The future Zaramaga neighbourhood mosque in the city of Vitoria has become one of the hot spots of the campaign in that city. The Popular Party has amplified complaints by some neighbours that question the construction permit granted by the City Hall. Now, the Muslim community, which had been working on the project for months…
Summary: Despite the popularized idea that Muslims are radicalized around the country in mosques, we find that mosques help Muslims integrate into US society, and in fact have a very productive role in bridging the differences between Muslims and non-Muslims in the United States. This is a finding in social science that is consistent with…
The ACLU and the Council on Islamic American Relations, held a news conference Wednesday in downtown Los Angeles to announce a lawsuit filed Tuesday on behalf of three plaintiffs. They accuse the FBI and seven employees of infringing on the 1st and 4th amendment rights of hundreds of members of the local Muslim community by…
February 7 2011 Many of the 450 mosques in the Netherlands have not registered with the country’s Tax Authority, and as a result, Muslims who donate money to the institutions are unable to deduct the gift from their taxes. Since 2008 mosques (like churches) have had to register as an institution for general benefit (ANBI)…
December 10 2010 Three mosques in Amsterdam are being guarded overnight by their members. Mosques throughout the Netherlands have received threatening pamphlets stating that “Wilders will free us of you”. A spokesperson noted that the threats are very alarming, but was not aware of whether mosques outside of Amsterdam were also keeping guard.
