Muslims of France (formerly UOIF) issued the following statement regarding Tariq Ramadan’s detention: “Muslims of France has learned with concern of the deterioration of Mr. Tariq Ramadan’s state of health. His continued detention is all the more worrying, as Mr. Ramadan has been extremely cooperative with the law. Mr. Tariq Ramadan was regularly invited to…
Below is Oumma.com’s official statement on the Tariq Ramadan affair: “Nearly seismic, the emotional shockwave provoked by the ‘Ramadan affair’ has undeniably shaken the European Muslim community in the diversity of its components – in France, in Switzerland and in neighboring countries – the recent detention of the Geneva-based Islamic theologian, followed by his incarceration…
The assumption that ‘Islam’ – usually conceived as a monolithic force – is on an expansionary path is widely shared. Islamists herald the onset of an age of Islamic renewal and dominance; anxious Westerners take to the streets against the ‘Islamisation’ of the occident; and colourful videos highlighting that Islam is set to overtake Christianity…
Amidst escalating political tensions between Germany and Turkey, three of Germany’s Turkish-dominated Islamic associations have made clear their perspective on the causes of the current diplomatic spat. Joint press release On the anniversary of last year’s military coup attempt in Turkey, the DİTİB, IGMG, and ATİB organisations issued a joint press release, calling for a…
The Fairfax County Police Department are blaming “road rage” as the mostly likely reason, instead of a hate crime, in the killing of a Muslim teenager in Virginia whose body was found in a pond later. Nabra Hassanen, 17, was killed on Sunday after she and a group of nearly 15 friends encountered a driver,…
