In the eastern Bosnian town of Bjeljina, 1,200 Serb residents signed the petition which calls for the reduction of the volume of the ezan (call to prayer) as it apparently creates a disruptive “noise” for the local Serb population. Harun Karcic, a graduate researcher at the Roberto Ruffili Faculty of Political Science thinks that this…
Two minors are under investigation for the swastika that appeared December 3rd on the walls of the Centre for Islamic culture in Lendinara (Rovigo). The act seems to be the consequence of a broil between Italian and Moroccan boys. According to the security forces, the two investigated aren’t be part of a subversive group. The…
The Bielefeld Institute for Interdisciplinary Research on Conflict and Violence has conducted a Europe-wide study on prejudices and enmity against various social groups. The representative study saw 8000 participants (1000 people respectively in the UK, France, Germany, Netherlands, Portugal, Italy, Poland and Hungary). They were interviewed about their view on Islam, homosexuality, immigration, an alleged…
In an interview with Ayaan Hirsi Ali, she shares her views on freedom, tolerance and intolerance, women’s rights, mainstream and radical Islam, and the differences between American and European Muslims.
In this article in Le Figaro, CNRS sociologist Florence Blackler describes the rise of importance of halal meats in France. While until the 1970s Muslims in France often slaughtered their own meats or purchased kosher meat, young practitioners have called for an increasing number of halal products. A second article from Le Figaro points to…
