Germany/Netherlands: Immigrants more sexually active Two recent studies in Germany and the Netherlands examined the sexual behavior of young people. Both found differences between the ethnic population and immigrants.
Austria: Prosecution investigating FPÖ muezzin-shooting game Via Austrian Times : The Styrian Greens have reported the Freedom Party (FPÖ) for agitation over a computer game in which the player must shoot at mosques and kill muezzins [ed: with little stop signs]. The FPÖ’s Styrian branch is identified as creator of the online game called “Moschee ba ba” (Bye, bye mosque).
Netherlands: Feeling Dutch dependent on job and language Being fluent in Dutch plays an important role in whether non-Western immigrants feel Dutch.
Denmark: ROJ TV charged with terrorism Manouchehr Zonoozi (former ROJ TV director) and Metin Yüce (ROJ NV director/Belgium) with the troops Via Politiken : Justice Minister Lars Barfoed (Cons) has decided to call for the indictment of the Denmark-based Roj-TV station for supporting terrorism, according to Prosecutor-General Jørgen Steen Sørensen in a news release. Roj-TV and Mesopotamia Broadcast A/S METV are to be charged under Paragraph 114 of the Anti-terrorism Act which makes it an offence to further the activities of a person, group of people or association which either does or plans to commit acts of terrorism
Vienna: FPÖ boss wants minarets referendum (Vienna Mosque, Wikipedia ) Via Austrian Times : Freedom Party (FPÖ) leader Heinz-Christian Strache has announced a referendum over minarets if he wins the upcoming Vienna election. The right-winger announced today (Tues) he will hold a referendum to let residents decide whether they want a law preventing the construction of minarets in the capital
Germany: Stormy debate about anti-Muslim book (A protest against Sarrazin: ’shut up’) Thilo Sarrazin’s new anti-immigration/anti-Muslim book continues to make waves in Germany. The Bundesbank wants to fire him and his party, the Social Democrats, wants to expel him.
Taraweeh Salaah – Night 17 By Sheikh Abdul Hamid Lachporia – Canada In the Name of Almighty Allah Most Gracious, Most Merciful Tonight’s Tarawee consists of Surah Utloo-Maa-Oohiya…(JUZ 21) and the Surahs that will be covered are:- The remaining half of Surah Al Ankabut, Surah Al Rum, Surah Luqman, Surah Al Sajdah and a third of Surah Al-Ahzab.
Belgium: Halal training for prison guards, doctors Prisons According to our sources, the Federal Public Service (SPF) of Justice will soon launch a pilot project to train personnel in prisons about the problematics of halal. Apparently, though it is difficult to obtain exact figures on the percentage of Muslims in Belgian prisons. observers agree that there are many religious Muslims there
Norway: Mosque wants restaurant to stop serving beer ( Turkish beer ) “We just serve imported beer with the food,” the general manager of the Istanbul Café and Restaurant, Zeynep Karagøz, told tv2nyhetene.no. The restaurant in the Norwegian town of Moss is being pressured by the building owner and neighbor, a mosque run by the Turkish Muslim community, to stop serving alcohol, reports Moss Avis. “I was told of the complaint on Friday, and was very surprised.
Germany: Ramadan becoming normal The Muslim fast is becoming so normal, that all German parties celebrate Ramadan. The Muslim Ramadan is quietly becoming part of the public space in Germany, and thus something which interests non-Muslim Germans – or in any case, something they can’t avoid noticing. “The interest of Germans in Ramadan is growing,” says general secretary of the Muslim Central Council, Aiman Mazyek, with satisfaction.