Bulgaria: Muslims recall communist repression 0
Bulgaria: Muslims recall communist repression Via AP : The forced renaming of Muslims began in 1973 in Kornitsa with its 1,800 ethnic Bulgarian Pomak Muslims and spread across the nation.
Opinion: Jumping to Conclusions 0
Opinion: Jumping to Conclusions When a Norwegian terrorist set off bombs against government offices and then murdered dozens of teenagers, the media first assumed the perpetrator was a Muslim.
France: Muslims should consider scrapping halal slaughter, says PM 0
France: Muslims should consider scrapping halal slaughter, says PM Via Reuters : France’s prime minister urged Muslims and Jews to consider scrapping their halal and kosher slaughter laws on Monday as President Nicolas Sarkozy and his allies stepped up their efforts to woo far-right voters. Prime Minister Francois Fillon made the suggestion after Sarkozy called at the weekend for butchers to clearly label meat slaughtered according to religious laws. Jewish and Muslim leaders criticised the government for stoking the debate
Turkey: Parliamentary Speaker warns against xenophobia in Europe 0
Turkey: Parliamentary Speaker warns against xenophobia in Europe Via the Hurriyet Daily News : Parliamentary Speaker Cemil Çiçek has warned that racism, xenophobia and Islamophobia have escalated in Europe and threaten global values such as democracy, human rights and the rule of law, adding that political parties with extremist tendencies had recently increased their popular support.
Switzerland: CoE urges new law amid "rising racism" 0
Switzerland: CoE urges new law amid “rising racism” Via swissinfo : The Council of Europe’s human rights chief has called for an overhaul of Swiss anti-discrimination law and policy. Intolerance and racism are “dangerously on the rise”, the commissioner for human rights, Thomas Hammarberg, said after a four-day review of Swiss policies and practices. The review was part of the Council of Europe’s ongoing assessments of the human rights situation in member states
Is Europe setting up clash between Muslims and the West? 0
Is Europe setting up clash between Muslims and the West? Via CNN : Europe and the Muslim world seem to be on a collision course that could have major political, economic and ideological ramifications
EU: ‘Being too Western’ reason for 71% of ‘honour’ killings 0
EU: ‘Being too Western’ reason for 71% of ‘honour’ killings Via the Irish Independent : Yes, it’s a cultural rather than a religious thing, stemming from some nasty tribal customs of South Asia and the Middle East, but though Hindus, Sikhs and the odd Christian might be perpetrators, the blunt truth is that honour killings are mainly Muslim-on-Muslim (91 per cent worldwide, 84 per cent North America, 96 per cent Europe).
Flanders: Minister proposes youth movements for immigrants 0
Flanders: Minister proposes youth movements for immigrants Via brusselnieuws.be : Flemish minister Pascal Smet (SP.A) is considering starting a special youth movement for and by immigrants. This after the Council of Europe concluded that the existing youth movements are not succeeding in bringing together Flemish and immigrant youth. The Felmish youth movement are split on the issue.
A New Beginning for Muslims in Europe? 0
A New Beginning for Muslims in Europe? Via the Boston College Chronicle : Western Europe hardly seems a model for harmonious relations between Muslim minorities and the non-Muslim societies in which they reside
Morocco: Sex for a European husband 0
Morocco: Sex for a European husband Via nieuwsblad (Dutch): Poor Moroccan girls are willing to do everything in order to get a European husband.