Italy’s Mosque Wars
Soeren Kern | February 4, 2012
Filed Under: Opinion & Commentary, Research & Analysis
The southern Italian island of Sicily is about to become the proud new owner of a multi-million euro mega-mosque. Read more
German Court Bans Muslim Prayers in Schools
Soeren Kern | December 15, 2011
Filed Under: Opinion & Commentary, Research & Analysis
Germany’s top administrative court has ruled that a Muslim student is not entitled to perform prayers at his school because the act has the potential to create “very severe conflicts.” Read more
United States of Europe One Step Closer to Reality?
Soeren Kern | December 12, 2011
Filed Under: Opinion & Commentary, Research & Analysis
The leaders of the 27-member European Union met in Brussels on December 8 and 9 under pressure to deliver a decisive solution to Europe’s two-year-old sovereign debt crisis. Read more
Dutch Multiculturalism: Half of Young Moroccans are Criminals
Soeren Kern | November 28, 2011
Filed Under: Opinion & Commentary, Research & Analysis
Forty percent of Moroccan immigrants in the Netherlands between the ages of 12 and 24 have been arrested, fined, charged or otherwise accused of committing a crime during the past five years, according to a new report commissioned by the Dutch Ministry of Interior. Read more
“100 Lashes if You Don’t Die Laughing”
Soeren Kern | November 3, 2011
Filed Under: Opinion & Commentary
The Paris offices of the satirical French magazine Charlie Hebdo were destroyed in an arson attack after it “invited” the Islamic Prophet Mohammed to be its “guest editor.” Read more
Runaway Anti-Semitism in Italy
Soeren Kern | October 27, 2011
Filed Under: Opinion & Commentary, Research & Analysis
Forty-four percent of Italians are prejudiced or hostile towards Jews, according to a new research study released by the Italian Parliament on October 17. Read more
Immigrants Want Cross Removed from Swiss Flag
Soeren Kern | September 26, 2011
Filed Under: Opinion & Commentary, Research & Analysis
An immigrant group based in Bern has called for the emblematic white cross to be removed from the Swiss national flag because as a Christian symbol it “no longer corresponds to today’s multicultural Switzerland.” Read more
France Bans Muslim Street Prayers
Soeren Kern | September 20, 2011
Filed Under: Opinion & Commentary, Research & Analysis
The French government has enacted a new law prohibiting Muslims from praying in the streets. But on the first day of the ban hundreds of Muslims defied the law by taking over streets and sidewalks in Paris and other French cities to pray. Read more
Islamic Sharia Law Court Opens in Belgium
Soeren Kern | September 15, 2011
Filed Under: Opinion & Commentary, Research & Analysis
An Islamic Sharia law court has been established in Antwerp, the second-largest city in Belgium. Read more
Greece to Build First Official Mosque in Athens
Soeren Kern | September 12, 2011
Filed Under: Opinion & Commentary, Research & Analysis
The Greek Parliament has approved a controversial plan to build a taxpayer-funded mega-mosque in Athens. Read more