The author wrote that it is naive to ignore Islamism. According to his portrayal, Islamists wanted to make another culture and religion the foundation of the state and Europe. In doing so, they declared war on democracy, he wrote. #Islamismus #Demokratie #Europa #DE (translated)
Dimetra wrote that in France churches were burning and synagogues were being devastated, but mosques were not affected. She rejected the assumption that the events were unrelated and sarcastically referred to it as a coincidence. #Frankreich #Kirchen #Religion (translated)
The author explained that anti-Semitism was the reason they often wrote about Israel. They claimed that those who hated Jews also hated Western values, freedom of expression, freedom of religion, secularism, and equality. According to the author, these forces had been invited in and soon people would be forced to confront them. #Antisemitism #Yttrandefrihet #Värderingar #IL (translated)
This article makes me think of one of my esteemed doctoral Religion advisors, who made the University of Chicago admin angry every year by submitting a proposal to construct a memorial on campus to the worldwide victims of the UChicago Economics Department. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/18/o...
Henri de Turenne stated that people he referred to in a derogatory term, as well as leftists, compared veiled women to nuns throughout the year. He asked if a nun has ever participated in looting during a riot. https://t.co/OI3n6Uhs1g #féminisme #société #religion (translated)
Ahmad Mansour wrote that religious freedom also includes the freedom from religion. In his opinion, the decision of the administrative court does not discriminate against Muslims, but serves to protect school peace and Muslim children and young people who suffer from massive religious conformity pressure. #Religionsfreiheit #Schulfrieden #Integration (translated)
Søren Pind wrote that this was what separated the sheep from the goats. He added that people, in his opinion, should have the religion they wanted, and that the example with Kennedy was correct, which according to him anyone who had studied American history knew. #historie #religion #Kennedy (translated)
Alice Cordier wrote that she thought the veil was a sign of spiritual closeness in Islam. She asked if this religion prohibited theft, then claimed that a woman wearing a veil emptied a store. She concluded by insulting her. #Islam #Spiritualité #Vol (translated)
Christer Sfeir wrote that Gustav III made Marstrand a free port in 1775 to attract foreign ships, merchants, and capital. According to Sfeir, Jewish merchants and families also came to the island, despite the fact that Jews' opportunities to settle and practice their religion in Sweden were then severely limited. He stated that one of Sweden's early Jewish congregations emerged in Marstrand and that Jews in 1782 were allowed to use a vault in Fredriksborg as a synagogue. The vault, according to Sfeir, still exists today. He also wrote that the emigration began when the free port ended in 1794 and that many moved on to Gothenburg, where they became connected to the city's trade and community life. #Marstrand #Sverige #Historik (translated)
Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic candidate for senator in Michigan, faces a tight contest against Republican Mike Rogers, despite his historic potential as the first Muslim senator in the U.S., due to the discomfort he generates in some sectors of the electorate and the targeted attacks on his origin and religion. #AbdulElSayed #Elecciones2026 #Míchigan (translated)
Chancellor Christian Stocker has raised the possibility of a ban on political Islam. #PolitischerIslam #Religionsunterricht #Integration (translated)
Austrian Minister Claudia Bauer emphasizes the importance of religious education in Austria, advocates for more government oversight of its content, and discusses the planned ban on Political Islam as well as the challenges in the area of social welfare. #PolitischerIslam #Religionsunterricht #Integration (translated)
Protests have broken out in Azerbaijan after students and teachers wearing headscarves were barred from entering schools due to new dress codes emphasizing secular education. #Azerbajdzjan #slöjförbud #religionsfrihet (translated)
The debate about the conscription of ultra-Orthodox Jews in Israel, characterized by massive protests and political tensions, raises fundamental questions about religious freedom and social integration. #Wehrpflicht #Ultraorthodoxe #Israel (translated)
Pope has appointed Fernando Murga and Andrés Martínez as the new auxiliary bishops of Madrid, whose episcopal ordination will take place on December 12 at the Cathedral of Santa María la Real de la Almudena. #ObisposAuxiliares #Madrid #Religión (translated)
Yvonne Kussmann wrote that the French teacher Samuel Paty was murdered on October 16, 2020, in the Paris suburb of Conflans-Sainte-Honorine by an 18-year-old Chechen. The 47-year-old regularly addressed Mohammed cartoons from Charlie Hebdo in class regarding freedom of speech. A Muslim student, who according to Kussmann was not present during the relevant class, felt offended in her religion and told her father about it. According to Kussmann, the father urged Muslims to take action against Paty and spread a video about him. An Islamist who was already known to the police in France supported the call. The later perpetrator, Abdullah Ansorov, learned about the incident through the video, asked students about Paty's habits, and offered money for information. On October 16, he confronted Paty on his way home and beheaded him with a 35-centimeter-long knife; shortly thereafter, he was shot by the police. Kussmann regarded the case as a sign of the advanced influence of Islam in European schools. She also wrote that Paty had been reported for distributing pornographic materials to minors and had in turn filed a complaint for defamation. The reaction from Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau sparked outrage: he had not commented for 14 days and then stated that freedom of expression is not limitless and should not harm anyone. #SamuelPaty #Meinungsfreiheit #Islam2020 (translated)
The author said a footballer in Luxembourg had refused to shake hands with female fans for religious reasons. They wrote that freedom of religion and gender equality both mattered and said they had submitted parliamentary questions on protecting women’s rights in sport. https://t.co/NutXVD4dlv #DroitsDesFemmes #ÉgalitéDesGenres #SportFeminin #LU
Jean Eudes Gannat staged an exchange where one interlocutor said they wanted to go back to their country if "Starfullah" passed. Another responded that they were at home, that their religion was compatible, and that they would dissolve far-right groups if they criticized immigration. The first then considered staying, while asking if Sharia would be accepted; their interlocutor invoked Jean-Philippe and presented "Bismillah" as belonging to the darkness. #Immigration #Identité #Liberté (translated)
Maurice Martin reacted to Donald Trump's remarks, who had described Volodymyr Zelensky as a bad interlocutor and claimed that Ukrainians had destroyed their country. Martin argued that Vladimir Putin was responsible for the destruction of Ukraine, the massacre of civilians, the destruction of cities, and the outbreak of war. He also attributed threats against countries close to the European Union, the EU, and world peace to him. Martin questioned what could lead an American president to support a war criminal, then accused Trump of being among those who supported him. He believed that Putin, and not Zelensky, was the "bad guy" in this situation. https://t.co/GsdCSc5n8t #Ukraine #Poutine #Guerre (translated)
The letters to the editor from October 16, 2026, discuss whether there are blind spots in societal and political perception, particularly regarding the pension system and the control of the Russian Orthodox religious education in Austria. #Pensionierung #UkraineKrieg #RussischOrthodoxeKirche (translated)
