US, EU Spearhead Islamic Bid To Criminalize Free Speech
The European Union has offered to host the next meeting of the so-called Istanbul Process, an aggressive effort by Muslim countries to make it an international crime to criticize Islam.
German Court Bans Muslim Prayers in Schools
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.”
United States of Europe One Step Closer to Reality?
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.
Dutch Multiculturalism: Half of Young Moroccans are Criminals
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.
“100 Lashes if You Don’t Die Laughing”
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.”
Runaway Anti-Semitism in Italy
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.
Immigrants Want Cross Removed from Swiss Flag
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.”
France Bans Muslim Street Prayers
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.
Islamic Sharia Law Court Opens in Belgium
An Islamic Sharia law court has been established in Antwerp, the second-largest city in Belgium.
Greece to Build First Official Mosque in Athens
The Greek Parliament has approved a controversial plan to build a taxpayer-funded mega-mosque in Athens.
European ‘No-Go’ Zones for Non-Muslims Proliferating
Islamic extremists are stepping up the creation of “no-go” areas in European cities that are off-limits to non-Muslims.
Why Corruption Reigns in Spain
Hardly a week goes by without news of another high-profile corruption scandal in Spain. Several theories seek to explain the phenomenon.
