April 16, 2014 A jihadist fighter described as a former Arsenal footballer has been identified as a Portuguese citizen, it can be disclosed. The man appeared in a video released online two weeks ago urging others to join the jihadists, using a false name and speaking in a heavy accent. Rumours spread in the…
April 24, 2014 The National Court will start the judgement of Mudhar Hussein Almalki also known as the Librarian of Al Qaeda , which the prosecution accuses of participating directly in different platforms such as online jihad. Almalki was arrested in 2012 in Valencia and was the supervisor of the propaganda team of the…
April 23, 2014 In Germany, both the Greens and the Christian Democrats have had working groups for Muslim members for some time now. In February, the Social Democrats followed suit. Are these new groups really and truly different? Or are Germany’s main political parties simply jumping on the diversity trend bandwagon? Qanrara: http://en.qantara.de/content/muslims-in-german-political-parties-the-diversity-trend
April 16, 2014 The question “can European Islam be inspiring to the Arab world?” may smell of pejorative Orientalism: Europe thinks for the Arab world even when it comes to religion! Yet, the /intent (anniya /in Arabic/)/ is not that. The question aims at questioning the established dichotomy of “Islam vs. the West.” Comparing…
April 18, 2014 The Happy British Muslims video was put together by a group of young British Muslims called the Honesty Policy, with a very simple aim: to spread positivity and a bit of empowerment along the way. Who are the Honesty Policy? They have chosen to remain anonymous. “Anonymity is a symbol of…
