Iben Helqvist Research Assistant Centre for Social Entrepreneurship Roskilde University Universitetsvej 1 4000 Roskilde Denmark [email protected] Area of Expertise: – Muslim interest groups – Political representation of Muslim minorities – Muslim civil societies in Scandinavia, Germany and the US CV available here Narrative bio: Iben Helqvist holds a Master’s degree in Public Administration from Roskilde…
Areas of expertise: -Public policy towards Islam in Western Europe -Turkish Islam and Turkish immigration in Europe -International Relations Theory Narrative bio (general under 100 words) Benjamin Bruce is a PhD student in International Relations at Sciences Po Paris, specializing in Political Science. He is affiliated with the Centre for International Studies and Research (CERI),…
In Vienna cemeteries have long been seen as “interconfessional,” and in 2008 a 3.4 hectare Islamic cemetery was opened. According to the speaker for the cemetery, Ali Ibrahim, “There is no longer an excuse to be repatriated to the homeland for burial, as Islamic rites are respected in Austria as well. When one is buried…
Regional newspaper the Friesch Dagblad this week runs a profile on the situation of Muslim converts to Christianity. The article quotes workers for Gave, an interchurch foundation working among asylum seekers, who describe the threat and attacks that converts face. Each month, the organization hears of one or two cases of converts facing serious death…
On Dec. 10, 2007, Asqa Parvez’s father called 911 saying he had killed her. When police arrived, they found Ms. Parvez’s mother crying hysterically and her father with blood on his hands. In a Brampton courtroom last week, Ms. Parvez’s father, Muhammad Parvez, 60, and her brother, Waqas Parvez, 29, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder….
