Greece: Taxpayer-Funded Mosque Planned in Athens
The Greek government has awarded a tender to build the first taxpayer-funded mosque in Athens, one of the few remaining capitals in the European Union that lacks a state-funded mosque.
Islam in Europe
Britain: “A World Capital for Islamic Finance”
The London Stock Exchange will be launching a new Islamic bond index in an effort to establish the City of London as one of the world’s leading centers of Islamic finance.
EU Proposal to Monitor “Intolerant” Citizens
The European Parliament is quietly considering an audacious proposal that calls for the direct surveillance of any EU citizen suspected of being “intolerant.”
Britain: Scandal-Plagued Muslim School “Dysfunctional”
The revelations about the un-British goings-on at the Al-Madinah School—the working conditions at the school have been compared to “being in Pakistan”—have fueled outrage over what some are calling underhanded attempts to establish a parallel Islamic education system in Britain.
Britain’s Underage Muslim Marriage Epidemic
Campaigners against forced marriage—which is not yet a crime in Britain—say thousands of underage girls—including some under the age of five—are being forced to marry against their will in Muslim nikahs every year.
Spain’s Escalating Mosque Wars
Police in Spain have forcibly removed Muslim activists from an illegal mosque in a small town in Catalonia, an autonomous region in northeastern Spain that is home to the largest Muslim population in the country.
A Survey of Islam in Europe: September 2013
From Britain to Greece, and Spain to Slovenia, Muslim immigration and the accompanying rise of Islam are transforming the European way of life in ways unimaginable only a few years ago. What follows is a brief survey of 20 noteworthy stories involving Islam in Europe during just the month of September 2013.
British Education: Creeping Sharia
A taxpayer-funded Muslim school in England has inflamed public anger after it emerged that the institution is operating according to Islamic Sharia law.
Iceland to Get its First Mosque
The Reykjavík City Council has approved a building permit for the construction of the first mosque in Iceland.
British College ‘Unbans’ Burqa
Birmingham Metropolitan College backed away from its burqa ban just hours before a mass demonstration by hundreds of Muslim students threatened to disrupt the normal functioning of the college.
Spain: Jihadists Threaten Catalonia over Burka Ban
A jihadist group affiliated with Al Qaeda has threatened to carry out terrorist attacks in Catalonia, an autonomous region in northeastern Spain that is home to the largest concentration of radical Islamists in Europe.
The Biggest Mega-Mosque in Scandinavia: Denmark Gets its First Minaret
Construction crews in Copenhagen have raised Denmark’s first minaret—the finishing touch on a colossal project to build the biggest mega-mosque in Scandinavia.
