Women tie the knot in Austria’s first same-sex marriage
Source: Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Two women have tied the knot in Austria’s first same-sex marriage, months after the country’s Constitutional Court ruled to legalize it. Vienna’s city […]
75% Reject Islamophobia in Australia
Multicultural Australia rejects “Muslim ban” Source: The Australian Muslim Times By Zia Ahmad, who is the Editor-in-Chief of the Australasian Muslim Times AMUST and is based in Sydney. Senator Fraser […]
Jewish leaders question timing of the EU summit
Source: Politico By DAVID M. HERSZENHORN Austria’s scheduling of an EU leaders’ summit to begin on Yom Kippur — the Jewish Day of Atonement — is raising questions of cultural […]
Law forcing Jews to obtain permits for kosher meat proposed by Austrian politician
Gottfried Waldhäusl, from far right Freedom Party, claims plan ‘from point of view of animal welfare’ Tom Embury-Dennis @tomemburyd Source: The Independent Online Both Jewish kosher and Islamic halal rituals require the […]
Austrian ambassador downplays fears of kosher-halal meat register
Source: BBC News The Austrian ambassador to Israel has downplayed reports of a plan by an Austrian state to require Jews and Muslims to register before they can buy kosher […]
In Austria, migrant trainees face expulsion as attitudes harden
AFP news.austria@thelocal.com @thelocalaustria 1 July 2018 immigrationasylumkurz Sylvia Hochstoeger, co-CEO of a roofing company that employs an Afghan refugee as an apprentice, is fighting against an “absurd” situation. Photo: ALEX HALADA / AFP In a small town in northern Austria, Sylvia Hochstoeger never imagined she would become the figurehead for […]
Iran diplomat’s detention overshadows Rouhani’s Europe tour
By AFP – Jul 03,2018 – JORDAN TIMES President of Iran Hassan Rouhani (right) is welcomed by President of the Swiss Confederation Alain Berset at Zurich Airport in Zurich, Switzerland, […]
Austrian presidency of the EU: Tough times ahead for Turkey
EMRE GÖNEN Austria’s Chancellor Sebastian Kurz arrives to take part in the last day of the EU leaders’ summit at the Europa building, Brussels, June 29. There are people […]
Austria Plans To Close Seven Mosques, Expel Dozens Of Imams
Source: Huffington POST VIENNA (Reuters) – Austria’s right-wing government plans to shut seven mosques and could expel dozens of imams in what it said was “just the beginning” of a […]
Four key suspects in Hungary migrant truck deaths jailed for 25 years
71 migrants died in a truck on Austrian highway in 2015 in case that sparked international revulsion By AFP – Jun 15,2018 – JORDAN TIMES The Afghan leader of four […]
Austria closes seven mosques and expels 60 Imams
By Siobhán O’Grady 1:05 Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz announced June 8 that seven mosques in his country will be shuttered and up to 40 imams expelled. (Reuters) Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz has promised a crackdown on radical Islam. On Friday, he announced that his government would shut down seven mosques and could expel […]
Austria has a problem with Muslims, not just their mosques
Suggested reading by the Muslim Times: Europeans’ Attitude Towards the Muslims: The Glass is More than Half Full Source: Daily Sabah By Yahya Bostan The mosque scandal in Rotterdam is a […]
Austrian Muslims denounce government mosque clampdown
The Austrian government has decided to shut down seven mosques and expel Turkish-funded imams. The government is shutting down a Turkish mosque and dissolving a group, which runs six mosques […]
Austria to shut seven ‘political’ mosques and expel imams
Source: BBC News Austria has said it will close down seven mosques and expel imams who it says are funded by foreign countries. Chancellor Sebastian Kurz said the move was […]
Austria to shut seven ‘political’ mosques and expel imams
Source: BBC Austria has said it will close down seven mosques and expel imams who it says are funded by foreign countries. Chancellor Sebastian Kurz said the move was a […]
From phones to hospitals, Austria plans to clamp down on refugees
Reuters International This content was published on April 18, 2018 VIENNA (Reuters) – Austria’s government is proposing to make it harder for refugees to become citizens, confiscate asylum seekers’ cash […]
Austrian PM Kurz threatens to close mosque, urges stricter funding for Muslim organizations
DAILY SABAH WITH AGENCIES ISTANBUL Austria’s Chancellor Sebastian Kurz attends a news conference after a cabinet meeting in Vienna, Austria (Reuters Photo) Austria’s anti-Turkey Chancellor Sebastian Kurz threatened […]
Austria’s government aims to ban headscarves in kindergartens
Source: Reuters International VIENNA (Reuters) – Austria’s right-wing government announced plans on Wednesday to ban girls from wearing headscarves in kindergarten and primary schools to combat what it sees as […]
Austrian full-face veil ban condemned as a failure by police
Source: The Guardian By Philip Oltermann Figures published this week show that 29 charges have been issued citing the ‘anti-face-veiling act’. Photograph: Adithya Sambamurthy/The Guardian for the Guardian An Austrian […]
Saudi-backed interfaith center boosted by crown prince’s surprising reforms
Source: Religion News Service By Tom Heneghan VIENNA (RNS) — Just over five years ago, a Saudi-financed center for interfaith relations opened in Vienna amid concern it might be a public relations […]
