As hostilities in Gaza cooled off last month, tensions on campuses across Canada have heated up with “Israel Apartheid Week.” At Toronto’s Ryerson University, left-leaning teachers and students hosted a conference called “Gaza: War? Occupation? Apartheid?” the lead-up to Israel Apartheid Week. More tensions have arisen at Toronto’s York University. At York, two police forces…
Head of the far-right Vlaams Belang party, Filip Dewinter, accuses Islam as being modern Europe’s main problem in his new book. Dewinter argues that the influence of Islam in Europe should be stemmed, and described Islamophobia as “an obligation.” In his book, titled “Insha’Allah? The Islamization of Europe,” Dewinter dismisses moderate Muslims and suggests that…
The Dutch government is set to impose a ban on the burqa in both schools and government offices – a retreat from the previous government’s plan for a general ban. The cabinet decided against a broad ban on the garment, which generally covers all expose areas but the eyes, but said that such a move…
