The vast majority of the Dutch population don’t or scarcely ever have any contact with Muslims or are even open to the possibility. This was shown in a random survey among more than a thousand Dutch respondents commissioned by the EO, the Dutch Evangelical Broadcasting Station. 80 percent don’t or hardly ever have contact with…
Minister of Education Najat Vallaud-Belkacem has stated that she believes veiled mothers should be allowed to accompany their children on school trips, contrary to the law currently in place. Malika Sorel, member of the Haut Conseil a L’Integration (Council for Integration) responds. Sorel quotes Abdelwahab Meddeb who stated that the veil “is an infringement on…
“Social responsibility” will be the slogan of mosques opening doors to the public at the German unification day, October 3rd . The central council of Muslims calls all citizens to take social responsibility at school, at social facilities and at neighborhoods. Civic engagement would be part of social responsibility and community life. That said, Muslims…
Twenty Muslim representatives, including doctors, lawyers and journalists, signed an opinion column entitled, “We are also ‘dirty Frenchmen,’” in which they condemned the crimes of the Islamic State. They recently met with President Francois Hollande to discuss their proposal. During their meeting the representatives proposed that Hollande “pull Islam upwards.” Bariza Khiari, a Socialist senator…
A toy gun sold in the French supermarket Auchan has sparked debate. The gun features a logo that resembles a star and a crescent moon, symbols generally associated with Islam or Muslim-majority countries. The toy gun was sold for one euro and was reportedly distributed in the Paris area. The gun resembles an AK-47. Numerous…
