News and Analysis on Islam in Europe and North America
A recent Pew Study of 2,000 American adults indicates that Americans are increasingly concerned about the rise of Islamic extremism. In the survey, Pew found that 62% of Americans polled were “extremely” concerned about a global rise in Islamic extremism, while 53% are concerned about Islamic extremism within the United States. These are the highest
Muslim federations and their leaders have launched for the first time a united appeal, a “call of French Muslims,” against Daech. “We firmly condemn the acts of violence committed by the organization Daesh…against civilians in Iraq and in Syria among Christians, Yezidis, Kurds, Turkoman, Shiite or Sunni Muslims, humanitarians, journalists,” wrote the signatories, who believe
On September 19th , Muslim associations and 2000 mosques followed the call of the Coordination Council of Muslims, demonstrating for peace and tolerance and against the misuse of the name of Islam. Protests took place German wide in the cities of Hamburg, Berlin, Oldenburg, Mölln, Bielefeld, Frankfurt am Main and Stuttgart. Moreover, the participating mosques
A coalition of imams and organisations representing British Muslims call on David Cameron and others to stop using phrase which they say gives credibility to a terrorist organisation. They argue that the prime minister and media should stop legitimising the terror group rampaging through Syria and Iraq by describing it as Islamic State. Use of the jihadis’
British Muslim scholars, activists and the community speak out against ISIS. Scholars from the Orthodox Salafi school of Islamic thought have made a direct video appeal to release Alan Henning, warning the killing would directly oppose Islamic laws. Furthermore, activists led by Britain’s Active Change charity are spreading peace online, using the same social media