The King Baudouin Foundation has recently released findings from a quantitative and qualitative study on Moroccan communities living in Belgium. The 2009 study is based on a survey of 400 Belgian Moroccans alongside focus groups and in-depth interviews and focused on topics such as: identity and integration, the family, and their feelings of confidence toward…
The collaborative research project on “Muslims in Europe and Their Societies of Origin in Asia and Africa” invites contributions to a conference to be held from 7 to 9 May 2009 at the Centre for Modern Oriental Studies, Berlin, Germany. This conference will present the results of the programme for the current research phase embedded…
The International Herald Tribune follows the dichotomy of Muslim Italians in Milan, navigating the bi-cultural lives. The article focuses in the profitability of youth – both as an economic investment “straddling two cultures” but also in their generational reality as having fluid identities. A new magazine written by second generationers, called “Yalla Italy” (Let’s Go,…
Gallup polling has released the results of the first-ever, nationally representative study of Muslim Americans, revealing great racial diversity, propensity for potential, and highly educated females. Polling found that Muslim Americans are the most racially diverse group surveyed in the United States, in comparison to Catholics, Jews, Protestants, and Mormons. Additionally, the report also reveals…
A new video purportedly from Al-Qaeda criticizes the German government for squandering taxpayers’ money on troops stationed in Afghanistan. The video, which has been posted to jihadist websites, urges Germany to renounce capitalism and embrace Islam to escape economic recession. The video shows a still image of a German citizen turned Al-Qaeda and Taliban fighter…
