Ok

By continuing your visit to this site, you accept the use of cookies. These ensure the smooth running of our services. Learn more.

10 May 2012

Number of Mosques in Occupied Area of Cyprus Increasing

mosque.jpgNewspaper Kibrisli reports that Near East University (YDU) will construct a new mosque in the Turkish-occupied part of Cyprus.

Read more ...

09:03 Posted in TURKEY | Permalink | Comments (0) |  Facebook |

Egyptians choose Saudi Arabia over Turkey as model: poll

n_20352_4.jpgThe majority of Egyptians prefer Saudi Arabia over Turkey as a model for the role of religion in governance, a poll says. Six out of ten want Shariah while secular figures are paradoxically still most favored by society

Read more ...

08:47 Posted in Egypt | Permalink | Comments (0) |  Facebook |

Poll: Most Egyptians think US aid billions have 'negative effect'

954540707.jpgThe United States has given billions of dollars to Egypt in recent decades, but research published Tuesday by a major think tank suggests most Egyptians think American aid is having a "negative effect."

Read more ...

08:37 Posted in Egypt | Permalink | Comments (0) |  Facebook |

Saudi Muslims Venting Radical Beliefs on Facebook

002.jpgA growing number of Wahhabi Muslims in Saudi Arabia are now expressing their radical views on social media sites like Facebook, according to a new study.

Read more ...

08:24 Posted in Saudi Arabia | Permalink | Comments (0) |  Facebook |

09 May 2012

Swiss residents join jihad groups

129546670-32650296.jpgSeveral Swiss residents last year travelled abroad to join jihadist terrorist groups, the Federal Intelligence Service (FIS) said on Tuesday, noting that an increase in jihad-motivated travel had been observed generally across Europe.

Read more ...

Rochdale grooming trial: Split views on race issue

_60100691_mohammed_shafiq.jpgThe conviction of nine Asian men for grooming and abusing white girls has prompted strong, split opinions on whether race is an issue in such cases

Read more ...

15:12 Posted in ENGLAND, EUROPE | Permalink | Comments (0) |  Facebook |

Central Java: Islamic extremists attack sanctuary of the Virgin Mary, repelled by police

INDONESIA_(f)_0507_-_Taman_Maria_Giri_Wening_Sengon_Kerep.jpgJakarta (AsiaNews) - Tensions remain high in central Java, where a crowd of a thousand Islamic extremists have targeted a shrine to the Virgin Mary: For security reasons, yesterday the authorities suspended the

Read more ...

15:08 Posted in Indonesia | Permalink | Comments (0) |  Facebook |

Egypt's extremist Islamists flex their muscles

539w.jpgCAIRO—Militants who have vowed allegiance to al-Qaida attack security forces in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula close to Israel and enjoy unchallenged control of two

Read more ...

15:00 Posted in Egypt | Permalink | Comments (0) |  Facebook |

04 May 2012

Al Qaeda terrorist convicted over New York subway plot

childrenbinladen.jpgAn al Qaeda member who plotted a suicide bomb attack on the New York subway system has been convicted following testimony from a British terrorist.

Read more ...

No dates, no slow songs and definitely no prom king: The all-girl high school dance where boys are banned

000.jpgA Michigan high school has staged an all-girl prom.Hamtramck High School, a school near Detroit with a significant Muslim population, put on the strobe light-filled event last Saturday night.

Read more ...

Islamists arrested in Macedonia fishermen deaths

Macedonia%20Murder_Frie.jpgPolice arrested 20 radical Islamists for the murder of five ethnic Macedonian fishermen in an early morning raid Tuesday, authorities said. The killing last month fueled tension in the tiny Balkan country between majority Macedonians and the mostly Muslim Albanian minority.

Read more ...

07:55 Posted in EUROPE | Permalink | Comments (0) |  Facebook |