Archive for October, 2012

Al-Qaeda’s Strategy of a “Thousand Cuts”
By October 30, 2012 Read More →

Al-Qaeda’s Strategy of a “Thousand Cuts”

Spanish police have arrested six members of an al-Qaeda cell in Barcelona that was dedicated to providing a related terrorist cell in Germany with large numbers of stolen passports.

Germany: “I Will Only Answer to Allah”
By October 22, 2012 Read More →

Germany: “I Will Only Answer to Allah”

An Islamist radical convicted of stabbing two German police officers during a protest against “offensive” cartoons has been sentenced to six years in prison.

Posted in: Germany, Islam in Europe
Muslim Lobbyist Represents US at European Human Rights Conference
By October 18, 2012 Read More →

Muslim Lobbyist Represents US at European Human Rights Conference

The Obama Administration has named Salam al-Marayati, a radical Muslim, as its official representative to the OSCE’s premier conference on human rights.

Posted in: Islam in Europe
Spain: The Islamic Republic of Catalonia
By October 12, 2012 Read More →

Spain: The Islamic Republic of Catalonia

A successful push for independence in the Spanish autonomous region of Catalonia would lead to the establishment of a country with the third-largest percentage of Muslims in Western Europe, just behind France and Belgium, and far ahead of Britain and Germany.

Posted in: Islam in Europe, Spain
Germany: Co-ed Swimming Goes to Court
By October 9, 2012 Read More →

Germany: Co-ed Swimming Goes to Court

A German court has refused to allow a Muslim student to skip co-ed swimming lessons based on her religious beliefs.

Posted in: Germany, Islam in Europe
Muslim Riots Reach Europe: Part II
By October 3, 2012 Read More →

Muslim Riots Reach Europe: Part II

Muslim protests over an American-made anti-Islamic YouTube film, Innocence of Muslims, have spread to more European cities.

Posted in: Germany, Islam in Europe
Sweden: Mosque to Blast Prayer Calls from Minaret
By October 1, 2012 Read More →

Sweden: Mosque to Blast Prayer Calls from Minaret

A mosque in Stockholm has received initial approval to begin sounding public prayer calls from its minaret, the first time such permission has ever been granted in Sweden.

Posted in: Islam in Europe, Sweden