Merkel rules out limiting number of refugees in Germany
Source: CNN German Chancellor Angela Merkel has ruled out setting an upper limit on refugees coming to Germany, defying her long-term coalition partner on an issue that threatens to open […]
PROBLEM SOLVING : The designers making life better at an asylum centre
By Carlo Pisani http://tp.srgssr.ch/p/inline?urn=urn:swi:video:43323830&locale=en EMBED CODE JUL 14, 2017 Find and execute a design concept that solves a concrete problem, with minimal resources, in one month, inside a transit centre for asylum seekers. That’s the challenge facing students at the Zurich University of the Arts. (Carlo Pisani, swissinfo.ch) […]
Stop selling arms to help Saudi Arabia wage war and reveal its links to extremists, British public urges May
Exclusive: Poll reveals deep unease about Britain’s close relationship with an autocracy embroiled in a devastating war Rob Merrick Deputy Political Editor @Rob_Merrick 34 comments Britain must end arms sales to Saudi Arabia while the country is accused of the large-scale slaughter of civilians in Yemen’s civil war, Theresa May […]
Theresa May isn’t releasing the Saudi report because they’re obviously innocent – much better to blame trade unions
There should be a formula in which the amount of terrorism a country is allowed to promote depends on how many weapons they buy. For $4.2bn you can blow up a couple of public buildings, as long as you help sweep up Mark Steel @mrmarksteel It’s always encouraging when people you’d […]
Switzerland ranked third best country to be an immigrant (except for social life, that is third last may be)
The Local news@thelocal.ch 11 July 2017 Photo: Swiss Tourism/Per Kasch Switzerland has been named among the top three best countries to be an immigrant in a ranking by US News & World Report. Part of the organization’s Best Countries survey – in which Switzerland came top overall – the ‘Best […]
International marriages dominate in Switzerland
The Local news@thelocal.ch 10 July 2017 File photo: maximka87/Depositphotos Fewer than half the weddings that took place in Switzerland last year were between two native Swiss people. According to recent figures published by the Swiss statistics office, in only 47 percent of weddings held in 2016 were both partners Swiss. […]
BANKING JOBS: What it takes to succeed in the new world of Swiss banking
By Matthew Allen JULY 14, 2017 (Keystone) The threat of cyber attacks like WannaCry and Petya are creating lucrative opportunities for specialists looking to work in the financial sector. Top candidates for a job as a cyber security expert can “easily” command salaries of CHF1 million ($1 […]
London Mayor Sadiq Khan accused of ‘flip-flopping’ over UK Hezbollah ban
Source: Arab News: LONDON: The Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has been accused of “flip-flopping” over whether Hezbollah should be completely banned in the UK. A spokesman for the mayor’s office told Arab News that he had not called for a total ban on the organization, despite a number of […]
Prospect of Turkish accession to EU more relevant than ever
DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL Kaymakcı has said that the period ahead provides an ample amount of opportunities to reinvigorate Turkish-EU relations. Faruk Kaymakcı, the Turkish permanent representative to the EU, who […]
Italy Has Many Refugees, Not Much Terror, But Why?
Muslims hold Friday prayers in front of the Colosseum in Rome, Italy October 21, 2016, to protest against the closure of unlicensed mosques. REUTERS/Tony Gentile – RTX2PWAB JOSHUA GILL 07/12/2017 Italian law enforcement officials have developed a new strategy to prevent the radicalization of Italian muslims — sending approved […]
‘Muslim believers say ‘one day this will all be ours’ and call it the Great Replacement’: French Archbishop says higher Muslim birth rate is changing the country
Luc Ravel said Muslims ‘tell you in a very calm way’ that ‘France will be theirs’ Term ‘Great Replacement’ has previously been used by writer Renaud Camus Ravel said abortion is ‘not only conceded but promoted’ and he ‘cannot accept it’ France’s Muslim population is about 4.71m, according to Pew […]
Far-Right group sends ship to Mediterranean to confront ‘criminal’ rescue vessels and block migrants
Migrants packed into a rubber boat wait to be rescued about 20 miles north of the Libyan coast. CREDIT: AP Nick Squires, rome 13 JULY 2017 • An extreme Right-wing organisation is sending a boat to the Mediterranean to try to stop the exodus of migrants from North Africa […]
Drinking 3 cups of coffee leads to longer life, studies say
FRENCH PRESS AGENCY – AFP MIAMI EPA File Photo Coffee addicts and aficionados often say drinking the bitter liquid makes life worth living, but the habit may also help them live longer, according to two major international studies Monday. Experts cautioned, however that the U.S. and European reports, published in […]
65 different flavors, aromas identified in Turkish coffee
ANADOLU AGENCY İZMİR A recent study conducted at Ege University has identified 65 different tastes and aromas of Turkish coffee. The university in a statement claimed that with their study, […]
UK: Oldham’s Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth clean up Werneth Park; make it look Bright & Beautiful
Source: http://www.oldham-chronicle.co.uk/news-features/8/news-headlines/104469/muslims-park-litter-pick Muslims’ park litter pick Reporter: Rosalyn Roden | Date online: 12 July 2017 YOUNG Muslims took part in a morning clean-up which transformed the appearance of Werneth Park. Oldham members of Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Manchester (AMYM) made the park, which borders Manchester Road and Frederick Street, litter free, “beautiful and […]
EU is wasting Turkey’s time, Erdoğan says
DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL President Recep Tayyip Erdogan walks past the flags of the European Union (L) and Germany as he arrives for the G20 summit in Hamburg, Germany, July 7, […]
Australia: Suburbs ‘swamped’ by Asians and Muslims? The data show a different story
July 5, 2017 Only one Australian suburb, Lakemba in Sydney, has a population that is more than half Muslim. AAP/Jane Dempster Author James Forrest Associate Professor of Geography and Planning, Macquarie University Disclosure statement James Forrest does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any […]
Australia: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community with their motto “love for all hatred for none” bring ‘Ask Me Anything’ project to Bunbury
Source: http://www.bunburymail.com.au/story/4782538/muslim-group-brings-ask-me-anything-project-to-bunbury/ | Kate Hedley It’s a risky proposition to open yourself up for scrutiny of any kind, but a Muslim group plans to do just that in Bunbury on the weekend. The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community – whose motto is “love for all hatred for none” – is heading to town for an ‘Ask […]
Croatia Going in Wrong Direction
Source: Balkan Insight Ivo Josipovic, 59, whose presidency between 2010 and 2015 was marked by Croatia joining the EU and improved relations with the country’s neighbours, has told BIRN he is not satisfied with Croatia’s current foreign policy and its impact on the region. “Our foreign policy rating isn’t what we […]
Islamic school that was criticized FINALLY named
Source: Daily mail An Islamic school that tried to suppress its critical Ofsted report can finally be named after a legal challenge by the Daily Mail. Al-Hijrah School in Birmingham was criticised for segregating pupils and keeping books in its library that advocated beating wives. Inspectors said the state-funded school […]