit with their Islamic notions of sexuality. The children were taken out of custody after suspicion of child abuse. Their mother allegedly let a…
