France: Pig head in front of mosque

28.05.2013 Members of the Muslim Association of Narbonne (Aude) found a blood trenched pig head and four of its paws placed on the construction site of a mosque in the city. The attack follows a number of islamophobic attacks against mosque construction sites in other French cities.

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20 years after the assault of Solingen

May 29   Muslims representatives such as the central council of Muslims remembered the deadly assault of May 29th 1993 in the German city of Solingen. Twenty years ago, the German government restricted the asylum law, as a consequence of increasing numbers of asylum seekers. The restriction was part of a preventive policy in the…

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York Muslims Greet Protestors with Tea

27 May 2013   A potentially volatile situation was defused early last week when York Muslims met English Defence League (EDL) protestors with tea and custard creams, leading to a constructive dialogue on the basis of mutual rejection of violent extremism. The Muslim Council of Britain, one of the country’s largest Muslim groups, has since…

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Assaults against mosques

May 22   An assault on Sunday morning against a mosque of the DITIB association “Turkish Islamic Union for the Institution of Religion” in Bullay a town in the State of Rhineland-Palatinate has shocked the Muslim community. The perpetrators had greased the slogan: “the NSU will live forever and you will be the next” on…

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Advisory for Mosques and British Muslims

With tensions very high as a result of the murder that took place in Woolwich on Wednesday 22 May, the Muslim Council of Britain issues the following advice to mosques, associations and British Muslims. We hope these messages are imparted throughout the country: Advice for mosques and associations   1.   You are not alone Reach…

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