| Series Title | EurActiv |
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| Series Details | 26.02.15 |
| Publication Date | 26/02/2015 |
| Content Type | News |
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The Austrian parliament passed a law on 25 February 2015 to reform the country's century-old law on Islam. The bill, which was partly aimed at tackling Islamist radicalism, gave Muslims more legal security but banned foreign funding for mosques and imams. The proposed law had generated opposition from several quarters, including Austrian Muslim groups that called it 'discrimination' - because it imposed restrictions on Islam that other religions would not be affected by. Most Austrian Muslims are of Turkish and Bosnian origin, as well as ethnic Chechens and Persians. |
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| Source Link | http://www.euractiv.com/sections/global-europe/austria-passes-law-islam-banning-foreign-money-muslim-groups-312439 |
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| Subject Categories | Values and Beliefs |
| Countries / Regions | Austria |
