Pro-Islamic adverts taken down from London railway stations

12 January 2012 Muslim charity The Qur’an Project was displaying pro-Islamic posters in five major London Railway Stations – Waterloo, Victoria, Liverpool St, Marylebone and St Pancras International during the period 10 – 24 December 2012. The project aimed to tackle Islamophobia by educating people about Islam. The places had been reserved and they had…

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Muslims are trying to coming to terms with Evolution Theory

9 January 2013   The Deen Institute held a major event in London to bring together the views of various Muslims on the theory of evolution. Muslim scholars and scientists asserted their own opinions on the theory in order reach an agreement regarding compatibility of the theory with Islam. The participants also debated on Islam’s…

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Muslim women’s group launches a campaign against domestic violence

8 January 2013   Muslim women’s charity Amina, based in Scotland is to launch a campaign to tackle domestic violence in the Muslim community.  There has been a widespread misconception among the certain sections of the Muslim community that Islam warrants husbands to beat up their wives. The group however, is planning to use Islamic…

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Beginning of the construction of the Salt Mosque

08 January 2013 The works of the future great mosque in Salt, in the Torre Mirona industrial polygon, have already begun. The mosque will seat 750 people and will consist of two floors, plus an underground floor. The construction of the mosque is promoted by the two Muslim entities implanted in Salt: We are Maghrebi…

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Tarragona wants the new religious centers to be transferred into the industrial areas

10 January 2013 Tarragona City Council will make a priority to transfer the new centers of worship into the outskirts of the city. This was confirmed by Councilman of Urbanisme Carles Castillo who argued that the will of the local executive is “to not disturb the neighbors.” Therefore, he said the first option is that…

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