After a Jewish couple was attacked by three young Muslims in Créteil, the Muslim community condemned “a shameful act that is contrary to Islam,” and hoped both communities could live together in harmony. While the local mosque’s imam did not bring up the recent attack at Friday prayer, it was on the minds of many…
Riay Tatary, president of the Union of Islamic Communities (UCIDE) of Spain defended yesterday that Islam “is peace and therefore can not be used as a synonym for violence or terrorism.” He also insisted that the Muslim Spanish community is well integrated and that “ radical ideas are being transmitted over the Internet, in the…
Since the last few months the amendment of the Austrian Islam law is critically discussed by constitutional lawyers, academics as well as members of the Islamic community. However, according to the daily newspaper standard the minister of foreign affairs Sebastian Kurz and other party members of the ÖVP are willing to discuss key points of…
The Alicante City Council signed yesterday a license to allow the construction of an Islamic Center. The Islamic Center of Alicante will seat approximately 600 people. The center consists of three floors and a total area of about 950 square meters, the first plant will have a surface of 650 square meters, a women’s section,…
Laila Alawa, Associate Editor at Islamic Monthly, views the controversial documentary film Unmosqued and offers some observations on the mosque and its function and future in America. Situating her argument in a larger view of faith in America, Alawa writes, “There are buildings scattered across America, empty of purpose and congregations, simply because people left…
