Britain used to ask Muslims to move here. What happened to us?
Diana Darke Arabic-speaking ‘recruitment’ videos the British government made in the 1960s show a more tolerant nation than today’s hostile environment Thu 9 May 2019 A still from the […]
Ahmadiyya Community files construction proposal for Mosque in Leipzig – Eastern Germany
In 2020 it should start. After years of talks and years of delay the Islamic Ahmadiyya Community has now filed an application for the construction of a Mosque in Leipzig. […]
On the banks of the Tigris, the lost grave of Scottish shepherd David Bell takes us deep into Iraq’s bloody past
A barren war cemetery in Amara houses the dead from the allies’ most calamitous defeat in the First World War. It was a request from a canny grandmother in Lincolnshire that took […]
The Vatican editor who exposed the sexual abuse of nuns – and took on the Pope
Source: The Guardian By Angela Giuffrida On 26 March, Lucetta Scaraffia sent a letter to Pope Francis. She was, at the time, the editor of the Vatican’s glossy women’s magazine Women Church World: a title that in its seven years had taken aim at misogyny in the church, exposed the […]
TROUBLE RECRUITING : An uncertain future for Swiss soldiers guarding the Pope
By Patrick Boehler THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON MAY 7, 2019 (Alessandro Di Meo/Keystone) Every May, a new batch of young Swiss Roman Catholic soldiers swears allegiance to the Pope. But in […]
U.N. genocide expert says Europe’s far right recalls rise of Nazis
MAY 1, 2019 By Tom Miles GENEVA (Reuters) – The U.N. special adviser on the prevention of genocide said on Wednesday a new class of nationalist, far-right leaders in Europe […]
‘This Is Our Jungle’Abysmal Conditions for Refugees in the Greek Islands
The European Union claims that the refugee pact with Turkey has been a success. Yet asylum-seeker camps on Greek islands in the Aegean have transformed into prisons. Thousands of migrants […]
Humanity has changed nature profoundly, but it may be only the beginning. Researcher Lauren Holt explores what the far future could bring for the planet’s organisms – and for us.
Source: BBC At 4913 Penn Ave, Pittsburgh, there is an unusual institution. The Center for PostNatural History is a small museum with an eclectic and bizarre mix of specimens: you will find a rib-less mouse embryo, sterile male screwworm, a sample of E. coli x1776 (a specimen designed to be […]
Concerned over minority persecution, EU threatens to suspend all subsidies to Pak
Source: ANI | Europe Last Updated at May 2, 2019 09:45 IST Expressing its concern over “persecution of religious minorities” in Pakistan, the European Union (EU) has threatened to suspend […]
Anti-Islam MP candidate expelled from Australia’s ruling Liberal party
Source: Daily Sabah An Australian election candidate for the ruling Liberal Party was dismissed on Wednesday due to his Islamophobic comments in an increasingly bitter campaign. Liberal candidate Jeremy Hearn […]
UN genocide expert says Europe’s far right recalls rise of Nazis
Source: Dawn GENEVA: The UN special adviser on the prevention of genocide said on Wednesday a new class of nationalist, far-right leaders in Europe was redolent of the 1930s when the Nazis rose to power. Adama Dieng urged Europe’s centre-left to do more to oppose a resurgence of xenophobia, alluding […]
Bishop defends controversial relationships and sex education lessons
Source: CT The Church of England’s lead bishop on education has defended the government’s new relationships and sex education lessons while stating that parents should have the right to withdraw their children. The Church of England was part of the government’s consultation into the lessons, which will become mandatory across […]
“PAY YOUR INTERNS”. In pricey Geneva, UN interns use May 1 demo to demand pay
By Simon Bradley THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON MAY 1, 2019 Around 80% of UN internships are unpaid, according to the Fair Internship Initiative (FII).(swissinfo.ch) Dozens of young interns working at the United Nations […]
There are 17 million mobile EU citizens. We deserve a political voice
Europe now European Union Alberto Alemanno Those of us who reside in another member state live more ‘European’ lives than anyone. Yet we feel disenfranchised Wed 1 May 2019 ‘For all the talk of a pan-European debate, elections to the EU parliament tend to be a collection of national […]
Cambridge is right: you can’t take pride in the past and ignore the horror of slavery
Gaby Hinsliff The university’s inquiry into its links to the slave trade is an admirable attempt to grapple with the whole truth of its history Tue 30 Apr 2019 ‘Unless […]
Julian Assange jailed for 50 weeks for breaching bail in 2012
WikiLeaks founder breached bail by entering Ecuadorian embassy seven years ago Press Association Wed 1 May 2019 Julian Assange arrives at court on Wednesday. Photograph: Daniel Leal-Olivas/AFP/Getty Images The […]
Thank you to our Muslim brothers and sisters…
Thank you to our Muslim brothers and sisters… Following the horrendous bom0bings and violence in Sri Lanka many people around the world were either unable to attend their place of […]
Dundee mosque responds to vandalism by welcoming all for barbecue lunch
NEWS / DUNDEE by Reporter April 30, 2019, Trey Banks, 4, and his cousin Alice McLoughlan, 4, have fun on the climbing frame with Bilal Ahmed from the mosque When […]
Migration is burning issue in EU election campaign
By AFP – Apr 29,2019 – JORDAN TIMES BRUSSELS — Migration is resurfacing as a hot topic in the election campaign for the new European Parliament after sowing discord […]
Please, Europe – treat the skills of refugees like me as an asset
Hasina Shirzad Being an Afghan asylum seeker in Norway showed me how difficult it is for us to fulfil our potential Wed 3 Apr 2019 An arrival centre for refugees […]