Academics & Education
Islamic schools ‘in breach of law’ over segregation of boys and girls (LINK ONLY)
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Gender Separation
Citizenship
Danish mayors vow to ignore citizenship handshake plan (LINK ONLY)
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Alcohol & Drugs
Four Belgian political parties call for banning of pro-sharia Islamist party
(Breitbart) Four political parties are pushing forward laws that could prohibit the pro-sharia Partij Islam ahead of Belgium’s upcoming municipal elections. The Independent Federal Democrat Party (DEFI), the right-wing Reform Movement (MR), the Humanist Democratic Centre (CDH), and the Socialist Party (PS) […]
Citizenship
Mandatory handshake will make Danish citizenship three times as expensive
(Local) A much-discussed proposal that would require new Danish [citizens] to shake hands with their local mayor would also come with a tripling of the fee new Danes have to pay to receive their citizenship. Forcing all citizenship applicants to participate in […]
Citizenship
Political opposition to ‘handshake’ law growing The government’s proposal to insist that all new Danish citizens undergo a special ceremony involving shaking hands is not popular in all quarters
(Copenhagen Post) In June this year, the government plus Socialdemokratiet and Dansk Folkeparti put forward proposals to tighten up the criteria for Danish citizenship. One of the measures supported by Venstre, Liberal Alliance and Dansk Folkeparti is that budding citizens will have […]
Citizenship
Danish parties ready to deny citizenship to those who refuse to shake hands DF and K want ceremonial handshake to be mandatory
(Copenhagen Post) Over the weekend it emerged that a Muslim couple in Switzerland were denied citizenship after refusing to shake hands of people of the opposite gender during an interview pertaining to their citizenship process. Now two Danish parties, Dansk Folkeparti (DF) […]
Citizenship
Couple denied Swiss citizenship over handshake refusal
(Swiss Info) A couple who refused to shake hands or answer questions with members of the opposite sex on a naturalisation board in Lausanne have been denied Swiss citizenship. In a statement issued on Friday, the Lausanne city authorities confirmed a recent […]
Discrimination & “Islamophobia”
Woman wins handshake discrimination case in Sweden
(Local) A Muslim woman whose job interview was cut short when it became known that she would not shake hands with male colleagues for religious reasons, was indirectly discriminated against, the Swedish Labour Court has ruled. The 24-year-old woman had been called […]
Clerics & Preachers
Muslim women launch equality campaign amid claims of ‘crisis’ at Scottish mosques (LINK ONLY)
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Academics & Education
Muslim teacher claims discrimination
(Views and News from Norway) A Muslim man who lost his job as a substitute teacher at an Oslo elementary school has filed a discrimination complaint with state authorities. He claims his contract wasn’t renewed on religious grounds, because of his refusal […]