Archive for February, 2014

Britain: Islamists Create Climate of Fear to Curb Free Speech
By February 28, 2014 Read More →

Britain: Islamists Create Climate of Fear to Curb Free Speech

Muslim fundamentalists in London have threatened to behead a fellow British Muslim after he posted an innocuous image of Mohammed and Jesus on his Twitter account.

Islam in Europe: January 2014
By February 26, 2014 Read More →

Islam in Europe: January 2014

One month into 2014 and Islam-related controversies continued making headlines in newspapers across Europe. The most salient topic involved the dramatic increase in the numbers of European jihadists participating in the war in Syria.

Muslims Demand “Right of Return” to Spain
By February 21, 2014 Read More →

Muslims Demand “Right of Return” to Spain

Muslim groups are demanding Spanish citizenship for potentially millions of descendants of Muslims who were expelled from Spain during the Middle Ages.

Posted in: Islam in Europe, Spain, Spain
Spain: Sephardic Jews are Welcome Back…Maybe
By February 12, 2014 Read More →

Spain: Sephardic Jews are Welcome Back…Maybe

The reform permitting dual citizenship could result in the granting of Spanish nationality—on a case-by-case basis—to up to 3.5 million residents of countries where many Sephardic Jews eventually settled, including Israel, France, Turkey and the United States, as well as those in Latin America.

Posted in: Spain
Germany Aiming to Become More Muslim Friendly
By February 6, 2014 Read More →

Germany Aiming to Become More Muslim Friendly

The German government plans to change German immigration laws to make it easier for Muslim immigrants to obtain dual-citizenship and thus to maintain their religious and cultural links to their countries of origin.

Posted in: Germany, Islam in Europe