October 27, 2009
Cyprus: Bar construction enrages Muslims Related: Turkey Turns Down Christians Seeking Protection… Christian monastery in Turkey fights to keep land ”Religious values should be respected in order the relations between the two sides to remain positive.” In Cyprus, since the Turkish occupation began: * at least 55 churches have been converted into mosques * another [...]
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August 19, 2009
Lord Patel condemns Fitzpatrick’s ‘cowardly attack’ on Muslim constituents A Labour peer has demanded an apology from Jim Fitzpatrick, the Farming minister, after Mr Fitzpatrick publicly criticised the segregation of men and women at Muslim weddings. Lord Patel of Blackburn, a senior figure in Britain’s Muslim community, accused Mr Fitzpatrick of launching a “cowardly attack” on [...]
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