Thousands of Afghanis demonstrated last weekend in Western Afghanistan, shouting slogans against Denmark and the Netherlands for alleged insults against Islam, concerning the re-printing of cartoons of the prophet Muhammad in Danish newspapers, and the upcoming release of an anti-Quran film by a Dutch lawmaker. An estimated 10,000 people took part in the protest, where…
Protests and demonstrations against the erection of new mosques throughout Europe are serving as catalysts for greater tensions at hand. Dissenters cite mosques as working against integration with religious-only instruction, while others cite mosques as a visible symbol of wanting to exist in the greater social surroundings. Others are merely angry over the visible display…
The Khalil Gibran International Academy was conceived as a public embrace of New York City’s growing Arab population and of internationalism, the first public school dedicated to the study of the Arabic language and culture and open to students of all racial and ethnic backgrounds. But nearly three months after plans for the middle school…
BERLIN – About 500 people marched in protest against the planned construction of a mosque in Berlin-Pankow for the Ahmadiyya Muslims. The far-right NPD party took part in the organisation of the march, which was closely monitored by the police and passed without reported incident.
Despite the protests of residents, the mosque in the Pankow section of Berlin will be built. Police were forced to end an overcrowded citizens gathering about the mosque, but the meeting will be rescheduled. Berlin (ddp-bln). Trotz Protesten von Anwohnern sieht die Ahmadiyya Muslim Gemeinde keinen Grund, von ihren Baupl_nen f_r eine Moschee in Pankow-Heinersdorf…
