Shocking revelations about freed Chibok girls!
ON OCTOBER 15, 201612:23 Only 104 of the girls not married off Some died, some married off, radicalised into sect • Boko Haram tables demands to free 83 more […]
Refugees Can Make Great Entrepreneurs. Here’s How We Can Help Them.
10/14/2016 Sophia von Bonin Co-founder of Re:Start CARSTEN KOALL VIA GETTY IMAGES What if we viewed the influx of refugees into Germany as an opportunity rather than a crisis? This was the question I asked myself, together with a group of young Berliners, when over 800,000 refugees arrived in Germany last […]
Pope urges protection of child migrants
Thursday, October 13, 2016 Two orphans from Burma – image TCT Pope Francis has made an urgent call for action to be taken against those who profit from the exploitation of child migrants. In a strongly worded message released ahead of the World Day of Migrants and Refugees, the Pope […]
Australia: Casey Council mosque decision draws protest and hostility in Melbourne’s south east
Aisha Dow Local council elections have traditionally revolved around the three Rs: rates, roads and rubbish. But for Casey Council, a rapidly expanding and multicultural municipality in Melbourne’s south-east, a new R appears to be taking centre stage: religion. It came to a head in April. With police officers […]
Not enough hotels cater to Muslim travellers
Number of Muslim travellers expected to grow to 168m in 2020, spending more than $200b Published: 16:51 October 13, 2016 Sarah Algethami, Staff Reporter Dubai: More Muslims are travelling, but there is a lack of accommodation and trained hotel staff catering to them, according to industry experts at the […]
Indonesian Islamic hardliners protest Christian governor
October 14, 2016 Indonesian protesters demonstrate against Jakarta’s Christian governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, known as “Ahok”, in Jakarta on October 14, 2016 (AFP Photo/Goh Chai Hin) More Thousands of Muslim hardliners protested in Jakarta Friday demanding the Indonesian capital’s Christian governor be executed for allegedly insulting Islam, as he faces […]
Iraq Kurdish leader says time for Mosul battle to begin
15 Oct 2016 WRITER: AFP ARBIL (IRAQ) – Iraqi Kurdish leader Massud Barzani said Saturday that preparations for the operation to retake Mosul from jihadists have been completed and it is time for the battle to begin. Massud Barzani (centre) says it is time for the battle for Mosul to […]
Israeli anger at Unesco motion’s failure to link holy site to Judaism
Source: The Guardian The United Nations cultural and heritage body, Unesco, has condemned Israel’s “escalating aggressions” regarding the holy site in Jerusalem’s Old City, known to Muslims as al-Haram al-Sharif […]
François Hollande: France has ‘a problem with Islam’
Source: The Guardian François Hollande made the comments during more than 60 interviews with two Le Monde journalists. Photograph: Reuters By Kim Willsher in Paris The French president, François Hollande, has […]
So what do Australians really think about selecting migrants based on religion?
Source: The Guardian A new Essential poll shows that Australians generally don’t support discriminating on the basis of religion alone for immigration purposes. The poll asked: “When a family applies […]
China arrests over illegal network determining baby gender
Source: BBC Police in China have detained 75 people in connection with a widespread network that illegally determined the gender of unborn babies. The illegal service – aimed at expectant […]
Iraq violence: Dozens dead in Baghdad suicide attack on Shia
Source: BBC At least 32 people have died in a suicide attack targeting Shia in Iraq’s capital Baghdad, officials say. More than 60 were injured in the blast, carried out […]
Syria conflict: Rebels advance on IS stronghold of Dabiq
Source: BBC Turkish-backed rebels in Syria are advancing on Dabiq, a symbolically important stronghold of so-called Islamic State. The small town holds great value to IS because of a prophecy […]
Donald Trump Claims Assault Accusations Are an Effort to ‘Poison the Minds’ of Voters
Source: Time By Katie Reilly Multiple women this week accused Trump of kissing or touching them without consent Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump on Saturday doubled down on claims about a […]
Soda and Snack Food Companies Welcomed at Nutrition Conference
Source: Time BY Alexandra Sifferlin Once again, processed food companies will be at a major nutrition expo in Boston Updated On the weekend starting October 15, thousands of registered dietitians and […]
THE ISSUES: What’s at Stake
Source: Time BY Nancy Gibbs The managing editor of TIME. She is the co-author, along with TIME’s Michael Duffy, of two best-selling presidential histories: The President’s Club: Inside the World’s Most Exclusive Fraternity and The Preacher and the Presidents: Billy Graham in the White House. ‘Watch what we do, not what […]
Countries Reach Landmark Deal to Limit Global Warming From Air Conditioners
Source: Time By Justin Worland More than 170 countries agreed early Saturday morning to limit emissions of key climate change-causing pollutants found in air conditioners, a significant step in the international effort to keep global warming from reaching catastrophic levels. The deal reached in Kigali, Rwanda, comes after years of wrangling […]
Swiss to vote on passport rules for 3rd gen foreigners
File photo: Martin Abegglen Published: 12 Oct 2016 The Swiss people will go to the polls next February to vote on whether it should be easier for third generation immigrants […]
Lords of poverty …
Excuse me, friends, I must catch my jet I’m off to join the Development Set; My bags are packed, and I’ve had all my shots I have traveller’s checks and pills for the trots! The Development Set is bright and noble Our thoughts are deep and our vision global; Although […]
Jihad losing appeal, says Swiss intelligence chief
ISLAMIC STATE OCT 15, 2016 – Since 2001, 77 Swiss have left the country for conflict regions to take part in jihad (Keystone) According to Markus Seiler, head of the Federal Intelligence Service (FIS), hardly anyone from Switzerland wants to join the Islamic State (IS) anymore. In an interview with […]