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Book Sets Off Immigration Debate in Germany
By MICHAEL SLACKMAN The book, "Germany Does Away With Itself," which laments the growing number of Muslim immigrants, contending that they are "dumbing down" society, was released Monday and is already in its fourth printing, with sales expected to exceed 150,000 copies, according to his publisher.

Categories: Books  Germany  Anti-Muslim  European Muslims  Hate Mongering  Nazi  

Added: September 05, 2010

When will those brave critics of Islam decry this mob hate?
By Pankaj Mishra / The Gaurdian As anti-Muslim hysteria in the US reaches a peak, its intellectual accomplices should start to reconsider their actions

Categories: Books  European Muslims  Islamophobia  Propaganda  Anti-Muslim  

Added: September 02, 2010

Hijab Controversy: Certain Essential Aspects
By Dr. Asghar Ali Engineer /Secular Perspective But banning face veil can result, in many cases, in double oppression for women. If she is being coerced into wearing face veil she faces oppression from her family and if she is penalized or jailed for wearing veil she faces state oppression too, for no fault of hers. Thus she, as if, goes from one jail to another jail. Thus state rather than liberating her ends up oppressing her even more.

Categories: Hijab  Islam  Gender  European Muslims  Culture  

Added: August 11, 2010

The Burqa and the Body Electric
By FEISAL G. MOHAMED / NY Times Bigots of all varieties have claimed an entitlement to their views on grounds of tender conscience.

Categories: Burqa  Religious Bigotry  Philosophy  Freedom of Worship  European Muslims  

Added: July 29, 2010

Halal tourism goes mainstream
By Karim Saad / altmuslim.com Despite the worldwide recession, Muslims in greater numbers are searching for Muslim-friendly hotels and resorts to spend their money on, leaving hotels from Muslim and Western countries alike scrambling to earn their business.

Categories: European Muslims  Halal Food  Islam  Lifestyle  Business  Leisure  

Added: July 02, 2010

Muslim Scholar Tariq Ramadan: Radical or Reformer?
By Sarah Wildman / POLITICS DAILY He also asserts that Islam is not a "visitor" in the West -- it is a European and American religion now, and should be recognized as such

Categories: European Muslims  Islam  Religion  Reformaers  Tariq Ramadan  

Added: April 18, 2010

Islam in the Balkans: Can one be European and be Muslim?
By Rosemary Pennington There is a debate raging in Europe over what it means to be European. The identity issue came to a head a few years ago during the voting on a European constitution - it failed. But it's also been attached to discussions of Islam in Europe.

Categories: Europe  European Muslims  History  Balkans  

Added: January 20, 2010

French Mosque's Symbolism Varies With Beholder
By STEVEN ERLANGER / NY Times The minaret of the new Grand Mosque of Marseille, whose cornerstone will be laid here in April, will be silent - no muezzin, live or recorded, will disturb the neighborhood with the call to prayer. Instead, the minaret will flash a beam of light for a couple of minutes, five times a day.

Categories: European Muslims  Mosque  France  Heritage  Immigrants  

Added: December 29, 2009

Muslims Must Not Pay Price for Europe's Identity Crisis
By Ramzy Baroud /ramzybaroud.net Radicalization is an unavoidable offshoot of group alienation, which is being used to further fuel the anti-immigrant fervor throughout the continent. It is a vicious cycle, the blame for which lies squarely with the savvy politicians and their obvious agendas. As for those who insist on blaming Islam for Europe's woes, they should really find another pastime.

Categories: Discrimination  European Muslims  Islamophobia  Politics  Islam  

Added: December 26, 2009

EU's Muslims 'prefer mixed areas'
By Rob Broomby / BBC News Most of Europe's Muslims want to live in mixed communities, not segregated neighbourhoods, a new report says.

Categories: Discrimination  Islam  Interfaith  Population  European Muslims  

Added: December 16, 2009