A London Council is warning the Muslim community not to give money to beggars following reports that they are deliberately being targeted during the holy month of Ramadan. The religious festival, with its tradition of giving alms, is believed to have become a target for unscrupulous people, some of whom have even resorted to posing…
Germany Wednesday approved a disputed plan to share more information on terror suspects with the U.S. in a deal Washington hopes will be a model for cooperation with other countries. Separately, the cabinet also granted sweeping new powers to federal police for online searches of computers to prevent terror attacks and other serious crimes, in…
After generations of living in France, Europe’s largest Muslim community is still struggling for recognition amid widespread stereotypes and suspicions. Despite the presence of some Muslim ministers in the French cabinet, most Muslims in France have to fight discrimination daily. Stefan Simons reports.
A Belgian of Moroccan origin was arrested earlier this week on suspicion of heading a terrorist organization. According the Moroccan Minister of Internal Affairs, Abdelkader Belliraj had also committed six murders in Belgium between 1986 and 1989, including the former rector of a Brussels mosque and the chairman of a coordination committee of Jewish groups….
A call by the controversial MP Geert Wilders to ban the Koran in the Netherlands has led to a flood of negative reactions from politicians and community leaders in the Dutch media today. Christian Democrat foreign minister Maxine Verhagen is quoted by ANP news agency as saying that Wilders has _exceeded the boundaries of decency’…
