Nicolas Sarkozy has invited Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasrin to receive the prestigious Simone de Beauvoir award in Paris. The invitation comes amid reports that Indian authorities have turned down France’s proposal to honor the writer during a visit by Sarkozy to New Delhi, citing security threats. Nasrin, who fled to India from the Muslim-majority Bangladesh,…
Paris mayor Bertrant Delanoe has been given extra security protection after an Islamist website listed him as a target. A police source said Delanoe’s protection had been reinforced, though the threats are not specific and do not come from a site directly linked to Al-Qaeda. The socialist mayor is expected to secure reelection in March,…
The former head of Ansar al Islam allegedly made threats against Norway days after a court upheld a state expulsion order saying he was a security threat. Mullah Krekar, the former head of the terrorist group Ansar al Islam, said Norwegian authorities wouldn’t carry out the deportation because it would invoke a reaction from Islamic…
LONDON (AP) – Speaking in London late Tuesday, Ayaan Hirsi Ali said that Muslims must protest against terrorism committed in the name of religion. Hirsi is the Dutch ex-lawmaker whose criticism of radical Islam has made her a target of death threats.
Archbishop of Paris, Monsignor 23, stated that it is time for friendly and clear dialogue with Muslims, and that Catholics need not be fearful in their interactions with members of the Muslim community. Monsegnor Michel Dubost highlights the 140 known conversions from Islam to Catholicism, many of whom receive death threats for crossing religious boundaries….
