News Agencies – February 9, 2012 Mohammed Moussaoui, head of the CFCM (French Council of the Muslim Faith) says the debate on Interior Minister Claude Guéant’s comments that ‘not all civilizations are equal’ is closed. Moussaoui says the controversy serves no one, and they are not interested in propogating it. The CFCM wrote to Guéant…
29.11.2011 In light of recent findings and debate relating to right-wing extremism in Germany, German Interior Minister Friedrich initiated a meeting with representatives of Muslim organisations and associations to recuperate their trust in his work as well as German security agencies. During the meeting, many Muslim representatives expressed their current concern and emphasised the importance…
News Agencies – November 30, 2011 As he presented his party’s campaign platform ahead of next year’s presidential and legislative elections, French Interior Minister Claude Gueant laid down the gauntlet to the far right by hardening the government’s position on immigration. “It’s easier for immigrants to integrate if there are less of them,” Gueant told…
16 September 2011 The Dutch government has agreed to a ban on the burqa under a deal with Geert Wilders’ PVV Party. The Interior Minister announced that “a general ban on wearing face-restrictive clothing in public is on the way” and will be in effect in public buildings, educational institutions, hospitals and public transport….
News Agencies – September 16, 2011 A ban on saying prayers in the street, a practice by French Muslims unable to find space in mosques, has come into effect in Paris. Interior Minister Claude Gueant has offered believers the use of a disused fire brigade barracks instead. The phenomenon of street prayers, which see…
