Source. The Local The 18-year-old gunman, a German-Iranian named David Ali Sonboly, also used the internet to plan and carry out his crime, in which he killed nine people and wounded 16 others. Nevertheless, the social networks provided a valuable source of information and solidarity for the city’s frightened population […]
Source. ET BERLIN: The head of the Protestant Church in Germany has called for Islam to be taught in state schools across the country as a way to make young Muslims impervious to the ‘temptation of fundamentalists’. Bishop Heinrich Bedford-Strohm told the Heilbronner Stimmenewspaper that teaching Islam in schools nationwide would […]
Source: BBC The 18-year-old gunman who killed nine people in Munich was obsessed with mass shootings but had no known links to the Islamic State group, German police say. Written […]
Epigraph: Every human life is sacred and precious; killing one is like triggering a genocide. (Al Quran 5:32/33) Source. The Local Europe reacted in shock to the third attack on […]
A man suspected of carrying out a deadly shooting attack in the German city of Munich killed himself, and likely acted alone, police have said. At least 10 people, including the possible suspect, were killed in Friday’s attack on the Olympia shopping centre, a police spokesman said early on Saturday. […]
Source: Globe and Mail A 17-year-old Afghan refugee wielding an ax and a knife attacked passengers on a train in southern Germany on Monday evening, severely wounding four people, before he was shot dead by police, the interior minister for the state of Bavaria said. Speaking on German public television, […]
Rabwah Times: The Diplomatic Council has appointed a German-Pakistani entrepreneur Jamal Ahmad Qaiser as it’s Business Ambassador and UN Commissioner. In a statement the Diplomatic Council said the 44-year-old was nominated because of his outstanding achievements and tireless efforts for international understanding. Qaiser, who was born in 1972 is a […]
Zubair K Khan During current NATO summit in Warsaw, Germany showed willingness to pledge to station rotating military battalions in Poland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania from 2017 as a collective deterrent against Russian adventurism which clearly indicates Europe’s most populous country wants to assume a bigger defence role, within the frameworks […]
Source: The Local The legislation sets out how to spur integration in a country traditionally slow to embrace newcomers, while laying down their rights and responsibilities in their adopted country. Europe’s largest economy last year took in more than one million asylum seekers, prompting much soul-searching as well as criticism […]
Source: abcnews.go.com Police say more than 120 officers were injured and 86 demonstrators were detained during leftist riots in the German capital which police call “the most aggressive and violent protests in the last five years.” Berlin police said in a statement Sunday that protesters threw bottles, cobblestones and fireworks, destroyed […]
Young Muslim takes on state on headscarf ban and wins Source: The Local Published: 01 Jul 2016 A 25-year-old lawyer has taken on the state of Bavaria over its attempts […]
Source. The Local Italy face Germany in the quarter finals of Euro 2016 on Saturday. Italy vs Germany is not only one of the greatest rivalries in international football – it’s also a titanic clash of culture and cuisine. There can only be one winner, but who? History would certainly […]
Source. ET BERLIN: Immigration to Germany from other European Union countries hit a new record of over 685,000 people last year, led by Romanians, Poles and Bulgarians, Die Welt daily said Saturday, citing official figures. A total of 685,485 EU citizens arrived in Germany in 2015 while 303,036 left for a […]
Source: Arab News BERLIN: A court in Bavaria has ruled against restrictions on wearing headscarves for law students who are undergoing practical training in the justice system in the German state. The Augsburg administrative court upheld a complaint by a 25-year-old Muslim student who was told that, under Bavaria’s 8-year-old […]
Photo: DPA. Published: 24 Jun 2016 Don’t let the German bureaucracy scare you. We’ve summarized what you need to know to become an authentic German – or simply to stay in Germany permanently. Can you pass the German citizenship test? (23 Sep 14) Kids of non-EU migrants given dual citizenship […]
One of the many small garden colonies in Germany. Photo: DPA. Berlin colony says no to more ‘non-Germans’ in its gardens Published: 30 Jun 2016 12:56 GMT+02:00 Updated: 30 Jun 2016 13:20 GMT+02:00 A public Berlin garden colony has come under fire for denying two Turkish families allotment spaces, saying […]
Muhannad M said his religion prohibited him from keeping the money for himself Roisin O’Connor @Roisin_OConnor Mr Muhannad and the wardrobe where he found the money Minden Police A Syrian refugee has […]
Source: The Local Writing on Twitter, AfD (Alternative for Germany) leader Frauke Petry said that “the time is ripe for a new Europe.” The AfD has long called for the end to the Euro as a single currency for the European project, and has also been sharply critical of the European Union’s […]
Source: The Local A drunk 28-year-old and his equally sloshed 18-year-old girlfriend clambered onto one of the arches of the Kaiserlei Bridge in Frankfurt at around 11am on Thursday “and didn’t just enjoy the view,” according to police. Drivers approaching the bridge, which crosses the mighty Main river, spotted the […]
Source:The Local The attack happened at around 9.30pm in the Alt-Treptow neighbourhood, police report. According to the 21-year-old victim, three men of Arabic appearance reacted to his kippah – a religious cap worn by Jewish men – and then started to insult him. The men then went on to kick […]