‘The First Muslim,’ by Lesley Hazleton In today’s febrile cultural and religious climate, what project could be more fraught than writing a biography of Muhammad? The worldwide protests at “The Innocence of Muslims,” 14 minutes of trashy provocation posted on YouTube, are a terrible reminder to the would-be biographer that the life story of…
17 February 2013 In terms of national origin, the two main Muslim groups in Spain are the Spanish and the Moroccan, adding now the growing Pakistani group (a majority in some towns like Barcelona and Valencia); being the rest divided among different nationalities considered in the census made by the Observatorio Andalusi and the Union…
Feb 1 So far, the activities of the „Identity Movement of Germany“ have been limited to the Internet, propagating anti-Islam videos and articles against Muslim immigrants. The right-wing movement calls the German youth to mobilize a revolution against the Islamization of Germany. Last week, the movement organized a street “flash-mob” in the historical center…
9 January 2013 The Deen Institute held a major event in London to bring together the views of various Muslims on the theory of evolution. Muslim scholars and scientists asserted their own opinions on the theory in order reach an agreement regarding compatibility of the theory with Islam. The participants also debated on Islam’s…
Catalonia is the region with more mosques in Spain, according to the Observatory of Religious Pluralism in Spain, under the Ministry of Justice. The Principality has 242 mosques in comparison with other communities like Andalucia (180) or Madrid (106). Overall, there are 1,200 mosques officially registered in Spain. Of the 242 Muslim places of worship…
