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Germany: Iranian death threat sends rapper underground Via DW : A Germany-based rapper has cancelled his concerts and turned to the police for protection. An Iranian ayatollah proclaimed one of Shahin Najafi's songs blasphemy, opening the door for him to be killed. Najafi said on Friday he had cancelled concerts in Europe, but that he wanted to continue working despite the threat to his life. "I am young, and I am an artist, and I have to perform," the 31-year old told German public broadcaster Deutschlandfunk, saying that he couldn't accept the idea of living underground for a long amount of time. ( source )

France: Hollande's Algerian advisers Via The North Africa Journal : In Rabat, the Moroccan government showed no significant worries as Fran�ois Hollande was declared the winner of the Presidential race. However, we picked up some signs of concerns as usually Morocco finds a more open-door policy among France�s right wing leaders and lot less accommodating Socialists. (...) Also a point of concern for the Moroccans is the people who surround Fran�ois Hollande, in particular his high-powered political adviser Faouzi Lamdaoui, a native of the eastern Algerian city of Constantine. Read this associated analysis on the � Rise of North Africans in French Politics .�  Another person to watch in the Hollande circles is Kader Arif, a Member of the European Parliament for the south-west of France. He is a member of the Holland�s Socialist Party and sits on the European Parliament�s Committee on International Trade. A third source of influence is the young Razzy Hammadi who presided over the M...

Belgium: Moroccan PM insults female minister, Moroccan-Belgian MPs want Belgian response Via HLN : Moroccan PM Abdelilah Benkirane recently met in Rabat with two Belgian ministers: Minister of Foreign Affairs Didier Reynders (MR) and Justice Minister Annemie Turtelboom (Open Vld).  However, during the meeting he barely paid attention to Turtleboom, and instead focused on her male colleague, Reynders.  Benkirane praised Reynders' French, and told him he 'didn't have to come with an interpreter'.  Turtleboom made it clear who she was, but Benkirane continued to ignore her.   Turtleboom was upset, but swallowed the insult since she didn't want to cause a diplomatic row.  Moroccan-Belgian MPs say her reaction is unblievable, and that Belgium should respond. Yamila Idrissi (sp.a) and Nadia Sminate (N-VA) say that Turtleboom should have walked out of the meeting.  But Idrissi says it's not too late for a response.  "Belgium shouldn't leave things like that a...

Wales: Islamic teacher under fire for calling on Muslims to support fight for sharia law abroad Via Wales Onlines (h/t EuropeNews ): An Islamic teacher whose group was at the centre of an anti-terror raid on a Cardiff community hall has come under fire for calling on Welsh muslims to �physically� support the fight for sharia law abroad. Abu Hajar, of Grangetown, Cardiff, is one of the leaders of the Islamic group Supporters of Tawheed, which on its website says its core belief is the �domination of the world by Islam�. (...) In a video posted last month on YouTube called �Support the Muslims of Syria�, Mr Hajar said muslims should: snub western help abroad; demand an �Islamic solution� to problems in the Middle East; and impose sharia law there. In the 14-minute video he addresses the people of Syria, saying: �Our money is with you and, if need be and if we are able to, our muslims will come and respond to your call physically as well. ( source )

Iranian VP: European Leaders Fear Spread of Islam Via FNA : The eye-catching growth in the number of mosques being built in Europe has made leaders of the European states deeply fearful of the rapid spread of Islam and increasing conversion of their nations from Christianity, Iranian Vice-President Seyed Mohammad Reza Mir-Tajeddini said.  "Leaders of the European countries feel deeply endangered by the growing desire and conversion of their people from Christianity to the religion of Islam and the increasing number of mosques in their countries," Mir-Tajeddini said on Sunday.  ( source )