18 February 2016 With a little bit of luck a Dutch-educated imam would also be a good remedy against radicalism, the minister believes. Some of the current Dutch imams are on another frequency than the youth in their mosques. They do not always speak Dutch well, while they mostly know a lot about theology. Bussemaker:…
Date: 21 February 2016 A mosque in Neunkirchen in the West German state of Saarland has been attacked overnight by two persons throwing Molotov cocktails. There was no damage to the mosque itself, since the explosives landed in the courtyard of the complex. While the perpetrators were captured on CCTV footage, the police has not…
February 7, 2016 Despite controversy, the ninth Annual Meeting of Northern Muslims (RAMN) was held on February 7. Nearly 3,000 Muslims gathered in Lille at the behest of the Northern Islamic League (LIN), a branch of the Union of Islamic Organizations of France (UOIF). The organizers had originally invited three controversial guests to speak: the…
February 3, 2016 A national conference of Muslims of France will be held next March in Lyon, according to the Great Mosque of Paris. The decision to hold the conference was made during a working meeting in Paris chaired by the rector of the Great Mosque of Paris, Dalil Boubaker and President of the Union…
“The Republic needs the engagement of France’s Muslims more than ever,” said Bernard Cazeneuve, during the country’s “open mosque” weekend. The Interior Minister was invited to share a “brotherly cup of tea” at the Saint-Ouen l’Aumone mosque. Cazeneuve welcomed the “highly symbolic gesture that mirrors the vivre-ensemble of the Republic.” The “open mosque” weekend occurred…
