Norway: Rising popularity for anti-Islam group Via the Foreigner : A Norwegian group called “Stop Islamisation of Norway” (SIAN) has doubled membership levels in the last two years, its representatives claim. The group, who’s most active membership is located in Rogaland, has also been awarded a government concession to transmit on Radio Kos in Sandnes, western Norway.
Malta: Church commission talks of alarming rate of interfaith marriages Via Malta Today : The committee received Mgr Philip Calleja, of the Church’s emigrants commission, who prepared a presentation on civil marriage preparation. He said that civil marriages between Maltese nationals and foreigners are problematic “especially with African mothers who raise their children in an environment that is alien to Malta.” Calleja said that St Paul’s Bay, Sliema, Msida, Gzira, St Julian’s and San Gwann have the highest incidence of civil marriages between foreign and Maltese nationals. He said that the number of mixed marriages was increasing and is “alarming”, adding that when Arab and Muslim persons marry Maltese nationals, these persons should be “prepared”
Sweden: Doctors want to ban circumcision Via the Local : Circumcision of young boys for religious and non-medical reasons ought to be banned in Sweden, urged the Swedish Paediatric Society (Svenska barnläkarföreningen, BLF).
Whats the point of trying to impress the women of the world and send them gifts with messages, emails, phonecalls, cards, roses etc when the wife you chose and the “Queen” who bore your children is ignored. She deserves all that and more! How can one day be set aside for love when the year has 365+ days? Its a cheap way to run away from responsibilty and abuse women.
Denmark: DPP says Muslims are racist for sending children to private schools Via Fyens Stiftstidende (Danish): Alex Ahrendtsen, education spokesperson for the Danish People’s Party (DPP), said Muslim parents who send their children to private schools are ‘little racists’ Ahrendtsen was speaking to TV 2 NEWS, which reported that immigrant children go to private schools more than ethnic Danish children (14% of Danes vs.
Switzerland: Tunisian sentenced to 8 years for trying to ransom children Via the Local : A 34-year-old father of two has been sentenced to eight years in prison after he kidnapped his six and seven-year-old sons, took them to Tunisia, and told their mother to pay him 170,000 francs ($182,000) if she wanted to get her children back. Janine Schoch, 30, said she had told Swiss authorities on several occasions that she was afraid her husband Issam would follow up on threats to kidnap her children, newspaper Blick reports
Malmö: Funeral march against growing violence ( clip of the funeral march ) Via the Local : The arresting image of the grieving father of 15-year-old Ardiwan Diaa Samir, attempting to climb down into his dead son’s grave at the funeral on Wednesday, was a sombre reminder of the consequences of the escalating violence in southern Sweden.
By Camilla Morrison In the early days of Islam, a few companions of the Prophet were fleeing persecution in Mecca and sought refuge in Abyssinia.
Part I by Hira Amin Political From the political front unrest was found both in the provinces and in the elite Janissaries. The Janissaries, who comprised of young Christian boys being conscripted into the dervishme system, were trained to be officers, governors and soldiers
Christmas and Muslims: Tradition vs. Religion I’ve been running behind with various stories, and so only now I’ve gotten around to some of the Christmas stories. While I was summarizing them up, I realized they all revolve around the same motif: Is Christmas a religious holiday or a traditional national-cultural holiday