A key German Muslim association on Wednesday sharply criticised a court ruling that said circumcising boys on religious grounds amounted to grievous bodily harm. "The Cologne ruling is a serious attack on religious freedom," the Council of the Coordination of Muslims in Germany said in a statement on Tuesday's judgment. "The ruling does not take
Sheik Yousuf Al-Qaradhawi, official "Spiritual Leader" of the Muslim Brotherhood, prominent Islamic scholar: "Allah imposed Hitler upon the Jews to Punish them. ...Allah willing, next time it will be at the hands of the Believers. ..." {youtube}x6lZJ-M9xbQ&feature=player_detailpage{/youtube}
An appeals court granted permission Tuesday for the building of a multi-million-euro mosque in the city of Marseille that has been touted as a symbol of Islam’s growing place in France. The court overturned an October ruling by Marseille’s administrative tribunal that cancelled the project’s construction permit for supposed failures to meet urban-planning requirements.
The Lebanese English-language news portal Lebanon Now eruditely points out that "Crazy religious nutjobs are still crazy." As published by the portal, a Salafist group that goes by the nom de politique
One Northern Nigerian state has been almost entirely cleared of Christians; they have been forced to flee the relentless campaign of violence against them by militant Islamist group Boko Haram. Anti-Christian violence is increasing in Northern
Authorities in Mauritania have always denied the presence of slavery in their country but an article in Le Monde late last month by Christophe Châtelot proved otherwise. Biram Ould Dah Ould Abeid, a prominent anti-slavery activist in this northwestern African nation, was imprisoned for “violating Mauritanian Islamic values” after an anti-slavery rally was held
More than 70 students in South Africa have been left without a roof over their heads after they were kicked out of college dormitories for refusing to comply with Islamic traditions and rules, The Independent Online reported. The Coastal KZN As-Salaam campus in Braemar suspended classes two weeks ago after students protested that those
A Turkish court on Friday formally charged an internationally known pianist and composer with insulting Islamic religious values, in comments he made on Twitter. According to The Associated Press, the court in Istanbul voted to approve an indictment against Fazil Say, who has played piano with the New York Philharmonic, Berlin Symphony Orchestra, Israel
A Palestinian Authority woman author has managed to get the Univ. of Texas not to publish a book on the Middle East - because it includes Israeli authors. She would have preferred that they be excluded, but the university would not do that., so she ruined the possibility of the book's publication. “I am
Prosecutors in Turkey have demanded charging an internationally acclaimed Turkish pianist for comments he made on Twitter, insulting Islam. According to reports, Fazil Say, an avowed atheist, is being accused of inciting hatred and "public enmity" and insulting “religious values.” In one tweet Say wrote, “wherever there is a stupid person or a
