Muslims Demand Reciprocity from Spain Over Citizenship for Jews
Soeren Kern | December 21, 2012
Filed Under: Opinion & Commentary, Research & Analysis
The Spanish government has announced that it will grant automatic citizenship to Jews of Sephardic descent, whose ancestors were expelled from Spain in 1492. Read more
Islam: Fastest-Growing Religion in Britain
Soeren Kern | December 18, 2012
Filed Under: Opinion & Commentary, Research & Analysis
Islam is the fastest-growing religion in England and Wales, according to new census data that the British government says “describes the defining characteristics of the population, who we are, how we live and what we do.” Read more
London Rejects Plan for Mega-Mosque
Soeren Kern | December 11, 2012
Filed Under: Opinion & Commentary, Research & Analysis
Authorities in London have rejected a controversial proposal by a radical Islamic group to build one of the largest mosques in the world near the city’s Olympic Stadium. Read more
“Belgium Will Become an Islamic State”
Soeren Kern | November 9, 2012
Filed Under: Opinion & Commentary, Research & Analysis
Two Muslim politicians have vowed to implement Islamic Sharia law in Belgium after winning municipal elections in the capital Brussels on October 14. Read more
Al-Qaeda’s Strategy of a “Thousand Cuts”
Soeren Kern | October 30, 2012
Filed Under: Opinion & Commentary, Research & Analysis
Spanish police have arrested six members of an al-Qaeda cell in Barcelona that was dedicated to providing a related terrorist cell in Germany with large numbers of stolen passports. Read more
Britain: Islam Documentary Cancelled Amid Threats of Physical Violence
Soeren Kern | September 21, 2012
Filed Under: Opinion & Commentary, Research & Analysis
The British television broadcaster Channel 4 has cancelled the screening of a controversial documentary about the history of Islam after the presenter was threatened with physical violence. Read more
Germany: New Ad Campaign to Counter Muslim Radicalization
Soeren Kern | September 5, 2012
Filed Under: Opinion & Commentary, Research & Analysis
The German government has launched a nationwide poster campaign aimed at fighting against the radicalization of young Muslim immigrants. Read more
Spain: Al Qaeda Alive and Well
Soeren Kern | August 15, 2012
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Three suspected al Qaeda terrorists who were arrested in Spain in early August were allegedly plotting an airborne attack on a shopping mall near Gibraltar, the British overseas territory on the southernmost tip of Spain. Read more
Spain: Muslim Forced Marriage on the Increase
Soeren Kern | August 14, 2012
Filed Under: Opinion & Commentary, Research & Analysis
Police in the northeastern Spanish region of Catalonia have intervened to prevent the forced marriage of a 13-year-old girl belonging to a Muslim immigrant family from Morocco. Read more
EU “Upgrades” Relations with Israel, Strangling Strings Attached
Soeren Kern | August 3, 2012
Filed Under: Opinion & Commentary, Research & Analysis
The European Union has upgraded trade and diplomatic relations with Israel in more than 60 activities and fields, including agriculture, energy and immigration. Read more