Europe and Australia

Church of England warns it may cut number of paid clergy by up to 20% amid fears a FIFTH of worshippers may never return after pandemic

Sunday, Jan 31st 2021 Leaked internal document warned most dioceses intend to ‘prune’ their numbers Financial subsidies given to 5,000 loss-making parishes also called into question It comes after new Archbishop of York pledged to reform the Church of England By RAVEN SAUNT PUBLISHED: 11:19 GMT, 31 January 2021 The […]

‘We are all the same when we get round a fondue’

Source: Swiss Info https://www.swissinfo.ch/resource/image/46285942/landscape_ratio3x2/880/587/1515f53db56526141c3a7a5852444240/84E7CC88C1E8597370679F9CF445EE28/160734445_highres.jpg Swiss-Turkish comedian Semih Yavsaner talks to SWI swissinfo.ch about his best-known satirical character Müslüm, “ethnic humour” and its limits. Yavsaner is a Bern-based artist whose cabaret act includes elements of stand-up, song, dance and improvisation. He is not the only Swiss comedian who uses immigration as […]

Heartwarming moment proud Aussie Muslims honour ‘unifying’ Australia Day with moving flag raising ceremony – but make one very easy mistake

Western Sydney Mosque celebrates Australia Day with flag-raising ceremony The Muslim community say they are thankful to be living in the ‘lucky country’ Not even an embarrassing blunder raising Kiwi flag dampened their patriotism By LEVI PARSONS FOR DAILY MAIL AUSTRALIA PUBLISHED: 23:15 GMT, 26 January 2021 | https://videos.dailymail.co.uk/video/mol/2021/01/26/2743507704630165753/640x360_MP4_2743507704630165753.mp4 Mosque […]