“Educated Women, Protagonists”: Meeting on Women’s Role in Islam

3/8/2013 In conjunction with International Women’s Day, a Meeting in Trento entitled “Educated Women, Protagonists” was organized by the Muslim Women of Trento, the Association of Muslim Women in Italy and The women of GMI Trento. The meeting broadly discussed women in Islam, and the importance of women in the immigrant community of Trento.  

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Islamic Cleric Pierre Vogel Delivers Speech in Hamburg

10./ 11.07.2011 Germany’s best known Islamic cleric, Pierre Vogel, delivered a pro-Islam speech in front of approximately 1100 sympathizers in Hamburg on Saturday, July 9th. Vogel is a Salafi-Muslim who is known for his strict (and fundamentalist) interpretation of Islam, his rejection of liberal ideals and religious diversity, as well as his sympathy for former…

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Hirsi Ali Announces Submission II Is Too Risky

In an interview on Dutch television Ayaan Hirsi Ali announced that she will not make sequals to her controversial 2004 film Submission. Although the script is written, Hirsi Ali claims that making the film causes too great a risk to the cast and crew. Currently living in the United States, Hirsi Ali released Submission with…

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    Girls get together for Islamic Sports Day in London

    Women and girls from across the country celebrated Islamic culture through a national sports competition in London on Saturday. The Girls Eid cup festival, organised by Leyton Orient Community Sports Programme (LOCSP) and Positive Futures, aims to give young women from across the country a chance to meet in an environment outside their normal everyday…

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    Greece: Hijab no threat to secularism

    On Saturday March 8th, Greek Foreign Minister Dora Bakoyannis defended the right of Muslim women to cover their heads, refuting claims that the headscarf poses a threat to secularism. Human rights and the secular nature of a state are not threatened by the headscarf. Nor are they safeguarded by a ban said Bakoyannis. Bakoyannis blamed…

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