But at UC Irvine, the case of student protesters who disrupted a speech on campus by the Israeli ambassador last year appears to not have resonated. In a Santa Ana courtroom Monday, closing arguments will be heard in a case involving Muslim students and the right to free speech. But the so-called Irvine 11 trial,…
Teenager Rifaq Bary who fled the home after converting to Christianity from Islam and her parents have agreed to continue efforts for reconciliation. The Muslim parents and their daughter are to receive counseling service arranged by Franklin County Child Welfare Agency in order to resolve the issue. This agreement was a resumption of an earlier…
Despite efforts by courts in Ohio and Florida, Rifqa Bary, a runaway teenager from Ohio says reconciliation with her Muslim family is not possible. Ms. Bary converted from Islam to Christianity and fled home with the alleged assistance of a Christian pastor claiming she would be in danger due to her conversion. Ms. Bary’s attorney…
American Muslim groups will welcome next week’s inauguration of Barack Obama with a symbolic release of “peace doves” at a mosque in Washington DC, followed by a open house at the DC headquarters of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR). “As part of our nation’s rich religious heritage, American Muslims are looking forward to celebrating…
A German far right group has stirred Muslim anger worldwide by holding a three-day “Anti-Islamisation Conference” to protest against the construction of mosques and Muslim immigration. Prominent members of Europe’s far right, including French “Front National” leader Jean-Marie le Pen and Belgian far-right politician Filip Dewinter, have said they will attend the meeting in Cologne…
