A recent European Parliament resolution shows the European mainstream is fully embracing an Islamophobic agenda. By Farid Hafez, Senior researcher with Georgetown University’s The Bridge Initiative, for AlJazeera As protests in France turned violent late last week, the French far right quickly resorted to racist language to blame the Muslim youth for the violence. Weeks earlier, when thousands of migrants…
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When Europe Loved Islam
Foreign Policy Archive.org From the outside, with its high minarets and bulbous Mughal-style dome, the Wilmersdorf mosque, located on Brienner Street in southwest Berlin, looks much the same as it did when it was built in the 1920s. But the institution, just like the city around it, has changed. Today, the mosque is a quiet place. It mainly serves…
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By: Cecilia Butini | May 29, 2025 | Hyphenonline.com On Sunday 18 May, Pope Leo XIV held his first official mass in St Peter’s Square, attended by some of the world’s most powerful figures including US vice-president JD Vance, Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen. The next day, he met leaders from the other…
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