News and Analysis on Islam in Europe and North America
16 July 2012 Interview of Ignacio Cosidó, General Director of Spanish Police about the jihadi threat in Spain -Spain remains the focus of international jihad? -No doubt the international jihad has Spain as a target. But it is a shared threat across Europe and the Western world. – Is the risk of attack
14 July 2012 Plasencia’s Islamic community held its first open house at its local headquarters, an act that counted with the presence of the mayor and the imam of Badajoz and neighbors. The president, Mohamed Tak Tak, played host in this integration initiative carried out also in other cities of Extremadura.
July 9 2012 UK Jewish, Christian and Muslim groups have come together to launch a handbook entitled Sharing Eden that uses the teachings of the Abrahamic faiths to encourage a greener lifestyle for all. The handbook combines each faith’s relevant religious teachings and worship to address some of the most pressing environmental issues
14 July 2012 Rizwaan Sabir, a British Muslim student from Nottingham University was arrested by the Police under the Terrorism Act, in 2008. He was accused of downloading an al-Qaida training manual for terrorist purposes. Sabir was doing an MA on terrorism tactics at the time and he had downloaded the manual from a
Many intelligence officials in Germany are baffled by the political response to the Salafist movement. As far as they are concerned, there is too much populism, not enough strategic thinking, and ineffective communication to boot. Albrecht Metzger reports. At 6 a.m. on 14 June, a hundred-strong police unit advanced on the Millatu Ibrahim Mosque in