Islam in Europe

Erdogan Reaches into Domestic Swedish Politics
By October 3, 2022 Read More →

Erdogan Reaches into Domestic Swedish Politics

Sweden’s recent parliamentary elections saw Nyans, a fledgling Islamist party, win between a quarter and a third of the vote in parts of Swedish cities with large numbers of Muslim immigrants. The results are a harbinger of increased Muslim separatism in Swedish towns and cities.

Posted in: Islam in Europe, Sweden
Germany Disbands Expert Group on Political Islamism
By September 15, 2022 Read More →

Germany Disbands Expert Group on Political Islamism

Germany’s coalition government has dissolved an expert working group on political Islamism — opting instead to fight “Islamophobia.” The move has angered and alarmed those who warn that Islamism is spreading unabated in Germany, especially among young people in schools and on social media.

Posted in: Germany, Islam in Europe
EU Promotes Islamist Group, Subverts French Secularism
By August 30, 2022 Read More →

EU Promotes Islamist Group, Subverts French Secularism

The European Union is promoting and funding an Islamist youth organization known for fueling grievances among young Muslims in France, the scene of numerous jihadist attacks in recent years.

Posted in: France, Islam in Europe
EU’s Top Court: Employers May Ban Islamic Headscarves
By July 21, 2021 Read More →

EU’s Top Court: Employers May Ban Islamic Headscarves

The Court of Justice of the European Union, the EU’s highest court, has ruled that private sector employers within the 27-member bloc are legally entitled to prohibit their employees from wearing Islamic headscarves at the workplace.

Posted in: Germany, Islam in Europe
Germany’s Ban of the Hamas Flag: “A Superficial Measure”
By July 1, 2021 Read More →

Germany’s Ban of the Hamas Flag: “A Superficial Measure”

The German Parliament has amended Germany’s Criminal Code to ban the flag of Hamas, the terrorist group that rules the Gaza Strip.

Posted in: Germany, Islam in Europe
Germany’s Largest Right-Wing Extremist Group is Turkish not German
By June 21, 2021 Read More →

Germany’s Largest Right-Wing Extremist Group is Turkish not German

The Turkish neo-fascist movement “Ülkücü” (Turkish for Idealism) — popularly known as Grey Wolves — now has at least 11,000 active members in Germany.

Posted in: Germany, Islam in Europe
Germany’s Failed Hezbollah Ban
By June 16, 2021 Read More →

Germany’s Failed Hezbollah Ban

One year after Germany banned Hezbollah from operating on its soil, the Iran-backed, Lebanon-based Shiite terrorist group’s presence in Germany is stronger than ever.

Posted in: Germany, Islam in Europe
Germany: New Strategy to Combat ‘Political Islamism’
By May 27, 2021 Read More →

Germany: New Strategy to Combat ‘Political Islamism’

The largest parliamentary group in the German Bundestag has approved a wide-ranging strategy to contain the spread of political Islam in Germany.

Posted in: Germany, Islam in Europe
France: Generals Warn of Civil War Due to Creeping Islamism
By May 4, 2021 Read More →

France: Generals Warn of Civil War Due to Creeping Islamism

A group of retired generals has warned in an open letter that France is sliding toward a civil war due to the government’s failure to control mass migration and creeping Islamism in the country.

Posted in: France, Islam in Europe
Denmark Cracks Down on “Parallel Societies”
By March 23, 2021 Read More →

Denmark Cracks Down on “Parallel Societies”

The Danish government has announced a package of new proposals aimed at fighting “religious and cultural parallel societies” in Denmark.

Posted in: Denmark, Islam in Europe
Denmark Bans Foreign Funding of Mosques
By March 15, 2021 Read More →

Denmark Bans Foreign Funding of Mosques

The Danish Parliament has approved a new law that bans foreign governments from financing mosques in Denmark. The measure is aimed at preventing Muslim countries, particularly Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Turkey, from promoting Islamic extremism in Danish mosques and prayer facilities.

Posted in: Denmark, Islam in Europe
Switzerland: Voters Approve ‘Burqa Ban’
By March 10, 2021 Read More →

Switzerland: Voters Approve ‘Burqa Ban’

Switzerland now joins Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Latvia, the Netherlands and Sweden, all of which currently have full or partial bans on religious and non-religious face coverings.