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Moscow Says 'No' To New Mosques
The Atlantic Cities 15 March 2013
In Moscow, you can snub an entire religion and not have it blow back on your political career. Mayor Sergey Sobyanin is doing just that in his battle against "excessive" 
Ohio mosque suspect asking judge to withdraw plea
WSBT-TV 15 March 2013
An Indiana man is set to go before a judge and explain why he wants to withdraw his guilty plea to starting a fire at a mosque near Toledo. Randy Linn, of St. Joe, Ind. is
Athens Mosque Will Cost Greece $1.1M
Greek Reporter 12 March 2013
By Andy Dabilis
It will cost the cash-strapped Greek government, which is cutting pay, raising taxes and slashed pensions for workers, pensioners and the poor, some 846,000 euros, about $1.1
Finnish PM hails Zayed Grand Mosque as a cultural promoter
gulftoday.ae 12 March 2013
ABU DHABI: Prime Minister of Finland Jyrki Katainen has commended the cultural and civilisational role the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque plays in promoting the cherished legacy of
CAIR-Canada demands hate crime investigation for graffiti on a mosque
barenakedislam 8 March 2013
A vandal or more than one struck under cover of darkness at a Muslim house of worship extensively defacing its exterior with digusting messages such as "Please learn English”
State appeals court hears arguments in mosque case
Knoxville News Sentinel 6 March 2013
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — If the state Court of Appeals upholds a lower court's ruling that Rutherford County officials held an illegal meeting when they approved plans for a new
Battle over West Philly mosque's control goes to court
Philadelphia Inquirer 6 March 2013
THE FIGHT for control of the city's oldest African-American mosque made its way into Common Pleas Court on Monday. The trial to settle the long-running dispute at the
Mosque must rethink its plan to get bigger
The Oxford Times 5 March 2013
By Katriona Ormiston
ONE of Oxford’s three mosques has been told to go back to the drawing board with its plans for expansion. More than 30 neighbours of the Madina Mosque in Stanley Road,
Turkey: Famous fifth-century monastery to be turned into a mosque
JihadWatch 4 March 2013
More indication of the rapid Islamization of Turkey. It is noteworthy also that none of the world's "human rights" organizations seem concerned about this, or the worsening
Moscow's Mayor says no more mosques, accused of Islamaphobia
DigitalJournal.com 4 March 2013
By Katerina Nikolas
The Mayor of Moscow says there are no plans to build a new mosque in the city to cater to an estimated two million Muslims. He described the number of economic migrants in the
German church converts to Islam
West - Welfare Society Territory 1 March 2013
By Mattia Rosini
hurches are being sold and converted into mosques. A recent example of this trend is the evangelical church in Horn, part of the city of Hamburg, Germany. One of the biggest
Chinese Muslims to get new mosque
The New Straits Times 28 February 2013
By DIANA YEOH
MEMBERS of the Malaysian Chinese Muslim Association (MACMA) Ipoh branch will get to celebrate Hari Raya in the new Chinese Muslim mosque. MACMA Ipoh chairman Datuk Dr Fadzli
Indonesian wins case against noisy speaker in mosque
The News International 26 February 2013
An elderly Indonesian said on Monday he had won a rare victory against a noisy speaker in a mosque, despite being forced to withdraw legal action after an angry mob threatened
In a first, local Swedish authority allows Islamic call to prayer
Today's Zaman 25 February 2013
Islamic Cultural Center of Botkyrka, a municipality in Stockholm mostly populated by immigrants, applied almost a month ago to municipal authorities, seeking permission for
A new mosque to be built in Batumi
Georgia Today 22 February 2013
According to an agreement established between the Georgian government and Turkish authorities, a new mosque will be constructed in Batumi, the capital of Georgia’s Autonomous
Imam in court over loans for new mosque in Brentwood
thisistotalessex 21 February 2013
By Piers Meyler
AN imam is being sued for failing to return thousands of pounds to angry donors after plans for a new mosque in Brentwood fell through. Miah Rahman allegedly promised to use
Turkey: 17,000 new mosques built under Erdogan
ANSAmed 20 February 2013
Some 17,000 new mosques have been built during Turkish Premier Recep Tayyip Erdogan's 10 years of leadership, Milliyet reports. In the same period the amount of public
Islamization of Europe: Germany beats crosses into crescents
The Voice of Russia 20 February 2013
The next German Unity Day on October 3, 2013, will see a grand namaz prayer in the former Lutheran church of Kapernaumkirche in Hamburg as a further sign of integration of
BBC: Mosque approval is granted on the quick and dirty
vladtepesblog.com 20 February 2013
Former railway site earmarked to be home of Muslim primary school
Derby Telegraph 19 February 2013
By Zena Hawley
THE city's first Muslim free school is hoping to move into buildings formerly occupied by trades associated with Derby's rail industry. The Al-Madinah Trust has submitted a
