The government may criminalize forced marriages, hundreds of which take place annually among Muslims. By James Brandon In a drafty railway station cafe in England’s Midlands, Ayesha, a young Muslim girl whose family is from Pakistan, is trying not to cry as she talks about her wedding day. “When I was young I always expected…
The Turks of Berlin are strongly in support of the accession of Turkey to EU membership. This is supported both for personal and business reasons. The Turkish Community of Berlin, an association representing a fifth of the 200,000 Turks living in the German capital, estimates that 90% are in favor. Les Turcs De Berlin Pour…
Deputy Salima Abdeslam Aisa, from Coalition by Melilla (CpM), today took possession of her position in the plenary session of the Assembly of Melilla adorned with the hijab. She is the first Muslim to sit in a Spanish parliament with the traditional Islamic clothes. The new deputy swore to the Constitution before the president of…
Last January the board of Dallas charity KinderUSA made an unusual request to its 6,800 donors: Please don’t send gifts. The Islamic charity, which delivers food and aid to children in war zones, had just received a federal grand jury subpoena asking its officials to turn over all meeting minutes, tax returns, and other documents….
The municipality of Rotterdam will revoke the exception which allowed minarets to be built up to 30 to 40 meters high. It was determined by the Burghers that this was not an imposition on religious freedom and that religious buildings did not deserve a special waiver. {(continued below in Dutch)} De gemeente Rotterdam wil af…
