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From the BBC:
- Belgium: 52.5% Of Muslims Are "fundamentalist"
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- Austria: Muslims Outnumber Catholics In Vienna Schools
From the Gatestone Institute: Austria is also in the process of introducing new taxpayer-funded textbooks for the formal teaching of Islam in all public elementary schools across the country.... This is the first time Islam is being taught to Austrian...
- 42% Of Austrians Think Hitler Rule Wasn't All Bad
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Muslimaniacs Criticize Euro-peon Veil and Minaret Ban PlansFrom Weasel Zippers: VIENNA (AP) — Muslims attending a conference in Austria’s capital Sunday criticized European countries for considering the possibility of banning face-covering veils,...
- What Islam Is Doing To Austria Right Now
This is a dispatch from Austria to inform readers about the current status of Islam in Austria. I will first give you some historical background, which I believe will shock most of you. It shocked the speakers and delegates at the recent Counterjihad...
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Austria's Muslims fear changes to historic Islam law
From the BBC:
A row has broken out in Austria over government plans to overhaul the country's century-old law on Islam. The new draft, which is partly aimed at tackling Islamist radicalism, forbids any foreign funding.
But Austria's official Islamic Community says it reflects a widespread mistrust of Muslims and fails to treat them equally. Islam has been an official religion in Austria since 1912.
The Islam law, the "Islamgesetz", was brought in by the Habsburg Emperor Franz Joseph, after Austria's annexation of Bosnia-Herzegovina.
Under the law, Muslims, like Catholics, Jews and Protestants, are guaranteed wide-ranging rights, including religious education in state schools.
Carla Amina Baghajati from the Islamic Community says the old law has served as "a kind of a model in Europe" and done much to integrate and anchor Muslims into Austrian society.
It shows how recognition of Islam makes Muslims feel accepted, she says. "Their loyalty towards the state comes automatically."
Roughly half a million Muslims live in Austria today, around 6% of the population. Many of them have Turkish or Bosnian roots.
After more than 100 years, most agree that the Islam law needs to be updated to reflect the realities of modern Austria.
But some parts of the government's draft legislation have caused controversy, in particular a proposed ban on any foreign funding for mosques or imams.
The Islamic Community says that does not fit with the principle of equality.
- Belgium: 52.5% Of Muslims Are "fundamentalist"
From Le Soir: According to the results of a study by the Berlin Social Science Center, 70% of Belgian Muslims consider religious rules more important than the law. The Berlin Social Science Center has polled 9,000 Muslims and Christians...
- Austria: Muslims Outnumber Catholics In Vienna Schools
From the Gatestone Institute: Austria is also in the process of introducing new taxpayer-funded textbooks for the formal teaching of Islam in all public elementary schools across the country.... This is the first time Islam is being taught to Austrian...
- 42% Of Austrians Think Hitler Rule Wasn't All Bad
From the Jerusalem Post: Forty two percent of Austrians think "not everything was bad under Hitler," while 57% think "there was nothing positive about the Hitler era," according to a poll conducted by newspaper Der Standard that was published on Friday. The...
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Muslimaniacs Criticize Euro-peon Veil and Minaret Ban PlansFrom Weasel Zippers: VIENNA (AP) — Muslims attending a conference in Austria’s capital Sunday criticized European countries for considering the possibility of banning face-covering veils,...
- What Islam Is Doing To Austria Right Now
This is a dispatch from Austria to inform readers about the current status of Islam in Austria. I will first give you some historical background, which I believe will shock most of you. It shocked the speakers and delegates at the recent Counterjihad...