Salt’s Major, thinking in forbid the construction of new places of worship

The Major of Salt (Girona) has announced a municipal plenary debate to forbid the opening of new places of worship in the city. This measure could be motivated by a demonstration call for the next 27th of August by the xenophobe party “Plataforma per Catalunya” against a new mosque in Salt .   The two…

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Demonstration against local mosque in Basurto (Basque country)

The neighbours of Pablo Azaola neighborhood, in the town of Basurto, call for another demonstration against the opening of a local mosque on Friday, 10th of June, the day before the new municipal team takes possession of the official local government.  

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Florida pastor seeking to protest at Michigan mosque ordered jailed, is later freed on $1 bond

DEARBORN, Mich. — A Florida pastor’s planned demonstration outside a Michigan mosque was scuttled Friday after a jury determined the protest would constitute a breach of the peace and he was briefly jailed for refusing to pay what authorities called a “peace bond.” The Rev. Terry Jones, whose past rhetoric against Muslims has inflamed anti-Western…

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Obama condemns killings at UN office in Afghanistan, offers condolences to victims

President Barack Obama is condemning the attack on a United Nations office in northern Afghanistan Friday. In a statement, Obama offered his condolences to those injured and killed, as well as their families. At least eight foreigners and four Afghan protesters were killed when a demonstration outside the office turned violent.

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Lessons From The Whole Quran Episode

When Terry Jones, a Florida pastor, announced his plan to burn Qurans on 9/11 with a tweet and an “International Burn a Koran Day” page on Facebook, he ignited an international conflagration of outrage. As news spread, worldwide condemnation and anxiety mounted. At least two people died in a demonstration in Afghanistan. It seemed this…

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