EU: Responses to Gaza flotilla attack 0
EU: Responses to Gaza flotilla attack Various anti-Israel protests are already planned across Europe. I’ll be updating this thread throughout the day
Archive for May, 2010
Hamburg: Mosque hosts pro-Iran event 0
Hamburg: Mosque hosts pro-Iran event The Imam Ali Mosque in Hamburg hosted a conference last week supportive of the regime of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and with the participation of advocates of revolutionary Islam. This article was prepared by the Islam in Europe blog – islamineurope.blogspot.com Manfred Murck, a spokesman for the Hamburg Office for the Protection of the Constitution (Verfassungschutz), the domestic intelligence agency, told The Jerusalem Post on Friday that there are “roughly 30 members of pro-Iranian Hizbullah” in Hamburg “who meet in the Islamic Center Hamburg.” Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, appointed the director of the Islamic Center Hamburg, which is part of the Imam Ali Mosque. The mosque’s imam, Ayatollah Reza Ramezani, used his platform to call for participation at the 2009 Al-Quds Day, an anti-West and anti-Israeli hate festival, whose goal is the “liberation of Jerusalem from the Zionist system.” The center is one of the oldest Iranian Shi’ite mosques in Europe, established in the late 1950s.
Switzerland: Dialogue on Islam gathers pace 0
Switzerland: Dialogue on Islam gathers pace Switzerland is promoting dialogue with the Muslim world as it comes to terms with the electorate’s decision six months ago to ban the construction of new minarets. This article was prepared by the Islam in Europe blog – islamineurope.blogspot.com For many people, November 29, 2009 came as a shock, when a majority of voters accepted the new legislation, and the vote has been seen as a “wake-up” call
EU: Muslims go to mosque less often 0
EU: Muslims go to mosque less often The call to prayer reverberates off the walls in the Islamic Cultural Center in Madrid, Spain’s largest mosque.
Netherlands: "You’re guests here" 0
Netherlands: “You’re guests here” “You’re guests here. We have a Dutch culture here, and we want to maintain it
Hijab Style Exclusive: Maysaa Interview 0
Today Hijab Style brings you an exclusive interview with the designer behind the UK’s best up-and-coming modest fashion brand, Maysaa . A little while ago I met up with Hana Tajima-Simpson to chat about style, design and catering to the modest Muslim woman
UK: EDL to target Muslim centers 0
UK: EDL to target Muslim centers For the past four months the Guardian has joined English Defence League demonstrations, witnessing its growing popularity, from protests attracting just a few hundred hardcore activists at the end of last year to rallies and marches which are bringing thousands of people on to the street – and into direct conflict with the police and local Muslim communities. This article was prepared by the Islam in Europe blog – islamineurope.blogspot.com The EDL plans to step up its campaign in coming weeks, culminating in marches through some of the UK’s most high-profile Muslim communities, raising the spectre of widespread unrest. Guardian video report With the British National party beset by infighting and recriminations after its poor showing in last month’s local and national elections, the UK is facing the prospect of rightwing activists turning away from the ballot box and back to the street for the first time in three decades
Finland: Immigrant youth sent abroad by force 0
Finland: Immigrant youth sent abroad by force According to a study by the Finnish League for Human Rights (FLHR), some children and youth of immigrant background are sent to other countries against their will by their families for a variety of reasons. The Migration Minister says it shows that officials must do more to intervene
Kosovo: Clashes between Albanians and Serbs 0
Kosovo: Clashes between Albanians and Serbs Kosovo police on Sunday used tear gas to separate groups of Albanians and Serbs during protests in the divided northern town of Mitrovica against Serb-sponsored municipal elections. This article was prepared by the Islam in Europe blog – islamineurope.blogspot.com Hundreds of Albanians demonstrated against the elections, which were held Sunday in the northern parts of Kosovo despite warnings by Kosovo and the European Union’s law-enforcement mission in Kosovo that they would not recognize the results. ( Clip ) The Albanians, led by veterans of the 1998-99 insurgency against Belgrade, say the elections are illegal and breach the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Kosovo
Clerics Split Hairs Over Latest Hijab Fashion 0
Recently I was asked to weigh in about the ‘Abu Nafkha’ or ‘puffed’ style hijab, which has lately become more popular here in the UK, for a news article for The Media Line. What do you think? Written by Rachelle Kliger Published Sunday, May 30, 2010 Latest style in Islamic headscarves, the ‘puffed’ Hijab, riles conservatives.