Religious Practices of French Muslims on the Rise

Le Monde, November 5 2012 According to a survey conducted by sociologist Lagrange, the practice of young French Muslims is on the rise. Muslims between 18 and 35 years old tend to be more observants than the first or second generation of immigrant Muslims They are also more assertive of their Muslim identity. Such results…

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Mixed-Muslim marriage in Vancouver, Canada

Vancouver Sun – May 30, 2012 Multi-faith Metro Vancouver is a place of high rates of intermarriage and inter-ethnic dating. Islam, now the second largest religion in Canada, teaches that it is sinful for Muslim women, but not Muslim men, to marry outside the faith. Professor Yvonne Haddad, a prominent Islamic scholar at the University…

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Muslims, our neighbors (Spain)

26 May 12 The Muslim community in the Murcia region consists of more than 90,000 citizens coming from the most varied backgrounds and sharing a desire: to improve their level of integration. This is one of the conclusions reached by the official of the Municipality of Murcia, Teresa Martin Melgarejo, one of the most active…

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Book – Europe’s Angry Muslims: The Revolt of The Second Generation

Bombings in London, riots in Paris, terrorists in Germany, fury over mosques, veils and cartoons–such headlines underscore the tensions between Muslims and their European hosts. Did too much immigration, or too little integration, produce Muslim second-generation anger? Is that rage imported or spawned inside Europe itself? What do the conflicts between Muslims and their European…

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Study Shows that Muslim Immigrants in Canada face some discrimination

The National Post – May 28, 2011 Peter Beyer, a professor of Religious Studies at the University of Ottawa, has conducted a study to gather insights from about 350 second-generation Canadians aged 18 to 30 through 36 focus groups in Sydney, N.S., Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, Edmonton and Vancouver. Muslim young adults attributed the discrimination they…

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