Tag: VP
Islam Law in Austria
Since the last few months the amendment of the Austrian Islam law is critically discussed by constitutional lawyers, academics as well as members of...
A Muslim Candidate for the Christian Democrats
7 October 2010
“My dialect gives me away,” says Sara Rahman smiling, “I’m from Upper Austria.” Rahman, a practicing Muslim who wears a hijab, is...
Election Campaign with a Veil
3 October 2010
Both the Social Democratic Part of Austria (SPÖ) as well as the Austrian People’s Party (ÖVP), the two largest political parties of...
Kurz: “Local Imams for Local Muslims”
14 September 2010
Following his earlier statements calling for exclusively German-speaking imams in Austria, the leader of the youth division of the Austrian People’s Party...