Islam: Bologna, Islamic Confederation promotes meeting

April 24, 2013 ROME — ”Diversity in Islam and interfaith dialogue” is the theme of a meeting to be held in Bologna, Tuesday April 30 at 10:00 am, organized by the Confederation of Italian Islam (CII). The objective of the meeting, announced by the CII is to ”create an opportunity for Islamic parties who are…

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Halal food for Brussels Transport canteens

06.03.2012 Le Soir After a union led debate upon the introduction of halal food, the Brussels Intercommunal Transport Company’s (STIB) Diversity Committee has accelerated the process after gelatine which contains pork was found in three salads offered at STIB’s canteens. Many of the STIB employees are of Muslim faith and those who support the motion…

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The World’s Muslims: Unity and Diversity

The world’s 1.6 billion Muslims are united in their belief in God and the Prophet Muhammad and are bound together by such religious practices as fasting during the holy month of Ramadan and almsgiving to assist people in need. But they have widely differing views about many other aspects of their faith, including how important…

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Seeking Greater Diversity in German Media

The diversity of the immigrant community in Germany is conspicuously absent from the German media. Hardly a country in Europe has as few media professionals with migrant backgrounds as Germany. A new association of media professionals, is intent on changing this situation. Sophie Schabarum has been taking a closer look

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Conference on Diversity and Islamophobia

17.10.2011 In light of growing Islamophobic tendencies across Germany, the Bavarian Red Cross celebrated its 125th anniversary with a conference dedicated to the topics “diversity” and “Islamophobia” in Nuremberg on October 15th. The backdrop to the Red Cross’ engagement in the debate about Islamophobia is its guiding principle of promoting the respectful co-existence between immigrants…

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