Following the construction of several “mosque cathedrals” in France in recent years, which are expensive and complicated to build and maintain, recent developments suggest that smaller projects are perhaps more effective. These comments come in the wake of the large mosque in Marseille set to open in 2011.
After learning that the man who killed 13 and wounded 38 in the shooting at Fort Hood had an Islamic name, Muslims have begun to worry about rising stereotypes and discrimination in the US. Some mosques have requested police security.
Construction of the largest mosque in France is set to begin in Marseille. UMP mayor Jean-Claude Gaudin delivered the building permit; Marseille has approximately 200,000 Muslims, approximately one quarter of the population. The 8600 m2 lot was formerly an abattoir and will house the prayer hall, theological school, library, restaurant, bookstore and amphitheatre. The prayer…
In this op-ed, Georgetown Professor of International Affairs and Islamic Studies Dr. John Esposito critiques some of the media’s coverage of the Fort Hood incident. He claims some journalists were too quick to judge in immediately placing the incident and Hasan within a framework of Islam, and discusses how extremist acts by people of Christianity…
The former director of the Netherlands Muslim Broadcaster (NMO), Frank Williams, has been arrested for accepting bribes of at least 600.000 Euros. His son, daughter-in-law, and a film producer have also been arrested. The four suspects were arrested in a criminal investigation of misuse of the broadcasting funds of the NMO, one of the public…
