Until recently, children who opened a savings account at the Fortis bank would receive a free welcome gift of a piggy-bank. The gesture has been part of the bank’s gestures for years, and an estimated tens of thousands of children had received the piggy-bank gift. However, as the animal is a touchy issue for some…
The Swedish government proposed a new directive requiring immigrants to have a job and housing before sending for relatives to join them. Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt and Migration Minister Tobias Billstrom jointly announced the directive. According to the Prime Minister, the proposal is a way to strengthen the government’s job creation policy, and stressed that…
Prominent Muslim organisations and individuals have pledged to back Ken Livingstone as mayor of London, saying it is in the “best interest” of Muslims to vote for him in this year’s elections on May 1. A statement, published today in full on the Guardian’s website, praises Livingstone for his continued support of a multicultural society…
Lavapi_s, Madrid’s most culturally diverse district, was chosen to welcome a festival called “Nights of Ramadan” from October 9th to 13th. These five days of cultural activities included conferences, music, dance, movies, and storytelling. The objective of the festival was to share the social and cultural festivities with the neighborhood, and encourage multicultural co-existence with…
Tony Blair has unveiled plans for a new generation of Muslim imams, trained in the UK, to help counter extremism. In an attempt to reduce the number of overseas clerics teaching in British mosques, Mr Blair announced funding would be available for those studying in the UK. Overseas clerics have been accused of fuelling radicalism…
