Turkish mosque in Denmark near the German border has been defaced with anti-Muslim slurs, an official at the place of worship said Saturday. Hurşit Tokay, the president of the mosque association, told Anadolu Agency (AA) that he left Aabenraa Mosque on Friday at 6 p.m. When he arrived at around 11 a.m. Saturday, he noticed [...]
The below is taken from the official website of the European Commission The EU Commission is presenting a new Counter-Terrorism Agenda for the EU to step up the fight against terrorism and violent extremism and boost the EU's resilience to terrorist threats. Building on the work done in recent years, the Agenda seeks to support [...]
The Commission has granted €23 million to member states and religious communities to enhance the protection of places of worship and other public spaces from terrorist threats, as part of the new Counter-Terrorism Agenda for the EU. Ten projects will receive funding under the Internal Security Fund–Police. Nine of them will receive €20m worth of [...]
Jewish groups welcomed the publication by the European Commission of a Handbook for the practical use of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) working definition of antisemitism. According to the Commission, the purpose of this guidance is: -to present the IHRA Working Definition of Antisemitism, along with guiding examples, and to relate these to the [...]
By Mesut Zeyrek COLOGNE (AA): Germany’s Turkish-Muslim community is alarmed by the increase in Islamophobic hate crimes, senior figures told Anadolu Agency Monday. Kemal Ergun, president of the Turkish-Muslim association IGMG, said more and more mosques have become the targets of threats, vandalism or arson in recent months. “At least 122 mosques were targeted in [...]
European Webinar - Protecting Places of Worship Enhancing Faith Institutions (EFI) alongside the European Commission Faith Associates and Enhancing Faith Institutions have organised a 'Protecting places of worship in Europe' webinar alongside the European Commission & European Faith Networks. We have seen an increase in the number of hate crime attacks [...]
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