The President of the European Commission, Jose Manuel Barroso, underlined here Monday that Islam is part and parcel of Europe and he also condemned the concept of clash of civilisations. 'Islam today is part of Europe. It is important to understand this. One should not see Islam as outside Europe. We already have an important presence of Islam and Muslims among our citizens,' Barroso told a press conference
NY times article praises Turkish schools in Pakistan Islamic World - 07/05/2008 | todayszaman.com
Turkish students
An article penned by Sabrina Tavernise and published in The New York Times yesterday suggests that Turkish schools offer Pakistan a gentler Islam than the vision of Islam conceived by Pakistanis. According to the article, Turkish volunteer educators who have opened schools to educate children in Pakistan have an entirely different vision of Islam than that of the Pakistanis. Islamic Prayers Echo through Streets of Reykjavík International - 07/05/2008 | icelandreview.com
Reykjavík
A sound sculpture by art student Thórarinn Jónsson in the form of a recording of Islamic prayers will sound from the balcony of the Iceland Academy of the Arts in Reykjavík for the next few days. According to Jónsson, the main motive behind his work is to provide a counterbalance to the negative image of Islam in the Western world, Morgunbladid reports.