The information, revealed this Friday by Sky Newswas communicated to the British media by a Qatari official: FIFA would have refused that several teams representing predominantly Muslim nations wear an armband against Islamophobia during the World Cup, the first organized in a region where Islam is the majority.Besides the host country, Saudi Arabia and Morocco would have been involved in this initiative. According to Sky News, the object that the captains would have wanted to wear had already been designed,...
The series of violent riots almost passed under the radar. For almost a week, Sweden has been the scene of violent confrontations between the police and rioters. The reason ? The arrival of a controversial figure in the country, the far-right leader Rasmus Paludan. Wanting to "burn the Koran" in Muslim neighborhoods, the Danish-Swedish has drawn the wrath of some civilians. 20 minutes takes stock of violence stemming from far-right protests in SwedenWhy are there violent riots in Sweden?Since Thursday...
In Sweden there were riots and clashes between demonstrators and the police on Easter Sunday. Three people were injured when police fired warning shots. As on Good Friday and Saturday, the protests were prompted by rallies by the Islamophobic party Stram Kurs, which had been approved by the police. The gatherings were permitted, although a Koran was to be burned.In the city of Norrköpping in the south of the country, according to police, demonstrators attacked security officers on Sunday, who...
GOOGLE MAPS SCREENSHOTSA teacher accused of Islamophobia at the IEP of Grenoble suspended, Wauquiez cuts his funding (screenshot Google Maps).EDUCATION - A professor from Sciences Po Grenoble, accused of “Islamophobia” at the beginning of the year, was suspended from his functions by the management which accuses him of having made, since, “defamatory remarks”, we learned this Monday, December 20 from corroborating sources.This sanction led the president of the region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Laurent Wauquiez, to suspend the funding granted to the establishment...
It was the evening of December 19, 2016 when an Islamist terrorist raced through the Christmas market on Berlin’s Breitscheidplatz in a truck. 13 people died in the attack, their names are engraved on the steps leading to the Memorial Church. "The state has not been able to keep its promise of protection, security and freedom," said Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on the fifth anniversary on Sunday.Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) emphasized: "The state must be able to defend itself...
