Quebec monitors lamb sacrifices during Eid

CBC – October 26, 2012 Quebec’s Agricultural Ministry ieyed many farms as thousands of Muslims took part in traditional lamb sacrifices to celebrate the Eid al-Adha. The Muslim Canadian Congress said it is pleased with the government’s decision to ensure regulations are respected during the religious celebration. Mayor of Mont-Saint-Grégoire Suzanne Boulais, a town about…

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French Interior Minister Pledges Zero Tolerance for Islamists

  French Interior Minister Manuel Valls warned Islamists that preaching hatred in France would not be tolerated, telling hardliners as he inaugurated a mosque that they would be expelled if they challenged the Republic’s principles. Valls’ message underscored the tough line that President Francois Hollande’s government has taken towards Islamists who were furious over the…

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Man who Ripped off a Muslim Women’s Veil Sentenced

The man who attacked a Muslim woman in a busy shopping center, because he thought she was “just another illegal immigrant” has now been sentenced. Ian Brazier, was given a six-week sentence that is suspended for 18 months, and ordered to complete a diversity awareness course by magistrates in the town.

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Poll: Obama’s a Muslim to many GOP voters in Alabama, Mississippi

After years of battling false claims and viral emails alleging that he is a Muslim, President Obama hasn’t gotten far among Republican voters in Alabama and Mississippi – about half still believe he is Muslim and about 1 in 4 believes his parents’ interracial marriage should have been illegal, a new poll shows. Of the…

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Turkish Dutch to Recoup Integration Course Cost

11 October 2011 Following a ruling that the compulsory attendance of integration classes for Turkish immigrants is illegal, thousands of Turkish nationals in the Netherlands may now seek compensation for the cost of the course. The government established the rules for compulsory integration course in 2006, which have now been deemed illegal under treaties between…

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