Date of source: Wednesday, January 1, 2003
Unknown persons threw flammable materials upon a mosque in Lyon, France. They opened a crack in the ceiling of the mosque’s prayer room and threw down flammable materials which burned part of the room’s floor.
Date of source: Saturday, August 13, 2005 to Friday, August 19, 2005
After the London bombings, problems have increased for Muslims in Europe. As a result, religious scholars have issue fatwas that rescind Islamic practices, such as the veiling of women, in order to bridge the divide between European and Islamic societies.
Date of source: Saturday, August 13, 2005
A man broke into the Regent’s Park mosque in central London during the Friday sermon and threatened to blow up the mosque.
Date of source: Saturday, August 13, 2005
To express their solidarity with Muslims, about 4000 police officers in the city of Nottingham, in the middle of England, decided to put green tapes on their uniforms to protest against the escalation of racist attacks on Muslims, which have increased by 50% since the London bombings.
Date of source: Monday, August 15, 2005
Jeffrey Fleishman examines the rise in Islamo-phobic crimes in Britain since the London bombings.
Date of source: Sunday, December 5, 2004
Egypt’s outlawed Muslim Brotherhood said it was disturbed by the trial of key activist Wagdi Ghoneim in the United States, after a fresh charge of antagonizing U.S. policies was added to the bill of indictment.
Date of source: Tuesday, December 28, 2004
A number of unidentified men attempted to murder an imam from Moroccan origin on the Island of Corsica (south of France). The incident happened the day before yesterday at 2.30 am. A number of men knocked on the door of a house used as a mosque. When the imam went to open the door, the men shouted...
Date of source: Wednesday, December 11, 2002
The incident of shooting a Muslim youth in Belgium sparked many controversies over the future of Islamic communities in Europe. There is now a concern for the leadership between the immigrants of the first generation and the youths of the third and fourth generation.
Date of source: Sunday, December 1, 2002
Unknown persons threw a bomb at a mosque in Venlo in the Netherlands. A synagogue in Antwerp, Belgium was attacked with molotov cocktails. The Belgian police detained the president of the Arab-European Association. The police suspected him as one of the leaders causing riots in Belgium.
Date of source: Monday, September 30, 2002
Many American Muslims said that after the September 11 attacks they found tolerance among ordinary American individuals more than among political and religious leaders. This fact made many Muslim activists think of working among ordinary people rather than among officials to convey the true image...