July, 2016 - - Page 4

Theresa May forced to defend views on Sharia Law as she prepares to enter No 10

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http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/688662/Theresa-May-Sharia-Law-inquiry-Prime-Minister-leader-conservative-party-downing-street http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/sharia-courts-review-branded-a-whitewash-over-appointment-bias-concerns-a7128706.html May sparked controversy when she spoke out in support of the Islamic courts operating in the country, telling the nation they could “benefit a great deal” from Sharia teachings. The future Tory leader made the comments as she ordered a review into the system which are accused of ordering women to stay with…

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A debate on the Quran between Mouhanad Khorchide and Hamad Abdel-Samad

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Two controversial contributors In a new book – Zur Freiheit gehört, den Koran zu kritisieren: Ein Streitgespräch (It is a part of freedom to criticise the Qur’an: A disputation) – two of the most prominent voices on Islam in Germany, Hamed Abdel-Samad and Mouhanad Khorchide, debate the nature of the Quran and of the Islamic…

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German hijab debate: court vetoes current restrictions on the hijab in the Bavarian justice system – with a caveat

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New case brought by an aspiring lawyer A 25-year-old junior lawyer, Aqilah Sandhu, won a court case against the Bavarian state regarding her right to wear her headscarf while at work1. In July 2014, the Munich Higher Regional Court had denied Sandhu, at the time a legal intern at the court, the right to wear…

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Religiosity, integration, participation: new survey on the attitudes and experiences of citizens of Turkish descent in Germany

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A research unit dedicated to the study of the interaction of religion and politics at the University of Münster has published the results of a survey in which a sample Germany’s population of Turkish descent was asked to assess their own situation in the country.1 40 per cent of respondents were born in Germany; 36…

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‘I am fed up with this evil’: How an American went from Ivy League student to disillusioned ISIS fighter

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Washington Post: In late October 2014, the FBI received an unusual email from a young man named Mohimanul Alam Bhuiya. Bhuiya, then 25, had joined the Islamic State. Now the longtime Brooklyn resident was desperate and looking for a way out. He wanted the FBI to rescue him. “I am an American who’s trying to…

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