July 2, 2009 -

Islamic superhero comic “The 99” among top 20 pop culture trends worldwide

Euro-Islam15 years ago15 years ago01 mins

The creator of a bestselling comic designed to show the world the tolerant and peaceful face of Islam has written an open letter to his young sons explaining how the project grew out of 9/11. In the letter, written for the BBC News website, Kuwaiti psychologist Dr Naif al-Mutawa, says his superheroes – inspired by…

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Islam-wary Swiss may ban minarets

Euro-Islam15 years ago15 years ago02 mins

Switzerland will hold a referendum on banning the construction of new minarets on November 29 in response to a petition for a popular vote on the issue, the government said. A group of politicians from the Swiss People’s Party (SVP) and Federal Democratic Union gathered enough signatures last year to force the referendum, but the…

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