July 25, 2013 Two attacks in the space of five days, the last happening as Sherif Azer left from the bank yesterday morning when two men threatened him. Sherif Azer, an Italian citizen born in Egypt and a Coptic Christian, became the victim of the Islamic world in the area of Porta Palazzo. Sherif as…
Sameer Rahim applauds a stimulating dialogue between great faiths. Despite that in some parts of the world you find violent conflict between Christians and Muslims, the Muslim theologian Mona Siddiqui touches on a central doctrinal difference between the two largest monotheisms: the true nature of Jesus of Nazareth. When Mohammed announced his new…
THE PRESS RELEASE announcing complaints against Catholic University of America for alleged bias against Muslim and women students begins with a mention of criminal charges leveled against a bishop in Kansas City for withholding information about suspected child abuse. It’s an irrelevant cheap shot. But it’s a good tipoff to the lack of substance in…
Monthly Bulletin – July 2010 1. Manifestations of Islamophobia i) France denies citizenship to Muslim man – The French Immigration Ministry said Friday (Jul 9) that a Moroccan man who refused to shake hands with a French female official and whose wife wears the full Islamic veil had been denied French citizenship. The Ministry also…
GM: In Switzerland, a majority voted for a ban on minarets; in France and in Belgium, the Islamic headscarf is being heavily debated; in Italy the crucifix is coming under fire. And also here in Germany the debate surrounding Muslims is often hysterical. Why do Europeans fear religious symbols or “foreign” religions so much?* The…
