Showing posts with label europe. Show all posts
Showing posts with label europe. Show all posts

Saturday, June 12, 2010

What does Islam add to the culture of other countries?

Rioters in the Swedish capital, Stockholm, have burned down a school building and thrown stones at police in a second night of disturbances.
 Source: Immigrant youths riot in Sweden, burning down school (BBC).

Do Muslims appreciate art and cultural differences?

Muslim teens at a Copenhagen concert threw eggs at pop icon who shares a name with a holy city of Islam
Source: Muslim teens enraged by pop star’s name  (The Copenhagen Post )

How do Muslims treat each other?

Dozens of young people with immigrant backgrounds took part in Sunday’s melee – mainly Somalis and Kurds. Kurds have said that there have been tensions between the groups before, because some of the Somalis, many of whom are devout Muslims, have been known to chide Kurds for their more worldly dress and behaviour.
Source: Linnanmäki Disturbance Highlights Tensions between Somalis and Kurds in Finland (YLE Uutiset).

Do Muslims give other people rights in moderate Islamic countries?

There has been a series of attacks on Christians in Turkey in recent years.
 Source: Catholic bishop stabbed to death in Turkey (BBC).

Does Islam bring peace to people's lifes?

A study that shows boys growing up in religious Muslim families are more likely to be violent seems set to reignite the debate over religion and integration, a media report said on Sunday.
Source: Religious Muslim boys more violent, study says (The Local)

Why do prisoners convert to Islam?

Inmates say their reasons for converting include the protection of belonging to a gang and perceived material perks offered to Muslims. 
Source: Prisoners convert to Islam to win perks and get protection from powerful Muslim gangs (Daily Mail Reporter).