News and Analysis on Islam in Europe and North America
Prison staff in top security jails in Britain are confronting a growing gang culture with groups of Muslim inmates seeking to assert their authority on the wings. A prisons watchdog report published today provides fresh evidence of the extent of gang activity among inmates jailed for the most serious crimes and of the growing proportion
According to data from the education inspection, immigrant and ethnic Dutch students are experiencing an increase in fighting and conflict in schools. In secondary schools, 40% experienced such conflict – a 10% compared to just tow years ago. Ethnic conflicts occurred between students in almost 250 Dutch secondary schools, and fighting, discrimination, and problems with
The Islamic secondary school in Ibn Ghaldoun in Rotterdam is refusing to pay back the 1.2 million euro that the State Secretary Van Bijsterveldt withdrew from the school. Nass, the furious school president said: We’re not going to pay that amount back. I’m giving nothing back because it’s not spent. We’ll fight this till the