A new report from Integrerings- och mangfoldsdirektoratet (Directory of Integration and Multitude) show that Norwegian newspapers published 77,670 articles on the subject of Islam in 2009. Out of all articles written on immigrant issues 71 percent could be considered to hold a negative view. Immigrants are written about, but seldome listened to. Only in two…
One day before the EU-Moroccan summit, the PRUNE – Partido Renacimiento y Unión de España (Spain’s Renaissance and Union Party) is officially presented in Granada. It’s founder, a Spaniard of Moroccan origin (former delegate of the Spanish Islamic Commission – CIE – and Vice-president of the FEERI – Spanish Federation of Islamic Religious Entities) relates…
Geert Wilders’ website features a full-text transcription of his speech at the House of Lords, where he recently presented his film, Fitna.
With the British general elections coming up later this year, party leaders are beginning to look out for voter groups, among others, for Muslims. Observers might expect Muslims to be disappointed with Labour, who went to war in Iraq and initiated strict anti-terror rules that are said to have stigmatized Muslims significantly. According to an…
For the first time the autonomic city of Melilla will witness the celebration of the Mulud, the birth of the Prophet. The activities comprise the reading of the Koran, a lecture on the life of the Prophet and a concert by the Moroccan religious group “El Soufi”. The activities are sponsored by the Instituto de…
