Dubai Rejects Full-Body Scanners Because They ‘Contradict Islam’

Dubai airports will not use hi-tech full-body scanners because they “contradict Islam” and violate passengers’ privacy, according to reports — even though the scanners can detect terrorist threats like those posed by the Christmas Day bomber. Neither of Dubai’s two airports will use the scanners “out of respect for the privacy of individuals and their…

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Break-in at Home of imam in Drancy, France

French police detained two people after they tried to break into the home of an Islamic cleric who is in favour of anti-burqa legislation.Two police officers in charge of VIP protection thwarted the burglary, said Farid Hannache, the spokesman for Hassan Chalghoumi, an imam in the Paris suburb of Drancy. Chalghoumi has been under protection…

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Dutch muslims fear consequences of freedom party’s popularity

There is considerable fear among Dutch Muslims in the city of Almere regarding the potential success of the anti-Islamic Freedom Party (PVV) in upcoming national elections. The PVV, led by Geert Wilders, currently has nine of 150 seats in parliament.  It is predicted to win 17 seats next week and become the country’s fourth biggest…

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Right Wing Parliamentary Calls Dutch Moroccans “Guests”

Dutch Member of Parliament Hero Brinkman addressed a group of Dutch Moroccan youth as “guests” in the Netherlands during a discussion at an Amsterdam youth centre. AFP quotes the MP, representing right-wing Freedom Party, saying, “You are guests here. We have a Dutch culture and we want to keep it. We do not want all…

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Apparent anti-semitic attack in Nimes, France

A man suspected of playing a major role in the attack of an elderly Jewish man in southern France is being held for questioning by police. The “No. 1 suspect” in a May 2 attack in the town of Nimes on a 78-year-old Jewish man was arrested and is being questioned, a Nimes police commissioner,…

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