Category: Islam and The West

Muslims Fighting over Halal Meat

By Islam and The West

Finding Halal meat is one of the most problematic issues for European Muslims and they are increasingly becoming a target of animal welfare originations. Similar to Judaism, Islam decrees upon practising Muslims to eat only the meat of animals slaughtered according to Islamic rituals. Anything other than this is not edible for Muslims, save for life-threatening situations. However, slaughtering animals is considered to be inhumane by animal welfare organizations, thus…

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Numbers of Muslims, Mormons in US rising sharply

By Islam and The West

Muslims number 2.6 million, much against their own estimates of seven million. American Muslims grew in number over the past decade, outnumbering Jews for the first time in most of the Midwest and part of the South, while most mainline churches lost adherents, according to a census of American religions released recently. The number of adherents of Islam rose to 2.6 million in 2010 from…

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New Study on Muslims and Integration in Germany

By Islam and The West

Berlin: A significant minority of Muslims in Germany i.e., 48 % are skeptical about integration. 52% of non-German Muslims favoured  integration. Those who expressed skepticism, preferred to live in separation from the German mainstream. These figures change slightly when taking into account German Muslims: While, then, 78% of Muslim favour integration, 22% prefer a more separatist approach. Overall, about 24% of non-German Muslims reject integration, question Western values, and tend to…

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Positive Role of Islamic Bodies Highlighted

By Islam and The West

Amsterdam: A research project  by members of the University of Amsterdam has concluded that religious organizations provide a  source of de-escalation in tensions around Islam in the Netherlands. Commissioned by the justice ministry’s Scientific Research and  Documentation Centre (WODC), the project studied five cases of criticism of Islam in western countries, including the Swiss minaret ban (2009), the anti-Islam film Fitna (2008),…

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Muslim Groups Offer Reward for Arrests for Crimes

By Islam and The West

Philadelphia (USA): A recent wave of bank hold-ups and a homicide committed by men dressed as Muslim women has prompted the Philadelphia-area Muslim community to offer a $20,000 reward for tips that lead to the arrest and  conviction of the suspects. The  Majlis- e- Shura, an organisation representing the membership of 71 mosques and congregations in the Philadelphia area held a press  conference on this last fortnight. “Philadelphia is a unique city…

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