US: Europe biased against Muslims The annual report of US State Department on human rights has warned of increasing concern that discrimination against Muslims was on the rise in Europe. The human rights report for 2009 cited Switzerland's ban on the construction of minarets on mosques enacted in November, as well as continued bans or restrictions on head scarves and burqa worn by Muslims in France, Germany and the Netherlands. The report said: “Discrimination against Muslims in Europe has been an increasing concern.” Germany and the Netherlands have prohibitions against teachers wearing head scarves or burqa while on the job, and France bans the wearing of the religious garb in public, the report said.

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Brussels: Police prevent further Kurds-Turks riots The Brussel-Noord police managed to prevent riots between Turks and Kurds through Facebook. Several agents infiltrated a group calling for violence against Kurdish demonstrators

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Shaitaan held a meeting one day, Furious as he watched the muslims in Ramadan pray, And he spoke at length of his ancient plans and dreams, And shouted long and hard emitting screams.

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Norway: Pakistani girls lead double life —————- Norwegian-Pakistani parents are afraid their daughter will smoke, drink or have sex.  But the girl say they just want breathing space. Today is 100 years since International Women's Day was celebrated for the first time.  Though some Norwegian girls and women feel equal in 2010, the circumstances are completely different for many minority women

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Sweden: Muslim Youth group invites hate preacher to annual conference Swedish journalist Per Gudmundon, reports that Sweden's biggest youth organization invited a hate-preacher, Abdullah Hakim Quick, to headline its annual event. In related news, controversial British Muslim convert Abdurraheem Green was invited to speak at the Scandinavian peace conference by the Norwegian IslamNet

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Russia: Sweden gives refuge to Chechen bandits 'Bandits' being the new Russian term for Islamic extremists. Russian president Dmitry Medvedev has hit out at Sweden for providing a home for Chechen “bandits”.

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Scotland: Law firm offers sharia counsel A Scottish law firm has become the first in the country to offer clients “conventional” legal representation alongside advice on sharia law. Hamilton Burns, based in Glasgow’s south side, has teamed up with an eminent Muslim scholar who will counsel clients on the Islamic aspect of civil law cases, while solicitors give advice under Scots law.

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Finland: Somali League teaches khat is against Islam Should the Finnish Ministry of Education be giving Islam lectures?

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France: Teacher attacked for calling al-Qaeda terrorists The student is of North African origin. ( NL )  A 15-year-old French schoolboy sprayed a teacher with teargas after she described al-Qaeda as a “terrorist group”, she told reporters on Tuesday as prosecutors began their investigation. “I had just explained that the attacks on September 11, 2001 were carried out by the terrorist organisation al-Qaeda, as is written in the text book,” said the history teacher, speaking on condition of anonymity

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Brussels: PKK threatens attacks Somebody claiming to be a member of the Kurdish separatist movement PKK threatened bomb attacks in Belgium. In a fax sent yesterday to BNP Paribas, he threatened attacks on various branches on the bank, the most important police building in Brussels and buildings of Turkish institutions in the capital.

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