22 July 2011

European Muslims: ‘Refusal to integrate the root of most problems’

Muslim immigrants in Europe have faced many challenges post-9/11, and there is a need to enhance intra-community harmony to address the situation. This was stressed at a seminar titled ‘Muslim Immigrants in Europe’, held here on Thursday. The seminar was organised by the Institute of Policy Studies (IPS), in collaboration with the Pakistan-Norway Association (PANA).

.... Director IPS, Khalid Rahman, said that the main problems faced by these immigrants include the unavailability of infrastructure and social set up to perform Islamic rituals and obligations, legal issues related to citizenship; social issues like assimilation and integration in non-Muslim societies, and other issues such as liberal, secular and anti-religion trends in Europe. [The Express Tribune] Read more [via National Secular Society]