The imam of Rome’s mosque has called off a first-ever visit to the city’s synagogue, which had been hailed as a historic step in inter-faith dialogue between Italian Muslims and Jews. The synagogue’s rabbi expressed concern over what he called alarming signals from Egypt pointing to opposition to the visit among Islamic scholars because of…
By Ian Austen MONTREAL – Viewed separately, the incidents seemed relatively insignificant. Members of a Hasidic synagogue here wanted a neighboring Y.M.C.A. to block or tint the windows of an exercise room used by women. A Muslim girl was barred from playing soccer for wearing a hijab on the field. And, in Quebec, some Muslims…
A rightwing thinktank which claimed to have uncovered extremist literature on sale at dozens of British mosques was last night accused of basing a report on fabricated evidence. The report by Policy Exchange alleged that books condoning violent jihad and encouraging hatred of Christians, Jews and gays were being sold in a quarter of the…
A local Italian politicians stunned Italians and Jews by proposing that immigrants ought to be treated with the same severity the Nazi’s used when occupying the country. “To make immigrants understand how they should behave it would be right to use the same methods as the Nazis,” said municipal councillor Giorgio Bettio. Bettio went on…
The World Conference of Religions for Peace (WCRP) in Belgium announced the establishment of a council for religious leaders of Belgium. The establishment of this council will take place on November 20th. Spiritual leaders have previously represented Buddhists, Christians of various churches, Hindus, Jews, Sikhs, and Muslims. The leaders will meet regularly, in solidarity and…
