Telfs: A Turkish town in the heart of Europe
ANADOLU AGENCY INNSBRUCK 24.07.2019 Telfs is a small town in Austria’s Innsbruck, in the state of Tyrol. It stands out with its green landscape, peaceful atmosphere and touristic activities. […]
Austria to shut Saudi-backed religious dialogue centre in rights protest
Jun 12, 2019 – VIENNA (Reuters) – Austria’s government said on Wednesday it plans to shut a Saudi-funded centre for religious dialogue in Vienna after parliament urged it to try […]
How will Austria’s new headscarf ban affect Muslims?
With yet another European country outlawing headscarves, a recent study shows its actual impact. Source: Washington Post By Aala Abdelgadir and On May 16, Austria’s parliament approved a law banning […]
Austria scandal: Mystery of the honey-trap video
By Bethany Bell BBC News, Vienna 24 May 2019 The video, from, 2017, was recorded in a villa in Ibiza It was a warm, summer night at a luxury villa […]
Austria’s Islamophobia and the construction of the authoritarian state
FARID HAFEZ @ferithafez Published 17.05.2019 Many people reacted with outrage when the current Austrian Minister of Interior Herbert Kickl, who is a staunch right-wing ideologue, proclaimed that “the law has […]
Austrian Muslims to challenge school headscarf ban in court
May 16, 2019 – 17:56 FILE PHOTO: Demonstrators covering their faces protest in Vienna against alleged anti-Muslim discrimination in Austria, October 1, 2017. Banners read “Stop the agitation against Muslims” […]
Christian terrorism has an old tradition: Austrian Empress assassinated in Geneva in 1898
ANARCHISTS IN SWITZERLAND: ‘Empress stabbed in the heart’ Source: Swiss Info By Regula Bochsler In 1898, the Empress Elisabeth of Austria was murdered in Geneva. The popular “Sisi” was stabbed […]
Anti-Semitism ‘unacceptable’, Austrian chancellor tells Dr M
FMT Reporters – January 22, 2019 Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad with Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz in a joint press conference in Vienna. (Bernama pic) PETALING JAYA: Austrian Chancellor Sebastian […]
Opinion; Austria’s Chancellor Victimizes Muslims but Promises to Protect Jews. Don’t Believe Him
With his hijab ban, Sebastian Kurz is adopting the far right’s anti-Muslim agenda, just with a liberal façade. Will he get the cover he seeks from the Jewish community? Will […]
Blasphemy bans are struck out in Ireland and reinforced in Austria
Source: The Economist WHEN it comes to basic principles of free speech and freedom of belief, do the nations of Europe form a coherent bloc, determined to apply those principles […]
European court rejects Austrian’s case over prophet slur
Source: Washington Post By Associated Press BERLIN — The European Court of Human Rights says an Austrian woman’s conviction for calling the prophet of Islam a pedophile didn’t breach her freedom […]
European court rejects Austrian’s case over prophet slur
Source: Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — The European Court of Human Rights says an Austrian woman’s conviction for calling the prophet of Islam a pedophile didn’t breach her freedom of speech. The Strasbourg-based ECHR ruled Thursday that Austrian courts had “carefully balanced her right to freedom of expression with the […]
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 […]