A House for Two Religions

24 October 2010 Last Sunday, the social project “72 Hours without Compromise” came to an end. 436 youths of different religious backgrounds participated in the project, which involved the construction of a tree house in the middle of the district of Lend, in Graz. For some of the youths it was a good chance to…

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Wearing your Weapon

26 October 2010 Media commentator Rainer Stadler reminds us in this piece that migration, Islam, violence and criminality have become the daily bread and butter for the media. Whether concerning Tony Blair’s former sister-in-law, recently converted to Islam, or the ubiquitous claims of “failed integration,” the Swiss tabloid press has become more aggressive with regard…

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Islamophobes on both sides of the Atlantic are working together

22 Oct 2010 It has taken some time for aggressive European style Islam hatred to make its mark in the US. For years, the old world’s constant state of conflict with its Muslim citizens and the hysterical warnings over the imminent takeover of the West by Sharia law has produced little more than a shrug…

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London borough elects Britain’s first Muslim mayor

22 Oct 2010 Lutfur Rahman – who won just over 50 per cent of the vote – ran as an independent after he was deselected as Labour’s candidate. He was backed by George Galloway’s Respect organisation. Mr Rahman, who served as Labour leader of the council until he was removed six months ago, said all…

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‘Mohammed’ becomes Britain’s most popular boy name

29 Oct 2010 Having maintained the titles of “most popular boy name” in Britain for a long time, both “Oliver” and “Jack” have been replaced by “Mohammed” for the year 2009 according to Britain’s Office of National Statistics. In actuality, “Mohammed,” the most common spelling of the name is ranked 16th in the country, but…

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