An attorney for a Muslim rights group says it plans to file a legal challenge for a U.S. teenager it claims is not allowed to board a flight back to the U.S. According to the authorities, the teenager is on a no-fly list. CAIR attorney Gadeir Abbas says the Alexandria, Va. teenager is on a…
5 October 2010 Leading conservative German politicians assailed President Christian Wulff on Tuesday for comments intimating Islam had gained a status comparable to Christianity and Judaism in Germany. Wulff riled his fellow Christian Democrats by saying Islam had become an important part of German society in a speech commemorating the 20th anniversary of German reunification…
13 August 2010 The Islamic month of fasting began on Wednesday. Most Muslims in Germany observe the holy month — but in an environment where the majority is not Muslim, fasting is something many find difficult. Azima Moustafa und Haidar Omar have lived in Germany for 13 years. As Syrian Kurds they faithfully observed Ramadan…
Mutual understanding and acceptance is perhaps the main challenge of modern society. Diversity is undoubtedly an asset, but cohabiting with people of different backgrounds and ideas calls for a new ethic of responsible intercultural relations, in Europe and in the world. This book tries to answer a series of pertinent and poignant questions arising from…
According to the LA times, Muslim organizations are “walking a fine line” in openly fighting extremism while avoiding backlash from the Muslim community. The organizations such as the Council on American-Islamic Relations, the Muslim Public Affairs Council, and the Muslim American Society are responding to the criticism that they have not done enough to fight…
