Thursday, February 26, 2015

#AUSTRIA: 1912 Law Recognizing Islam Amended To Ban Foreign Funding For Mosques And Imams

[world politics news]


The Austrian parliament has passed controversial reforms to the country's century-old law on Islam. The bill, which is partly aimed at tackling Islamist radicalism, gives Muslims more legal security but bans foreign funding for mosques and imams. The 1912 law made Islam an official religion in Austria.

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