Mr. Obama was expected to visit the Golden Temple in Amritsar, India, next month, but there were questions about how he would cover his head. Sikh tradition requires that men tie a piece of cloth on their heads before entering the spiritual center. The president, who is Christian, has fought the perception that he is…
News Agencies – August 23, 2010 A new gargoyle was placed on the exterior of the Lyon cathedral in honor of Benzizine Ahmed, the Muslim foreman who led the restoration work on the cathedral tower. Below the gargoyle a message – “Allah Akbar” (God is greatest) in both Arabic and French – is inscribed. The…
13 August 2010 In future, centres for Islamic Studies are to be set up at German universities to train Muslim religious scholars. In an interview with Qantara, Peter Strohschneider, chairman of the German Council of Science and Humanities, talks about these plans. He claims that the project would not only be for the “intellectual self-reflection…
The Northern League opposes the decision of the city of Siena to sign an Italian Lebanese artist to paint the banner (“drappellone”) that will be awarded to the winner of the famous horse race held in Siena (Palio). This year the banner is dedicated to Our Lady of Provenzano and also the Virgin Mary, who…
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