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The Islamic Forum Europe has been criticised for 'taking over' a London council. But the case against it doesn't stand up.

Impediments in the path of Muslim unity

Two laments are common among Muslims: lack of unity and negative projection of Muslims in the Western media. Most Muslims believe cooperation between Muslim rulers and governments constitutes unity.

Scotland: Fears rise as anti-racist and anti-Islam demos planned

Hundreds of anti-Muslim radicals and football casuals are expected to gather in Edinburgh under the Scottish Defense League (SDL) banner on Saturday February 20.

Language and the Politics of the Living Dead

In a robust aspiring democratic society, language along with critical thought have a liberating function.

Homegrown Radicals: Complacency is not an Option

An army major at Fort Hood guns down fellow soldiers, five young men arrested after traveling to Pakistan to join radical elements, a coffee vendor charged in a New York

Stop the politicisation of Islam in Switzerland

The year 2010 has started off as a difficult one for Muslim-European relations. Switzerland’s 29 November referendum banning the construction of minarets is still producing an outcry in the country

British government curtailing freedoms: Why Islam4UK should not be banned

The group Islam4UK had planned to hold a demonstration in a British town in homage to the Muslim lives lost in Afghanistan at the hands of the British army. After

Hearts, minds and Mecca

WHEN news emerged of the life-story of the Nigerian who tried to blow up a flight from Amsterdam to Detroit on Christmas Day, there were cries of bewilderment in some

A Swiss Perspective on the Minaret Ban

This is a guest post by Dominique Haller, a producer for the Here on Earth show at Wisconsin Public Radio. She is from Switzerland.