Belgium: Sharia bank accounts to be offered by Chaabi Bank Via HLN (Dutch): Moroccan bank Chaabi is considering launching Sharia bank accounts in Belgium, reports La Libre Belgique. Chaabi’s Belgian branch says they’re currently studying the idea and will soon consult the FSMA (Banking, Finance and Insurance Commission).
France: Three sentenced for Paris bomb plot Via AFP : A French court on Thursday sentenced three men to between two and six years in prison for plotting to carry out a car bomb attack on a public building near the Eiffel Tower in Paris. Rany Arnaud, Nadir Badache and Adrien Guihal were arrested in December 2008 after they allegedly planned to set off a car bomb outside the offices of a national police investigation body in the centre of Paris
Germany: Muslim car-pool service Via TAZ (German, h/t Snaphanen ) Selim Reid (24) is the founder of MuslimTAXI, a Muslim ride-sharing service.
London: Muhammad cartoon row leads to resignation Via the BBC (h/t Talk Islam ): The president of a London university atheist society has resigned over a row about an image of the Prophet Muhammad. The society at University College London (UCL) published an image on its Facebook page showing “Jesus and Mo” having a drink at a bar. The atheist group was asked by the UCL union to remove it, but refused and started a petition defending its freedom of expression
Odense: Burglary campaign against ethnic Danes Via JihadWatch (Translated from B.T.
Are Europe’s Muslims America’s problem? Via Al-Jazeera : “Soft power” programmes in the US that reach out to European Muslims have drawn ire from EU governments.
France: New Report Accuses Police of Discrimination Via VoA : Human Rights Watch says police in France are singling out ethnic Arab and African youths for unwarranted and sometimes humiliating identity checks. The rights group says this apparent ethnic profiling is further exacerbating an already tense relationship between authorities and minority youths. A young man who recounted being stopped and questioned by French police thinks it’s because he’s Arab
Burayda reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, “Give good news to those who walk to mosques in the dark that they will have full light on the Day of Rising.” [Abu Dawud and at-Tirmidhi] Related posts: White Hair Abu Dawud
London: ‘Strict Muslim’ raped women at knifepoint to ‘punish them for being on the streets at night’ Via the Daily Mail : A Muslim man who raped women to ‘teach them a lesson’ for being on the streets at night was jailed indefinitely today because of the danger he poses to women. Sunny Islam, 23, who comes from a strict Muslim family, dragged his terrified victims – including a 15-year-old – from the street at knifepoint, bound and assaulted them during a two-month reign of terror.
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