Tag: Islam in Europe

Germany’s Ban of Hezbollah: A Half-Measure
By May 2, 2020 Read More →

Germany’s Ban of Hezbollah: A Half-Measure

Germany’s ban on Hezbollah is a compromise measure between German lawmakers who want to take a harder line against Iran and those who do not. The ban appears aimed at providing the German government with political cover that allows Germany to claim that it has fully banned the group even if it has not.

Posted in: Germany, Islam in Europe
German Court Rejects Attempt to Enshrine Sharia Law
By February 29, 2020 Read More →

German Court Rejects Attempt to Enshrine Sharia Law

Germany’s Federal Constitutional Court has ruled that the constitutionally guaranteed religious freedoms of Muslims can be curtailed if public displays of religiosity endanger the ideological and religious neutrality of the state.

Posted in: Germany
France: Macron Vows Crackdown on Political Islam
By February 21, 2020 Read More →

France: Macron Vows Crackdown on Political Islam

French President Emmanuel Macron has announced new measures aimed at countering political Islam in France. The changes would limit the role that foreign governments have in France in training imams, financing mosques and educating children.

Posted in: France, Islam in Europe
UK Court: Sharia Marriages Not Valid Under English Law
By February 19, 2020 Read More →

UK Court: Sharia Marriages Not Valid Under English Law

The Court of Appeal, the second highest court in England and Wales after the Supreme Court, has ruled that the Islamic marriage contract, known as nikah in Arabic, is not valid under English law.

Posted in: Britain, Islam in Europe
The Netherlands: The Geert Wilders Show Trial Continues
By February 8, 2020 Read More →

The Netherlands: The Geert Wilders Show Trial Continues

Wilders asserts that the government’s decade-long legal war against him is far from a principled pursuit of justice, and instead politically motivated, aimed at silencing his criticism of multiculturalism and mass migration from the Muslim world.

UK: Why Are Dangerous Jihadists Being Released Early from Prison?
By February 6, 2020 Read More →

UK: Why Are Dangerous Jihadists Being Released Early from Prison?

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has vowed to toughen sentencing guidelines for convicted terrorists after a newly-released prisoner carried out a jihadist attack in London.

Posted in: Britain, Islam in Europe
Germany: “We Expect Imams from Abroad to Speak German”
By November 11, 2019 Read More →

Germany: “We Expect Imams from Abroad to Speak German”

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Europe: The Islamization of Christmas
By December 24, 2017 Read More →

Europe: The Islamization of Christmas

This year’s Christmas season has been marked by Islam-related controversies in nearly every European country.

Posted in: Islam in Europe
Austria: New Government to Resist “Islamization”
By December 17, 2017 Read More →

Austria: New Government to Resist “Islamization”

Austria is poised to become the vanguard of Western Europe’s resistance to mass migration from the Muslim world.

Posted in: Austria, Islam in Europe
Germans Debate Muslim Public Holidays
By October 19, 2017 Read More →

Germans Debate Muslim Public Holidays

An off-the-cuff proposal by German Interior Minister Thomas de Maizière to introduce Muslim public holidays has sparked a furious debate over the role of Islam in Germany.

Posted in: Germany, Islam in Europe
Austria: Integration Law Goes Into Effect
By October 3, 2017 Read More →

Austria: Integration Law Goes Into Effect

A groundbreaking new law regulating the integration of immigrants has gone into effect in Austria.

Posted in: Austria, Islam in Europe
A Month of Islam and Multiculturalism in Britain: June 2017
By July 28, 2017 Read More →

A Month of Islam and Multiculturalism in Britain: June 2017

A chronological review of some of the main stories about the rise of Islam in Britain during June 2017.

Posted in: Britain, Islam in Europe