Muslim Banking System Gets Europe’s Attention (3:02)
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Immigration and Integration
Egypt to deport German family for ‘Islamic extremism’
Cairo – Egypt imprisoned and said it would deport a German family that tore up its German identification papers upon arrival, fearing the documents would connect them to an “infidel state.”Egypt accused the family of Islamic extremism and imprisoned the family, which consisted of a man, his wife, his two sisters and his mother. They…
Mixed-Gender Swimming Worries Swiss Muslims
A recent Swiss ruling against exempting Muslim students from compulsory, mixed-gender swimming classes has sparked debate over respect of the religious belief of minorities. On October 24, a Swiss court turned down a request by a Muslim father to exempt his two sons from taking part in mixed swimming classes. The ruling stated that equality…
Youth need more time to integrate – Muslim leader
Scotland’s first Muslim youth development officer has called for changes to the intensive after-school system of teaching school children about Islam, amid fears that it leaves them with little time to integrate with their non-Muslim peers. Faisal Hussein, 27, last week took up the full-time role with the government-backed Scottish Islamic Foundation (SIF) and his…
Berlin’s Muslim leaders to learn about German life
Berlin senators and members of the Muslim community launched a scheme this week to teach imams more about German society and boost dialogue between religious and non-religious groups. About 25 imams from all over the capital have registered to join the pilot program including German history and politics lessons, with the aim of becoming better…