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.
Britain: Islam Documentary Cancelled Amid Threats of Physical Violence
The British television broadcaster Channel 4 has cancelled the screening of a controversial documentary about the history of Islam after the presenter was threatened with physical violence.
Germany: New Ad Campaign to Counter Muslim Radicalization
The German government has launched a nationwide poster campaign aimed at fighting against the radicalization of young Muslim immigrants.
Spain: Al Qaeda Alive and Well
Three suspected al Qaeda terrorists who were arrested in Spain in early August were allegedly plotting an airborne attack on a shopping mall near Gibraltar, the British overseas territory on the southernmost tip of Spain.
Spain: Muslim Forced Marriage on the Increase
Police in the northeastern Spanish region of Catalonia have intervened to prevent the forced marriage of a 13-year-old girl belonging to a Muslim immigrant family from Morocco.
EU “Upgrades” Relations with Israel, Strangling Strings Attached
The European Union has upgraded trade and diplomatic relations with Israel in more than 60 activities and fields, including agriculture, energy and immigration.
Britain: Muslim Polygamists to Get More Welfare Benefits
Muslim immigrants with more than one wife will see an increase in their social welfare benefits beginning in 2013, when reforms to the British welfare system come into effect.
Mega-Mosques: “Building a French Islam”
The Socialist government in France has inaugurated a new mega-mosque in Paris as a first step towards “progressively building a French Islam.”
Germany: “Don’t Buy from Jews”
A prominent Roman Catholic NGO in Germany has called for a wide-ranging boycott of Israeli products.
Germany: A Koran in Every Household
Islamic radicals in Germany have launched an unprecedented nationwide campaign to distribute 25 million copies of the Koran, translated into the German language, with the goal of placing one Koran into every household in Germany, free of charge.
Italy’s Mosque Wars
The southern Italian island of Sicily is about to become the proud new owner of a multi-million euro mega-mosque.
Europeans Increasingly Converting to Islam
Irish actor Liam Neeson says he is thinking about becoming a Muslim after undergoing a spiritual awakening in Turkey.
