Egypt has ordered the seizure of a special edition of the German news magazine Der Spiegel after it was deemed to be insulting to Islam and the Prophet Mohammed, newspapers reported on Wednesday. Information Minister Anas al-Fiqi took the decision “to defend Islamic values and confront attempts to damage the prophet, the Muslim religion and…
The head of Germany’s intelligence agency said that ‘several hundred’ Muslim extremists are living in Germany and that al-Qaeda is forming a strong base in North Africa, a German magazine reported on Monday. Mr Ernst Uhrlau, who oversees the BND, the Germany intelligence agency, said that ‘up to 700 people are being surveilled, in different…
German education ministers have announced plans to expand classes on Islam to include all students, but the plan faces a shortage of teachers. Officials seeking to open the Islam classes to non-Muslim students face hurdles in finding qualified instructors — only 2.8 percent of Muslims in German high schools eventually graduate, Der Spiegel reported Friday….
Barack Obama’s candidacy is winning over hearts and minds in Europe, where his race, youth, and promise of change are raising hopes for a likeable America, once again. German weekly magazine Der Spiegel placed a picture of the Illinois Senator on its February cover under the headline The Messiah Factor. Inside, the magazine discussed Obama…
German officials fear that at least four Islamists from Germany were trained in terror camps on the Afghan-Pakistani border. According to Germany’s Federal Criminal Office, four men in their 20s are being trained to launch terror attacks in Germany, according to a report in the latest issue of German news magazine Der Spiegel. At the…
