Germany: Politician Blasted for Support of Islamic Law Via Spiegel : Most politicians in Germany have gotten the message: The quickest way to spark a career-damaging controversy is to make a facile comment about Nazis or the Holocaust.
Hague: Muslim party denies dog ban proposal Via AD (Dutch): Hasan Küçük, fraction head of the Islam Democrats in the Hague, denies the party wants to ban dog ownership in the city. He says his words were taken out of context. During a debate last week about the municipal policy regarding animals, Küçük said that he thinks it’s pitiful that dogs are sometimes shut in an apartment for 23 hours a day.
Belgium: Sharia bank accounts to be offered by Chaabi Bank Via HLN (Dutch): Moroccan bank Chaabi is considering launching Sharia bank accounts in Belgium, reports La Libre Belgique. Chaabi’s Belgian branch says they’re currently studying the idea and will soon consult the FSMA (Banking, Finance and Insurance Commission).
UK: Growing use of Sharia Via the BBC (h/t Islam in Britain ): An estimated 85 Sharia councils could be operating in Britain, according to a 2009 report by the think tank Civitas. Several bodies like the Islamic Sharia Council have seen a large increase in their cases in the past five years
Belgium: Youth theaters complain about ‘Muslim prudishness’ Via De Telegraaf (Dutch, h/t NRP ): Jo Roets, artistic head of the Laika threater group, told newspaper De Morgen that prudishness among immigrant youth will be a hot item in the coming years. Immigrant teenagers shut their eyes or avert their heads when it comes to naked scenes.
Finland: Swimming pool purchases curtains for immigrant swimmers Via Tundra Tabloids (via HS ): Martinlaakso swimming pool will begin swimming periods for immigrants early next year. In practice, after normal business hours are held, the hall’s large windows will be covered with curtains.
Belgium: Sharia4Belgium calls on Muslims to turn Belgium into Sharia state (threatening to destroy the Atomium monument) Full clip here , via MEMRI.
UK: “They’re Somalian Muslims and alcohol or drugs isn’t something they’re used to” The quote is from the girls’ lawyer. According to the article, the judge didn’t actually say that was a mitigating circumstance.
London: Muslim women complain about lack of women-only facilities Via Hounslow Chronicle (h/t The LibertyPhile ) A GROUP of Muslim women claim that Hounslow Council is not doing enough for their exercise needs. They say that due to religious constraints they can not exercise when there is a man about, even if he is the instructor. They want more women-only facilities in leisure facilities and have complained, in some centres, even the changing rooms are communal
Italy: Moroccan murders wife, suspects her of trying to convert Via bladna (Dutch): Mohamed El Ayani (39), a Moroccan living in Brescello, killed his wife, Rachida Radi (35), since he suspected she was converting to Christianity.