Germany’s Muslims call for protection after ‘far-right terror plot’ arrests
Call comes after arrest of 12 men believed to have been plotting attacks on mosques Kate Connolly in Berlin Mon 17 Feb 2020 Muslim communities in Germany have called […]
After Hanau: How can Germany deal with extreme right-wing terror?
A shooter killed nine people in the German city of Hanau in a racist attack. We spoke to anti-terror experts to find out how Germany is reacting and what we […]
‘A new strategy’: How Germany plans to fight far-right extremism
DPA/The Local news@thelocal.de @thelocalgermany 18 December 2019 Police officers at the main station in Bonn after a demonstration by right-wing extremists in November. Photo: DPA Germany unveiled a new […]
Germany shooting: ‘Far-right extremist’ carried out shisha bars attacks
A suspected far-right extremist has killed at least nine people in attacks on two shisha bars in a city in western Germany, officials say. Chancellor Angela Merkel said there were […]
Dundee’s Ahmadiyya Muslim Community to visit Holyrood to discuss extremism
by Reporter February 17, 2020 © DC Thomson Dundee’s Ahmadiyya Muslim Community is set to join its counterparts across Scotland at the Scottish Parliament next week to discuss how to […]
Climate and migration: Geneva platform helps climate refugees around the world
By Simon Bradley Feb 19, 2020 Climate refugees have grabbed international headlines and their stories resonate easily, mirroring those of conflict refugees. Yet the topic is extremely complex, say experts. […]
Hanau shooting: Eight dead after two attacks in Germany
Eight people are dead following two shootings at shisha bars in the western German city of Hanau. At least five people were injured after gunmen opened fire at about 22:00 […]
German far right arrests reveal ‘shocking’ mosque attack plot
Source: Yahoo News Berlin (AFP) – Members of a German extreme right group arrested last week were believed to have been plotting “shocking” large-scale attacks on mosques similar to the […]
Swedish MP Warns of ‘Arabisation’ as Arabic Becomes Main Language in Some Preschools
As Arabic has become the main language at several preschools in Ronneby, Blekinge County, it’s led to communication problems between staff and children. Moderate Party MP Hanif Bali tweeted […]
Switzerland: Citizenship hurdle ‘risks stigmatising welfare aid’
Cantonal vote By Peter Siegenthaler Feb 11, 2020 – Many people would rather suffer in silence than risk the “shame” of asking for help. (Christof Schuerpf) Voters in canton Aargau […]
UK to close door to non-English speakers and unskilled workers
Lisa O’Carroll, Peter Walker and Libby Brooks Britain is to close its borders to unskilled workers and those who can’t speak English as part of a fundamental overhaul of immigration […]
The Antarctic Peninsula is setting heat records. They won’t stand long.
Five hundred miles south of South America’s Cape Horn, a narrow strip of land and a smattering of islands form the tip of the Antarctic Peninsula, a forbidding realm of […]
Could Switzerland help end the conflict in Yemen?
By Kathrin Ammann Feb 18, 2020 – 11:00 The war in Yemen has been raging for five years, at huge human cost. Some experts believe that neutral Switzerland, […]
Why Are So Many Christians Converting to Islam
It is a fact that Islam is growing rapidly in the West. In the U.S. alone the number of Muslims has risen dramatically, from about 10,000 in 1900 to 3 […]
Boris Johnson’s approach to immigration doesn’t just reek of racism, it makes no economic sense
Source: Independent, UK The perceived costs of relaxing rules are often myths. In financial terms, free movement of people is a huge benefit to us all, writes Phil Thornton Why […]
ISIS bride Shamima Begum says life ‘fell apart’ as she was stripped of UK citizenship
Shamima Begum said her life ‘fell apart’ when she was stripped of UK citizenship. The former UK schoolgirl, 20, was one of three east London schoolgirls who travelled to Syria […]
Growing Islamophobia ‘intolerable,’ UN chief Guterres says
Source: Daily Sabah AP — The U.N. chief on Sunday voiced his concern over rising Islamophobia in the world, calling it “intolerable.” Antonio Guterres’ remarks came during a joint news […]
Crypto spying affair : How manipulated Swiss tech shaped world politics
By Swiss public television, SRF Feb 12, 2020 – From left to right: Sadat, Carter, Begin sign the Camp David Peace Accords between Egypt and Israel in March 1979. […]
‘Westlessness’: is the west really in a state of peril?
The Guardian Top diplomats disagreed over the global relevance of the west at the Munich security conference Patrick Wintour diplomatic editor Sun 16 Feb 2020 The chosen theme of […]
The Ottoman Empire: 600 Years of Domination
Source: Ancient Origins 16 February, 2020 – The Ottoman Empire was one of history’s largest and longest-lasting empires. It was founded around the end of the 13th / beginning of […]