Wednesday, December 20, 2006

Europe's Muslims face rising 'Islamophobia,' new EU report warns

Gee, I can't imagine why...

VIENNA, Austria (AP) - A German Muslim says his neighbors suspect he is making weapons in his mosque. An Austrian believer complains that some dog owners set their pets on her when they pass her on the sidewalk.

Such acts of "Islamophobia" are on the rise across Europe, where many Muslims are menaced and misunderstood — some on a daily basis — the European Monitoring Center on Racism and Xenophobia warned Monday in a new report.

The Vienna-based center, which tracks ethnic and religious bias across the 25-nation EU, said Muslims routinely suffer acts ranging from physical attacks to discrimination in the job and housing markets.

Crossposted at Eye On The World.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Strange how Europe agonizes over this while Christians are subjugated and oppressed all through the middle east and southeast Asia.

There is now a mosque in Rome, I understand. Are there any churches in Mecca?