European Quran Burnings Fuel Calls for International Blasphemy Law
Denmark and Sweden, under growing pressure from Muslim countries, are contemplating free speech restrictions that would outlaw burning copies of the Quran.
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Sweden, Threatened by Islamists over Quran Burnings, Implements De Facto Blasphemy Law
Sweden, under pressure from Islamists angered by Quran burnings, is embroiled in a nationwide debate over whether to curtail its constitutionally-protected freedom of expression and introduce a blasphemy law.
Sweden Closes Muslim Schools for Spreading Islamism
The forced closure of two independent Muslim schools in Sweden has cast a renewed spotlight on efforts by Muslim Brotherhood-linked Islamists to radicalize children and establish parallel societies that subvert core Western values.
Swede Leads Charge Against EU Funding of Islamism
Senior EU leaders, facing relentless pressure from Member of the European Parliament Charlie Weimers, have begrudgingly acknowledged that the EU’s systematic financing of Islamism is a problem that must be addressed.
Islamist Party Has Outsized Impact on Swedish Elections
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.
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.
Swedish Multiculturalism Goes Awry
Hundreds of Muslim immigrants have rampaged through parts of the Swedish capital of Stockholm, torching cars and buses, setting fires, and hurling rocks at police.
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.
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.
