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.

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Ukraine: Newspaper depicts Africans and Arabs as monkeys groping woman Via France24 : A local newspaper in the western Ukrainian city of Ternopil illustrated its front-page story on Tuesday with a photomontage of monkeys groping a woman to depict African and Arab men who had allegedly gotten into a bar fight. Our Observer, a Congolese student living in Ternopil, tells us this has deeply upset African students at his university, who he says are frequently the target of racist attacks.

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KU Leuven: No exams on religious holidays Via VRT : Leuven University has decided to allow students to move the date of their exam if this conflicts with a holiday in their religion. The university has now drawn up a list of holidays that qualify.

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Germany: Israeli-Arab killed in antisemitic attack According to an Israeli news source , German police have an Arab suspect in custody. The victim’s mother is Jewish, and police suspect this was the reason for the murder

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Flanders: Poor Dutch skills among Turks, Moroccans Via Het Belang van Limburg (Dutch) Flemish Turks and Moroccans have poor Dutch, according to a new book by professor Johan Ackaert (Hasselt University) about the integration of immigrants.

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Madrid: Saudi-Spanish Collaboration Seeks to boost Islamic finance values in Europe Via Arab News : On Thursday, a new collaboration between the prestigious Instituto de Empressa Business School in Madrid and the Jeddah-based King Abdul Aziz University will get a second wind in the Spanish capital with the relaunch of the Saudi-Spanish Center for Islamic Economics and Finance (SCIEF), which was formerly the Center for Islamic Economics and Finance. The launch will be held in conjunction with a one-day conference on “Islamic Finance in the 21st Century” at the Instituto de Empressa Business School in Madrid which will be inaugurated by Professor Osama Tayeb, president of King Abdul Aziz University and Professor Rafael Puyol, chairman of the board of directors of Instituto de Empressa.

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UK: Muslim medical students boycotting lectures on evolution Via the Daily Mail : Muslim students, including trainee doctors on one of Britain’s leading medical courses, are walking out of lectures on evolution claiming it conflicts with creationist ideas established in the Koran. Professors at University College London have expressed concern over the increasing number of biology students boycotting lectures on Darwinist theory, which form an important part of the syllabus, citing their religion

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Pakistan: ‘Islam in Europe a reality despite challenges’ Via the International News : Islam in Europe today is a reality the world would have to contend with despite the immense challenges it faces there.

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Norway: 25% think there are too many Muslims Via NRK (Norwegian): Norstat recently conducted an opinion survey for Norwegian broadcaster NRK to check the attitudes of Norwegians towards Islam. 65% said they don’t have a Muslim among their acquaintances. 42% were OK with a family member marrying a Muslim, compared with 21% who weren’t

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Source: As-Sabiqoon Monthly Magazine Issue 9 Sept 2006 Before you is a concise step-by-step guide about surviving at Uni! All I write is based upon my very own experience which has advice in dealing with it life at Uni. It’s worth noting that (as I write) I am a first year and in no way have I experienced all the problems, and due to the nature of the problems mentioned, my advice is not the only advice available.

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