Accusations against an Imam
June 14, 2014 An Imam is accused of having recruited Muslims for terroristic purposes. However, the accused has rejected any accusations. Several Austrian online and print media covered the story.
June 2014
Prime minister Recep Tayip Erdogan is visiting Austria
Tags: Austria Turkey relations, Integration & Migration June 2, 2014 On June 19, 2014 the prime minister Recep Tayip Erdogan will arrive for a short visit at Vienna. According to Turkish and Austrian newspapers, it is not an official visit. There will be no official meetings between Turkish and Austrian ministers or representatives. Nonetheless, the…
Proposal of June 18, 2014: Yes to secularism, no to discrimination
June 18, 2014 On June 18, 2014 representatives of several French associations published a petition advocating: “Yes to secularism, no to discrimination.” Among the signatories are sociologists Jean Baubérot, Christine Delohy and Saïd Bouamama, along with Hervé Bramy, Patrick Braouezek and journalist Rokhaya Diallo, among others. The petition begins: “We veiled women banned from school…
Baby Loup’s return to the court of appeals: towards what secularism?
June 16, 2014 On June 16 the Court of Appeals, comprised of eighteen judges, reconvened to discuss the 2008 dismissal of Fatima Afif, an employee at the Baby Loup crèche in Chanteloup-les-Vignes. The court’s decision is previewed for the end of the month. The retrial comes at a time of heightened religious tensions linked to…
Spanish Police Break Up Alleged Jihadist Recruitment Network: Suspected Leader is Former Detainee at Guantanamo Bay
June 16, 2014 Spanish police broke up what they said was a jihadist recruitment network in Madrid, led by a former detainee at the Guantanamo Bay detention camp, that sent volunteers to fight in Syria and Iraq with al Qaeda-inspired rebels. Police detained nine people who allegedly fought alongside the Sunni militia Islamic State of…