27 March 2013 A report released this month by Chatham House entitled, “The Roots of Extremism: The English Defence League and the Counter-Jihad Challenge” examines the rise of counter-jihad groups as a particularly confrontational and unpredictable variation of right-wing extremism in Europe and North America. The author of the paper, Dr. Matthew Goodwin, an…
March 28 Aiman Mazyek, representative of the council of Muslims in Germany has proposed the inclusion of two holidays into the public calendar, one holiday for Eid Al-Adha (sacrifice) and one holiday for Ramadan. The integration of Muslims in Germany would be strengthened through the recognition of Islamic holidays. These holidays would be useful to…
Cagliari province is stepping forward to provide a place of prayer for Muslims. President of the Province, Angela Quaquero makes available a multipurpose room at the Monte Claro park. Zaher Omar, the leader of the Muslim group in Caligiari brought attention to the many Muslims living in Cagliari who were without a place to pray….
Pope Francis said these words a few days ago, which he also explained the Catholic Church will “intensify the dialogue between the different religions, first and foremost with Islam” giving new momentum to the relations between the Catholic and the Muslim worlds. Representatives of the Arab-Muslim world have accepted the invitation with great appreciation, including…
Thirty Muslim imam, brokers and managers of the Muslim community participated in a free seminar for those in Muslim communities in Italy. The course is supported by Isesco (Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization), in collaboration with the COREIS (Italian Religious Communities), the Ministry of Religious Affairs of Kuwait and the Municipality of Palermo. The…
