February 20, 2016 Six universities or schools will acquire, in the upcoming academic year, new curricula and instructors, to strengthen research on Islam, as requested by the Ministry of Education. Education Minister Najat Vallaud-Belkacem announced the plans with Secretary for Higher Education Thierry Mandon. “The Ministry announces the creation of posts for instructor-researchers which will…
February 20, 2016 Following the Paris attacks, one of the most-wanted men in Europe, reportedly would have hidden in Brussels for three weeks in an apartment that was searched several days after his escape by Belgian authorities. “It is rather difficult to think this group of men could have gone to Syria” after leaving their…
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:…
February 17, 2016 Depending on who is telling the story, Daoud Muradyan, a blind 21-year-old, is either a potential terrorist or a harmless immigrant who embodies everything that is wrong with France’s broad new antiterrorism powers. Mr. Muradyan came under suspicion after having contact with a radical imam, the French authorities say. They also say…
February 9, 2016 France’s state of emergency measures have resulted in repeated abuse and discrimination against Muslims in the country, according to separate reports by human rights groups. The country has granted law enforcement officials more pervasive powers and restricted mass public gatherings since Islamic militants killed 130 people in Paris in November. The powers…
