With more than 100 locations related to Islam, Seine-St-Denis has the most visible and longest presence of the faith than the remainder of France. This presence began with the construction of housing projects for Muslim migrant workers in the 1960s. Today the Muslim population includes North Africans, Africans, Asians and Turks.
A new prison in Illinois is being considered for the relocation and incarceration of Guantanamo detainees. If chosen, the prison’s security measures would be enhanced to exceed those of the country’s top-security “supermax” prison in Colorado. US Rep. Mark Kirk (R. Illinois) issued a letter of opposition to President Obama regarding the transfer, stating that…
For the first time in Dutch history, a house of prayer is being put up for auction because of a financial conflict. The Amersfoort Rahman mosque might be put up for auction, and if it goes through it will be the first time that a functioning house of prayer will be forced to be sold…
Social housing was denied to a family in Vénissieux, a suburb outside of Lyon, allegedly because the mother of the family wears a burka, a piece of clothing “counter to French values,” declared the Rhone city council. The landlord in question justified his position stating that, “She wears the burka, which characterizes a radical practicing…
According to a report by the Social and Cultural Planning Bureau titled “You can’t buy good neighbors,” many Turkish and Moroccan Dutch are afraid of moving to “white” neighborhoods – neighborhoods with mostly ethnic Dutch. Moroccan immigrants say that they fear loneliness, alienation, and that neighborhoods would look away from them, and a generally hardened…
