Minarets Rise in Germany. Jeffrey Fleishman.
by Fleishman, Jeffrey; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2005Article 30Institutions. Publisher: Los Angeles Times, 2004ISSN: 1522-3256;.Subject(s): Minarets | Mosques -- Design and construction | Mosques -- Germany | Muslims -- Germany | Race relations -- Religious aspectsDDC classification: 050 Summary: "Mosques are landmarks of faith. But in Europe they are also symbols of change that can instigate fear, especially as congregations at Christian churches steadily decline on a continent with the fastest-aging population in the world. A mosque often means a neighborhood is no longer what it was." (LOS ANGELES TIMES) This article reveals how "mosque proposals throughout the continent have met with opposition petition drives and street protests," as communities in Europe fear they could serve as breeding grounds for dangerous radical Islam.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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Originally Published: Minarets Rise in Germany, March 17, 2004; pp. A1+.
"Mosques are landmarks of faith. But in Europe they are also symbols of change that can instigate fear, especially as congregations at Christian churches steadily decline on a continent with the fastest-aging population in the world. A mosque often means a neighborhood is no longer what it was." (LOS ANGELES TIMES) This article reveals how "mosque proposals throughout the continent have met with opposition petition drives and street protests," as communities in Europe fear they could serve as breeding grounds for dangerous radical Islam.
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